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[headus]

Hello All,

UVLayout v2.01 is now available for Professional users from ...

http://www.uvlayout.com/update

New features added in this version:

- Copy UVs : With this tool you can copy UVs between already
flattened shells, or from a flattened shell onto one or more
unflattened matching objects in a mesh. Copying to mirror imaged
shells and objects is also supported. A video showing this in action
can be found under the Advanced videos at www.uvlayout.com/videos

Phil

[moochie]

Just watched the video, and this looks a fantastic enhancement. Thanks Phil!

[twocust]

indeed! excellent enhancement, Phil!

[Lewi]

Another great time saver, cheers n beers.

[headus]

Hello All,

UVLayout v2.01.01 is now available for Professional users.

Changes to existing features:

- The I and K hotkey straightening now works on shell boundaries
as well as internal edges.

- Typing Shift-S on a symmetrical object that has no cut edges
already tagged will tag the symmetry plane edges. Use Enter after
that to split the object down the middle.

Bugs fixed:

- In some situations, unused UVs with strange values were saved
into the exported OBJ files.

- Access to a web browser under Linux (i.e. to read the User
Guide and to check for updates) is now controlled via a 'browser'
script in the install 'bin' directory.

Phil

[ghib]

[headus]

"- If shells are selected and you hit HOME in empty space would focus on selected "

Good suggestion! It'll be in the next release, which could be next week sometime.

Phil

[headus]

Hello All,

UVLayout v2.01.02 is now available for all users.

Changes to existing features:

- The Ctrl-I and Ctrl-K hotkeys can now be used to tag all
similarly oriented edges in a shell. Use with care.

- The Shift-F hotkey will now only process each step for a maximum
of 1 minute. This is to avoid any potential "Space not detected"
infinite loop problems.

- The Home hotkey will now focus on LMB picked shells when aimed
at the background. If no shells are picked, it reverts to focusing
on all visible shells.

Bugs fixed:

- Some of the I and K hotkey actions had no undo.

- The Shift-F hotkey first stage would "explode" the shell in
certain situations.

- The hiding of G hotkey marked faces was broken.

Phil

[ghib]

Cheers a million Phil. You're honing this into a killer app.

[headus]

Hello All,

UVLayout v2.01.03 is now available for Professional users.

New features added in this version:

- If you have a wheel mouse, you can now roll the wheel to zoom
the view in and out. This incorporates a panning effect too,
so position the mouse pointer in the window to zoom towards a
specific area.

Changes to existing features:

- The "Edge Extend" button has been renamed to "Untag Edges". It
does exactly the same thing, but now says what it does.

- The C, W and Enter hotkey actions are now more homogeneous across
the Ed and UV views. This means, for example, that C will now
tag edge loops in the UV view, just like it does in the Ed view.

- The Enter hotkey will now split open seams as well as detach
shells. This makes the Shift-S split redundant, but its been left
in for those who are used to using it.

- If the Copy UVs tool fails because of mismatched topology, the
matching polys are now marked. This means you have the option
to detach those two groups for a second copy attempt, and the
remaining unmatched polys can be dealt with by normal flattening.
To see this in action, look for "Copy-UVs-2" under the Advanced
videos at www.uvlayout.com/videos

Phil