Network improvements, OpenSoundControl addition, MVR re-import and much more

Several quality of life improvements have been added, like improved fixture editing, dynamic list of network interfaces or added support for MVR re-import (this is huge - now we re-import an MVR scene with changes from other parties). Integration with consoles via OpenSoundControl protocol now sends the fixture selection to a console. Selected fixtures can now be jumped previous/next with Control-Left/Control-Right keyboard keys. Read on for more news.

BlenderDMX_BlinderKitten_integration.webm

1.0.5

• Set beam type based on Spot/Wash/None beam types as defined in GDTF
• Allow MVR reimport:
  • existing objects/fixtures/trusses… (by UUIDs) will be updated by data in MVR
  • new objects… will be added to the scene
  • there is a new internal structure for scene objects, not visible to the user at this point
• Add OpenSoundControl (OSC):
  • send fixture selection to consoles
  • allow multiple commands to be sent
  • definition in json
• Network improvements:
  • list of IPs is now dynamic
  • add 0.0.0.0 to the IP list
• Device and group listing and editing:
  • Show number of fixtures in a group
  • Allow to soft fixtures differently
  • Allow incremental Fixture IDs
  • Use original fixture’s UUID during fixture edit
  • Improve ‘Re-address only’ dialog
• Handle errors during fixture adding more gracefully:
  • do not add the fixture to the fixture list
  • remove bad collection
  • show error message
  • allow to remove non-selectable fixtures
• Fix group creation during MVR import
• Apply stored position and rotation only on root geometry
• Use fixture UUIDs instead of names in groups (ensures group validity on fixture rename):
  • ensure unique UUIDs in fixtures
  • ensure unique UUIDs in groups
• Add DMX data caching to shortcut render loop to prevent flicker a bit