Gaffer 1.0.4.0

[johnhaddon]

Features

• Edit Menu : Added "Duplicate with Inputs" menu item, with Ctrl+D shortcut.
• OptionTweaks : Added node for tweaking options in a scene.
• OptionQuery : Added node for querying options from a scene.
• StandardAttributes : Added automaticInstancing plug to allow instancing to be disabled on selected locations. Currently supported only by the Arnold renderer.

Improvements

• TweakPlug : Added the ability to set InternedStringData from StringData.
• GraphEditor : Added a warning for attempts to open the node creation menu in a read-only graph.
• Light Editor :
  • Added explanation to cell popup when a parameter cannot be edited because there are no editable sources.
  • Added an error icon to a cell with an explanation in the tooltip when there is an error computing its value (LightEditor not handling errors gracefully #4805).

Fixes

• SceneReader :
  • Fixed reading of Alembic files with animated visibility.
  • Fixed reading of primitive variables from UsdGeomPointInstancers.
• GraphEditor : Fixed bugs which allowed new connections to be made in read-only graphs.
• NodeEditor : Fixed bugs which allowed plugs to be added to read-only tweaks nodes.
• CyclesOptions : Fixed errors in section summaries.
• NoduleLayout : Fixed shutdown crashes triggered by custom gadgets implemented in Python.
• ShaderTweaks : Fixed error when attempting to use a : in a parameter name.

Build

• Cortex : Updated to 10.4.1.2.

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This discussion was created from the release Gaffer 1.0.4.0.