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Bongo 2.0 Development
- Note: Service Releases and Service Release betas are only available to licensed Bongo 1.0 users.
2010-02-09: Public WIP 8
Bug Fixes:
- AddKeyframe context menu added to the Timeline.
- Improved the Bongo Undo.
- The Tweening section on Keyframe Editor UI does now enable/disable when adding parameter through UI.
- Keyframe Editor: Tree/Editor splitter not using full dialog height.
- Tree/Model selection/Highlight feedback added.
- Keyframe editor looses selection.
- Precalculated constraints now updates correctly.
- Curve Editor now supports constraints.
- Curve Editor updates when new keyframe added.
- Bongo 1.0 view constraints now imports correctly into Bongo 2.0.
- The Curve Editor now supports the Rhino sun.
- Turning Ortho (F8) on/off while adding animation now works correctly.
- IK text can now be turned on or off.
2010-01-12: Public WIP 7
Features:
- Bongo is now inactive until used.
- RPC support (RPC Plug-in test command: RpcSetAnimationFrame)
Bug Fixes:
- Memory leaks.
- Crashes on shutdown.
- Lots of stability issues fixed.
2010-01-04 Service Release 6b
Bug Fixes:
- Crash when exploding text objects.
- Installed renderers do not show up in Render Animation dialog.
2009-10-19: Public WIP 6
Features:
- Added BongoAddKeyframe command.
- Mode added to collapse timeline keyframes.
- Animatable named views.
- Animatable RDK content (Bongo video texture).
Bug Fixes:
- Parallel view animation was broken.
- “Disable animated view” messages pops up when previewing.
- Animation manager: parent child links not showing up correctly.
- Animation manager: view constraints misplaced.
- Control resizing in object properties joint and constraint sections was broken.
- Timeline resizing was broken.
- Parallel view animation was broken.
- IK precalculation went wrong when model opened before Bongo UI.
- Problem with IK cache reset.
- Constraints show up in Animation Manager.
- Object jumps when adding first keyframe at position 0.
2009-09-08: Public WIP 5
Features:
- Added animatable light properties.
Bug Fixes:
- Problem with saving Bongo data has now been fixed.
- Copying/moving keyframes ignored constraint parameters.
- Timeline flickers when adding keyframes.
- Transformation controls on timeline stay disabled in certain situations.
- Timeline slider lost when zooming.
- Bongo commands to check in/out licenses missing.
- Crash when entering wrong CD keys.
- Memory leak.
- Crash on shutdown.
- BongoPreviewAnimation command missing.
2009-08-12: Public WIP 4
Features:
- Added animatable layer properties.
- Keyframe selection control added on keyframe editor.
Bug Fixes:
- Improved Bongo System Reporter.
- Bongo Version Switch now supports Rhino 5.
2009-06-15: Public WIP 3
Features:
- Added animatable document properties (RDK Sun)
Bug Fixes:
- Crash on Rhino exit.
- Crash when rendering with Flamingo.
- Cannot remove object constraints.
- Error message pops up when “viewport display” chosen as renderer.
- BongoLinkChain only allows to pick one child.
- Groups do not display in animation manager.
- Animated view jumps (view up-vector animation broken).
- Crash when enabling a view for animation.
- Version switch sets Bongo 1.0 to “load on startup” mode.
2009-05-12: Public WIP 2
Features:
- Switching joint type from ball to hinge set the pivot to simple mode
- Video Encoder did not work correctly
- IK has a document option for pre-calculation.
- Added more animatable object properties.
- Added support for writing WMV and OGV video file formats
Bug Fixes:
- Switching joint type from ball to hinge set the pivot to simple mode.
- Video Encoder did not work correctly
- Telescopic type did not stick and switched back to universal joint.
- First rendered frame was named incorrectly
2009-04-22: Public WIP 1
Features:
- Inverse Kinematics.
- Improved timeline and keyframe editor.
- Curve Editor
- Multiple animations per file.
2008-07-02 Service Release 6 Download...
Bug Fixes:
- Rhino 4.0: Explode command behaviour changed caused by Bongo.
- Keyframes were not visible in certain situations
- Top view flipped when enabling it for animation.
- Object did not animate after deleting an object.
- View did not update on some computers running Windows Vista.
- View was clipped incorrectly during an animation.
- Communication with the Zoo improved.
- Animation limits did not store correctly in the file.
- View keyframes do not refresh when opening file.
- Copy/paste causes the less of one save on evaluation versions.
- AVI writer improved.
- Rendering causes memory leak in certain situations.
- Crash when animation hierarchy was unresolvable.
- Crash in the Bongo options in certain situations.
- Gloss and transparency edit boxes lose focus in certain situations.
- Many other small bugs and localization issues resolved.
2007-10-11 Service Release 5
Bug Fixes:
- Bongo failed to read Bongo document data in certain situations
- Crash when failing to register with the Zoo.
- CPU use was high when idle in certain cases.
- Constraint heading and parent child links displaced when tracking.
- Undo did not work in certain situations.
- View lost animation data in certain cases.
- Bongo autoload settings caused a number of issues. Bongo now loads as a tiny stub at startup.
2007-04-30 Service Release 4
Bug Fixes:
- Video encoder did not create video under certain conditions
- View animation data was lost under certain conditions on Rhino 4.0
2007-01-19 Service Release 3 RC3
Bug Fixes:
- Dialog strings incorrect on Japanese Bongo 1.0 for Rhino 4.0
- Dialog controls do not resize correctly on Japanese Bongo 1.0 for Rhino 4.0
- Video compression options not working for MPG format.
2006-12-09 Service Release 3 RC2
Bug Fixes:
- Some display modes don't show when rendering viewport display
- Serial number missing on about box
2006-12-09 Service Release 3 RC1
Features:
- Support for Rhino 4.0 final version added.
Bug Fixes:
- Some display modes don't show when rendering viewport display
- Serial number missing on about box
2006-11-22 Service Release 3 Beta 3
Features:
- Rhino 4.0 Beta 15th November 2006 support added.
Bug Fixes:
- Object rotation by default is in object space.
- Shaded views rendered as wireframe when viewport display is selected as renderer.
2006-11-16 Service Release 3 Beta 2
Features:
- Rhino 4.0 Beta 6th November 2006 support added.
2006-09-21 Service Release 3 Beta 1
Features:
- Bongo 1.0 for Rhino 4.0 plugin added to installer
Bug Fixes:
- Reading Bongo document data failed in certain circumstances
- BongoAddObjectKeyframe did not accept negative scaling values