BlenderDMX Addon Blog

BlenderDMX Addon 1.5.1 Released

By vanous
Posted on 16 June 2024, 01:50 in Releases

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1.5.1

Fix python import on Win32 platform

1.5.0

Speed optimizations. Further improvements to GDTF models loading. New and improved default fixture files.

What started as a bunch of small improvements and fixes resulted in a huge code re-organizing, together with speed optimizations and also with nice enhancements to GDTF models loading. The Addon has been reworked into an Extension for Blender 4.2 (in beta as of June 2024) and the new BlenderDMX Addon extension is now available on the official online Extension site. The bundled moving head GDTF now includes zoom and gobos, to make it easier to start exploring BlenderDMX Addon. New RGB glowing tube GDTF has been bundled in.

BlenderDMX Addon 1.4.4 Released

By vanous
Posted on 17 May 2024, 21:58 in Releases

Fixture kinematic chain redesign, color mixer improvements

Refactor GDTF assembling to use parent child relationship
Do not fail when removing (perhaps a faulty) fixture
Ensure a fixture with just a single color mixing can be operated
Prevent color mixing drifting on refresh
Translation updates for Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

BlenderDMX Addon 1.4.3 Released

By vanous
Posted on 4 May 2024, 08:22 in Releases

Fix crash on Intel macOS, Add Device label to 2D view

Thanks to @Bartel-C8, we have now identified the source of crash on Intel macOS 🎉. Devices can now show Device name, or DMX address, or Fixture ID in the 2D layout view. Project data can now not only be exported/imported but also completely cleared out (erased). Several small but important things were fixed.

BlenderDMX Addon 1.4.2 Released

By vanous
Posted on 21 April 2024, 22:27 in Releases

Workflow improvements based on feedback of dryHeat from Discord

Many small and big workflow improvements have been implemented, from improved keyframe storing (indicate fixtures with modified state, save only fixtures with changed data, allow saving only selected fixtured), through indication of DMX patching collision, manual pushing of Programing Panel when render is paused for improved speed, new tool to reset Targets to different axis, deselection by choosing a group… possibility to export/import custom data, to prevent data loss during addon updates, and lots more, see changelog below for full details.

BlenderDMX Addon 1.4.1 Released

By vanous
Posted on 13 April 2024, 12:55 in Releases

Initial support for Color Wheels

Color Wheels (GDTF attributes Color1, Color2 and ColorMacro1) are now supported. If CMY/RGB color is used together with a ColorWheel, these colors will be added together. An important handling of GDTF and MVR XML files has been implemented to ensure broader compatibility.

BlenderDMX Addon 1.4.0 Released

By vanous
Posted on 4 April 2024, 21:38 in Releases

Initial support for lasers

This release adds support for laser projection. Laser fixtures can be defined via GDTF, beams can be rotated via pan and tilt, dimmed, colored and can also be adjusted by zoom. Full documentation is available on the BlenderDMX Addon laser documentation page. Materials of models of default geometries and BlenderDMX Addon fixtures have been adjusted - set to dark material.

BlenderDMX Addon 1.3.3 Released

By vanous
Posted on 12 March 2024, 23:18 in Releases

Fix render when pan/tilt was locked to target

When pan/tilt were locked to Target, other attributes like zoom or color were not visualized correctly, this is now fixed. Add support for indirect color mixing attributes - ColorRGB_Red/Green/Blue.

BlenderDMX Addon 1.3.2 Released

By vanous
Posted on 10 March 2024, 22:07 in Releases

Pan/Tilt control and animation enhancements

Pan and Tilt control and animating has been improved by adding pan/tilt auto-lock after adjusting Target of fixtures. Target can now be selected via (Ctrl-Shift Left/Right) shortcut. Multiple pan/tilt per fixture can now be controlled (add fixtures without Target and control them via DMX). Improved logging and several bug fixes. Improvements to fixture editing, addressing and IES status indication.

BlenderDMX Addon 1.3.1 Released

By vanous
Posted on 3 March 2024, 12:52 in Releases

IES Photometrics support and Beam Lens rendering improvements in Cycles

IES Photometrics import and assignments to spot light allows for more photo-realistic volumetric beam rendering. With this, more detailed beam lens settings has been added to allow further enhancing the rendering quality for beam rendering with gobo projection.

BlenderDMX Addon 1.3.0 Released

By vanous
Posted on 23 February 2024, 23:43 in Releases

Gobo support in Cycles, Noise Scatter in Volume box, UI translation

For quality rendering, we needed to ensure that gobos can be rendered in Cycles, this is now done. As beam visibility requires fog/haze and the smooth haze is very boring, Volume now has another setting of Noise Scatter, creating some cloudiness. The UI can now be fully translated. Various small improvements have been done.