Pencil+ 4 for 3ds Max Release Notes

Pencil+ 4.2.4

Changes since 4.2.3

[New Features]

  • Adds compatibility with 3ds Max 2025.

[Modifications]

  • Adjusted import / export processing for scenes containing objects to which Pencil+ 4 materials are applied.
  • Fixed a bug where lines were not drawn correctly on curves.
  • Gradation display now supports color management OCIO settings.
  • Minor bug fixes.

June 20, 2024. P SOFTHOUSE Co., Ltd.

Pencil+ 4.2.3

Changes since 4.2.2

[New Features]

  • Adds compatibility with 3ds Max 2024.

[Modifications]

  • Fixed a problem where lines were not drawn correctly when they were applied to curves with world space modifiers.
  • Fixed a problem where the Material ID of the [Basic Material] in [Pencil+ 4 Material] was unintentionally affecting the rendering results.
  • Fixed a problem where lines were only drawn on some objects when imported USD objects were registered in the object list of [Pencil+ 4 Line].

June 8, 2023. P SOFTHOUSE Co., Ltd.

Pencil+ 4.2.2

Changes since 4.2.1

[New Features]

  • Adds compatibility with 3ds Max 2023.

[Modifications]

  • Fixed a problem where invalid files names were sometimes set by [Pencil+ 4 File Output].

April 21, 2022. P SOFTHOUSE Co., Ltd.

Pencil+ 4.2.1

Changes since 4.2.0

[New Features]

  • Adds compatibility with 3ds Max 2022.

[Modifications]

  • Fixed a problem where [Pencil+ 4 Material]'s [Apply Map Channel to Normal] would not work.
  • Improved [Pencil+ 4 Line] drawing processing for tiny objects smaller than 1 pixel.
  • Fixed a problem where only a single [Pencil+ 4 Line] would be referenced even though multiple external references were set from a single file containing a [Line Merge Helper].
  • Fixed a problem where accessing [Pencil+ 4 File Output]'s [ignoreEffects] parameter from a script would generate an exception.

May 25, 2021. P SOFTHOUSE Co., Ltd.

Pencil+ 4.2.0

Changes since 4.1.2

[New Features]

  • Adds compatibility with 3ds Max 2021.
  • Adds the ability to draw curves as [Outlines].
  • Adds the ability to output Z Depth information to [Pencil+ 4 Line Render Elements].
  • Adds [Output Effects] functionality to specify the effects to be output by [Pencil+ 4 File Output].

[Modifications]

  • Fixes an issue where [Pencil+ 4 Materials / Lines] were not drawn correctly if an object in the scene was intersecting the far clipping plane.
  • Fixes an issue with [Light Intensity Control] under [Pencil+ 4 Material / Advanced Settings] where a specific sequence of operations had undesired effects on the default light.
  • Fixes an issue where outline detection stopped working correctly when using [Draw Hidden Lines as Visible Lines] under [Pencil+ 4 Material / Line Related Functions].
  • Fixes crashes when performing some operations while the [Line Merge Options] dialog of the [Line Merge Helper] was open when the Command Panel was floating.
  • Minor modifications to the [Pencil+ 4 Line Renderer] API.

May 12, 2020. P SOFTHOUSE Co., Ltd.

Pencil+ 4.1.2

Changes since 4.1.1

[New Features]

  • Added compatibility with 3ds Max 2020.

[Modifications]

  • Fixed a problem where the Nitrous shader for "Pencil+ 4 Material" did not work with 3ds Max 2019 Update 3 and up.
  • Fixed a problem where the outline detection did not work correctly when using [Draw Hidden Lines as Visible Lines] under [Pencil+ 4 Material / Line Related Functions].
  • Fixed a problem where detection of material and object duplicates did not work correctly when merging Lines with the [Line Merge Helper].
  • Fixed a problem causing crashes when performing specific operations with the Curve controls.
  • Minor bug fixes.

April 3, 2019. P SOFTHOUSE Co., Ltd.

Pencil+ 4.1.1

Changes since 4.1.0

[New Features]

  • Supports importing and exporting [Pencil+ 4 Material] and [Pencil+ 4 Line] settings to file with [PSOFT Pencil+ 4 Bridge].
  • Adds functionality to set and retrieve curve control values using MAXScript.

[Modifications]

  • Applies the Diffuse Color Map with Nitrous shader when a Standard material is set as the [Basic Material] of a [Pencil+ 4 Material].
  • Fixes an issue where the parameters would not be saved correctly and the program would crash when using the Objects and Materials lists under [Pencil+ 4 Material / Advanced Settings] and [Pencil+ 4 Material / Line Related Functions].
  • Fixes the polygon control for [Highlight Design] under [Pencil+ 4 Material / Advanced Settings] so that it can be edited using MAXScript.
  • Line drawing now handles all primitives as 2-sided when [Force 2-sided] is enabled in Render Setup.
  • Corrects an error in the name of the class used to generate [Pencil+ 4 Line / Reduction Settings] using MAXScript.
  • Fixes a crash problem when outputting EPS and AI files with [Pencil+ 4 File Output].
  • Fixes a crash problem when displaying the Material selection dialog.
  • Minor adjustments to the appearance of the user interface.

December 13, 2018. P SOFTHOUSE Co., Ltd.

Pencil+ 4.1.0

Changes since 4.0.0

[New Features]

  • Added the "Pencil+ 4 Line Renderer" which processes only the drawing of Pencil+ 4 Lines.
  • Added the new PLD file format to "Pencil+ 4 File Output".
  • Added compatibility with 3ds Max 2019.

[Modifications]

  • Fixed a problem with Velocity render elements output when using Pencil+ 4 Materials.
  • Fixed a problem with Pencil+ 4 Material's Nitrous shader setup related to the OS environment.
  • Fixed a problem where Strokes were not set properly when copying Pencil+ 4 Materials.
  • If a Pencil+ 4 Material is located in front of a second Pencil+ 4 Material, and both materials specify the same third material in [Pencil+ 4 Material / Advanced Settings / Material Transparency], the third material will now penetrate through both Pencil+ 4 Materials.
  • Fixed crashes when using [Pencil+ 4 Material / Advanced Settings / Material Transparency] and there is an object without an assigned material in the scene.
  • Fixed a problem where the drawing position of Lines was wrong for Pencil+ 4 Reflection/Refraction maps.
  • Improved the detection accuracy, processing speed and drawing quality of Pencil+ 4 Lines.
  • Fixed a problem with the drawing of Pencil+ 4 Line outlines for orthogonal projections.
  • Line Set names are now displayed under the Line Set entry for Pencil+ 4 Lines in the Track View.
  • Adjusted the evaluation method of maps in Pencil+ 4 Lines.
  • Fixed a problem where [Pencil+ 4 Line / Reduction] settings were not saved with [Pencil+ 4 Line Set / Save].
  • The line size is now applied to the stroke preview in [Pencil+ 4 Line / Brush Details].
  • Adjusted the range of the parameters under [Pencil+ 4 Line / Brush Details].
  • When no reference object is specified under [Pencil+ 4 Line / Reduction Settings], the settings now act as reduction for the distance to the camera.
  • Fixed files being output with errors when using [Pencil+ 4 File output] with some specific OS language settings.
  • Fixed the render elements output path being reset when acquiring / returning licenses.
  • Fixed the UI failing to refresh and crashes when acquiring / returning licenses.
  • Adjustments to the UI.

May 28, 2018. P SOFTHOUSE Co., Ltd.

Pencil+ 4.0.0

Initial Release

April 27, 2017. P SOFTHOUSE Co., Ltd

Japanese