- Short Notice - 6 June 2018
Hello, i just disabled the current Demo for IPackThat. The demo itself is rather old and does not represent the current version of IPackThat anymore. Currently working hard time on IPackThat 2. This will be a large update for the current Version. IPackThat 2 is totaly rewritten in c++ and will use the power of gpu processing. The first test are very very promissing. Will keep you uptodate about the process
- Version 1.8.3.0 Update and Happy New Year :) - 3 January 2018
Hello all :) Got a new update ready and tested to avoid the problems with Windows 10. Still working on the major update with gpu and simd support. This takes longer than expected. Here a short overview of the current changelog Version 1.8.3.0 - 03.01.2018 fixing self overlap settings bug ( ignored no self overlaps on some meshes ) Version 1.8.2.0 - 19.12.2017 fixing Windows 10 crash ( don't alter files in current tool directory ) local files are now stored inside \CurrentUser\MyDocuments\IPackThat DefaultSettings.xml AutomaticSettings xml file batch xml file mesh loaded at startup changed version number behavior Version 1.7.6339.22524 - 10.05.2017 fixing batch xml handling fixed shaders ( now included inside source ) fixed various crashes Version 1.7.6180.30932 - 02.12.2016 fixed snapping errors fixed packing bugs fixed import obj file errors with empty meshes and/or faces without uv da…
- Version 1.7.5962.28799 Update - 28 April 2016
Hello folks, here a new update for IPackThat. I started to implement pack around or repack and scale aware uv island settings. The ui won't do anything yet. This will be enabled shortly. fixed broken checkbox related ui bindings ( like scale etc ) fixed context menu broken ui bindings fixed packing error ( reverted optimizations ) reverted to old packing metric ( better results ) adding ui elements for scale aware and no scale ( not live yet! ) minor fixed and optimizations
- Version Version 1.7.5854.26404 Update - 11 January 2016
A new update has arrived. Fixed some thread errors and minor fixes. Here a detailed list of the changes fixed a crash due error with overlap detection ( reported by jStins ) fixed thread error when loading meshes ( Farfarers script plugin is working again :) ) fixed thread error with check updates fixed cluster settings with multi selection fixed packing code ( sometimes the results where weird ( reported by Dan Powell ) ) fixed y-flipped comparison image
- IPackThat Update - 17 December 2015
Hello folks, here the promised update with the integrated steam api. No more username and password is needed for activating IPackThat :) It should be soon available again inside the store. Additionaly here the current changelog fixed a crash when pressing the goto previous layout when no file was loaded fixed various crashes fixed the annoying overlap bug some performance improvements fixed background rendering of comparison images fixed batch packing via command line XML file fixed auto load mesh via command line fixed bug with mouse selection fixed a binding error with nullable ui elements fixed language tag for gumroad serial inout Steam Version changed activation procedure to Steam Client API. Steam client must be installed now starting IPackThat from outside steam will automatically restart IPackThat from the Steam Client and start the Steam Client if necessary If you find crashes…
- IPackThat removed from Store - 11 December 2015
Hello folks, seems like the activation procedure wasn't so good after all. I currently implementing the direct steam api via steamworks.net. I will upload a new version and check with steam if its valid this way. After this change, you need to have the steam client installed so the tool can check if the app is valid. This will be done in the background at the first start and after a version update. No input is required now.
- Out of Early Access - 6 October 2015
Hello folks, we are finally released :) Thanks to Tom Giardino from Valve ːsteamhappyː All buyers who got IPackThat during early access also received automatically the commercial upgrade as free gift. Short roadmap for upcoming updates Triangulate incoming uv shells just internal for better handling all the math triangles are far cheaper to operate with than ngons in undetermant sice (the area from ngons for examples is heavy math compared to triangle area) have to change every math inside the tool ( but helps a lot for upcoming stuff ) move scene stats to viewport as overlay can be toggled together with cpu and fps meter ability to crunch down the outer contours different settings for lowpoly outlines (low medium high) faster checks but not accurate ( depending on the quality level ) Thats all for now, if you got suggestions or got problem [email protected]
- Update 1.7.5708.16107 - 18 August 2015
Hello folks, new small update with some bugfixes and features. added mirrored bake offsets to import options (only enabled if you turn on use bake-offsets) recompiled entire project to fix a crash bug due wrong compiled binaries overlap detection is now disabled as default (except indirect overlaps due shared vertices) find smallest bounds is now disabled as default inside cluster properties save file will automatically overwrite the last file (the file dialog is already filled with the last file path and file name) fixed a bug where create groups by material id was not working when clusters where selected some small tweaks and bug fixes Still waiting for someone from steam to help leaving early access. No idea why noone is reacting since one month.
- Hot Fix 1.7.5665.20634 - 6 July 2015
Quick hotfix for a small bug. Some noticed that the tool is not starting correctly. This is now fixed. Also added the group color visualisation to the group menu's sorry for the troubles :)
- Update 1.7.5662.27030 - Current Early Access State - 3 July 2015
Hello all, a small drawback while try to leave early access. As giveaway for all who bought the tool during early access i give away the commercial upgrade version for free. Because of that i can't leave early access that easy. Have to get in contact with steam to make the transition. The tool itself is finished so far and ready to leave early access. There are still feature request that will be handled after leaving early access. in the meantime i uploaded a new update with some nice features people asked on Polycount added shortcuts for move, rotate and scale via keyboard input shift + arrow keys move ctrl +up/down scale ctrl left/right rotate added shortcuts for handling groups 1 – 0 select by group index ctrl + 1 – 0 add group to selection (toggle the group selection) shift + 1 – 0 add selection to group shift + g add selection to new group shift + c clear group from selection added…
- Update 1.7.5655.27338 - 26 June 2015
Hello folks, small update again with some small features and a bugfix i got informed about the last days. When nothing is comin about bugs i will leave early access at monday. here are the fixed and added features optimized precision fixed obj file crash if no face normal's where found fixed obj file crash if more than 50 points per polygon where found fixed crash if entire UV-Area of all points is larger than 100 units entire point set will be scaled down automatically to fit the 100 unit size Import Options Dialog is shown always ( before only on some conditions ) “ContainsBakeOffsets” enabled now in batch config file added “Skip UV Channel” to ImportSettings to skip a entire UV-Set from importing added ”Skip Self-Overlap detection” to prevent self overlap detection together with “Split by mesh” you still can do overlap detection between meshes or disable it completely changed AllignG…
- Update 1.7.5644.21884 - 15 June 2015
some fixes and requests from the weekend fixed crash with obj files fixed crash while packing ( resulted in dead lock without doing anything, thanks Kyle Bromley for submitting me a perfect mesh to debug :) ) added second status bar text to show intermediate packing updates removed start packing button from packing options and added as persistent ui element
- Small Update 1.7.5640.28996 - 11 June 2015
small update that reduce the DirectX11 device feature level to DirectX 10.0 So the minimum supported Hardware should be DirectX 10.0 compatible
- Update 1.7.5639.24912 - 10 June 2015
Hello together next uand hopefully last update before i leave early access. If within one week no more bad bugs are reported, the tool will go release :) All open feature requests are not gone then. They will be implemented afterwards. Bugs and feature requests can be reported to [email protected] If you are interested in a bulk license mail, to [email protected] here the update list properties and transformations enabled again on packed solution start packing now uses the current viewed UV-Layout (useful for iterative packing) fixes the rotation settings bug (reported by Malcolm on Polycount) fixed a bug with negative bake or UV-Layout offsets if treat as bake-offset they will be shifted x + 1 on save fixed precision bug with contour detection contour where generated incorrect with merged clusters contours are now more precise ( very small holes are now present as well ) cluste…
- Update 1.7.5634.30186 - DirectX11 Update now Live!! - 5 June 2015
Hello folks, the new DirectX11 beta branch is now official. Just uploaded the last internal version to public. This update contains plenty of bugfixes and improvements Native DirectX11 Viewport Renderer Improved import and load process (faster and more stable) Improved packing performance fixed various design flaws fixed memory leaks added norwegian translation manual transformations via mouse for a complete list of fixed and changes check the internal changelog if nothig bad is showing up, i will leave early access next week on friday. good weekend to everyone ^^
- Updated DirectX11 Beta branch - 29 May 2015
New update available for the directX11 beta branch. Zoom to mouse is now working. Also added margin preview again to the new viewport renderer.
- DirectX11 Beta Branch & upcoming release - 28 May 2015
Hello folks, was long time since last update. Got my head deep inside directx. After the short test with direct2d i decided to leave this and started my own viewport renderer with directx 11. The first version can be found under beta branch directx11. There are still some bugs left Zoom to mouse pointing to wrong location borders while packing are not visualized margins are not visualized Those things will be adressed the next days. When the new viewport renderer is finished i will leave early access. That dosn't mean thats it. I still will add new features and optimize the packing algorithm. Additionaly there will be a commercial version available when im leaving early access. This version is for larger companies. The price for this commercial version will be higher than the normal one. the current version may be used, if you are a natural person a freelancer a student an independent e…
- Direct2D Beta Branch - 4 May 2015
Uploaded a new Beta Branched ( Direct2D ) I have started to change the viewport of IPackThat from old rendering to directd2d. I had to do this step as the performance of the view screen where worser for every feature i added. The new direct2d viewport is a lot faster now and can do things better than the old one. render outside 0 1 space faster access draw packing now can be panned and zoomed without messup zooming in/out is smoother and wont affect performance zooming in/out has no limits anymore If all went well i can enable the beta branch with some more fixes and tweaks by next monday. This current new feature will be the last new feature before release. When i have finished porting this feature, the tool will go out of early access.
- Version 1.7.5595.40883 in Beta Branch - 27 April 2015
Uploaded a new Version in Beta Branch. I did not uploaded it to the release version due to some problems with the new mouse raw handling. Sometimes it will loose the events. still investigating. Some nice feature got in like focus via f key and move and rotate via mouse. see change log for entire updates. the activation problem also got fixed now. it will activate only this time again and after this only if the hardware changes drasticly. fixed a bug where the key shortcuts not resetting the UV channel name tab correctly (asterix handling for showing solution history) fixed a bug where stop or cancel packing has not reseted the current solution correctly fixed a bug where not initialized UV polygons produces no UV data error on import added focus and zoom to selection (Key F) handle bake-offsets new import dialog option (“contains bake offsets) option only available if move out of bound…
- Demo Update Version 1.7.5588.29502 - 21 April 2015
New Demo update based on current release version.
