Algodoo Beta 1.9.8 Released!
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 2:29 pm
"More anticipated than OSX Lion!"
Download at http://www.algodoo.com/wiki/Algodoo_beta
Here's what's new:
=== Algodoo 1.9.8 beta, 2011-07-21 ===
* NEW: Removed "cute clouds" feature.
* NEW: The text for the lessons have been moved to the translation files and can therefor be translated.
* NEW: The zoom factor can now be set in the options (especially useful for users with a Magic Mouse).
* NEW: The fade out of the clouds can now be turned off (App.Background.fadeCloudsOnSimStop).
* NEW: Added a button to file browser to show the current folder in the OS file browser.
* NEW: Kinetic panning (scrolling) - throw the camera to quickly pan.
* NEW: Added support for Mac touch-pads
** Use two-fingers for panning and zooming.
** Swipe with three fingers to undo, redo, play/pause and minimize/maximize windows, or go back/forwards in a browser.
* NEW: Home dir button in scene save dialog.
* NEW: The Windows installer will now ask to uninstall the previous version of Algodoo first.
* NEW: When deleting files from within Algodoo, they will now be moved to the recycle bin.
** When you overwrite a scene on save, the old version will be moved to the recycle bin, unless you set App.moveToTrashOnOverwrite to false.
* NEW: The Algobox browser now shows the URL for easy sharing of scene url:s.
* NEW: You can now use back/forward button on your mouse or keyboard to undo/redo in algodoo, as well as navigate the browsers.
* NEW: Added selected tool icon to cursor - congratulations, tatt
* IMP: Algodoo once again uses single precision float math (it was double during the earlier betas). This will speed up most things.
* IMP: More responsive panning.
* IMP: Reduced the size of the tool options widget.
* IMP: Moved the lessons into the help widget and they are dynamically added.
* IMP: Nicer slider rendering using customizable borders.
* IMP: Algodoo now loads (much) quicker.
* IMP: Smoother load screen with version number.
* IMP: Moved "Use as chain" up to the first part of the context menu.
* IMP: Made rope texture power-of-two for greater speed, quality and compatibility.
* IMP: Chain tool will now extend existing chain starting at the point where user drags rather than the edge of that geometry.
* IMP: Pressing the "Show scene on Algobox" will now open the scene in the Algobox browser
* IMP: Back/forward buttons will now gray out when not applicable.
* IMP: Better image scaling in scene, scenelet and texture browser, improving both image quality and load times.
* IMP: The thumbnail folder created by the file browser is now hidden in Windows Explorer.
* IMP: For clarity, stretched hinges are now blurred along the axis of elongation. Thanks for the idea, Kilinich!
* IMP: Much nicer selections for all non-geometries.
* IMP: Plot now has a helpful grid as well as guide-lines to the axes on mouse-over.
* IMP: Drag tool is now stronger when you zoom out. Control with Tools.DragTool.strength.
* IMP: Slightly better GUI responsiveness.
* IMP: Fixate and hinge tools now adjusts the size of the fixate/hinge based on the size of the involved object(s).
* IMP: Turned off font anti-aliasing, making text more readable on macs.
* IMP: Lowered default chain/rope strength from 1e7 to 1e6 N/m, which should solve most of the "exploding ropes" bugs.
* FIX: Air friction multiplier sometimes getting ignored for rotational air friction.
* FIX: Bug which would cause over-streched hinges to mess up the conservation of angular momentum, causing things like unrotatable objects.
* FIX: Black text on the background now has a white shadow.
* FIX: The Mac version draws the graphics more smoothly again.
* FIX: The global scenes (located in the install directory) should now be reachable through the file browser.
* FIX: The direction of the chain (and rope) is now always created the same way (so it doesn't look weird).
* FIX: Some fixes to how the endpoints are drawn.
* FIX: Misaligned planes snaps to the grid again.
* FIX: Small, low-density objects would sometimes get a rotation out of nowhere.
* FIX: Unintentional auto-brake on all hinges. Hinges will no longer auto-brake unless they are created by the chain tool.
* FIX: The resolution is now saved correctly.
* FIX: Fixed first welcome scene showing up in weird maximized-but-not-really mode on Windows.
* FIX: Opening the contect menu for a spring will now open the spring sub-menu again.
* FIX: Removed "clone" and "mirror" buttons for the end points of springs.
* FIX: Infinite inertia multiplier will no longer erase objects.
* FIX: The "show file" button (when saving plots) is working as it should again.
* FIX: Material velocity re-enabled for geom-geom contacts.
* FIX: Erasing of non-.phz files from file browser.
* FIX: Better snapping when moving thrusters, lasers, hinges, fixates and springs.
* FIX: Minor issue with closing polygons.
* FIX: Undo list order (bottom-up now).
* FIX: Fixed bug where the simulation would pause when moving something on top of a window.
* FIX: Legacy border width.
* FIX: Issues with rope (extra hinges and groups).
* FIX: Issues with selecting just the end-points of a chain: you can now always select just the end lumps of a chain to tug it or attach it somewhere else.
* FIX: Issue with tooltip positioning.
* FIX: Backing up Algodoo with Time Machine on the Mac should be working now.
Grab it, and tell us what you think!
Download at http://www.algodoo.com/wiki/Algodoo_beta
Here's what's new:
=== Algodoo 1.9.8 beta, 2011-07-21 ===
* NEW: Removed "cute clouds" feature.
* NEW: The text for the lessons have been moved to the translation files and can therefor be translated.
* NEW: The zoom factor can now be set in the options (especially useful for users with a Magic Mouse).
* NEW: The fade out of the clouds can now be turned off (App.Background.fadeCloudsOnSimStop).
* NEW: Added a button to file browser to show the current folder in the OS file browser.
* NEW: Kinetic panning (scrolling) - throw the camera to quickly pan.
* NEW: Added support for Mac touch-pads
** Use two-fingers for panning and zooming.
** Swipe with three fingers to undo, redo, play/pause and minimize/maximize windows, or go back/forwards in a browser.
* NEW: Home dir button in scene save dialog.
* NEW: The Windows installer will now ask to uninstall the previous version of Algodoo first.
* NEW: When deleting files from within Algodoo, they will now be moved to the recycle bin.
** When you overwrite a scene on save, the old version will be moved to the recycle bin, unless you set App.moveToTrashOnOverwrite to false.
* NEW: The Algobox browser now shows the URL for easy sharing of scene url:s.
* NEW: You can now use back/forward button on your mouse or keyboard to undo/redo in algodoo, as well as navigate the browsers.
* NEW: Added selected tool icon to cursor - congratulations, tatt
* IMP: Algodoo once again uses single precision float math (it was double during the earlier betas). This will speed up most things.
* IMP: More responsive panning.
* IMP: Reduced the size of the tool options widget.
* IMP: Moved the lessons into the help widget and they are dynamically added.
* IMP: Nicer slider rendering using customizable borders.
* IMP: Algodoo now loads (much) quicker.
* IMP: Smoother load screen with version number.
* IMP: Moved "Use as chain" up to the first part of the context menu.
* IMP: Made rope texture power-of-two for greater speed, quality and compatibility.
* IMP: Chain tool will now extend existing chain starting at the point where user drags rather than the edge of that geometry.
* IMP: Pressing the "Show scene on Algobox" will now open the scene in the Algobox browser
* IMP: Back/forward buttons will now gray out when not applicable.
* IMP: Better image scaling in scene, scenelet and texture browser, improving both image quality and load times.
* IMP: The thumbnail folder created by the file browser is now hidden in Windows Explorer.
* IMP: For clarity, stretched hinges are now blurred along the axis of elongation. Thanks for the idea, Kilinich!
* IMP: Much nicer selections for all non-geometries.
* IMP: Plot now has a helpful grid as well as guide-lines to the axes on mouse-over.
* IMP: Drag tool is now stronger when you zoom out. Control with Tools.DragTool.strength.
* IMP: Slightly better GUI responsiveness.
* IMP: Fixate and hinge tools now adjusts the size of the fixate/hinge based on the size of the involved object(s).
* IMP: Turned off font anti-aliasing, making text more readable on macs.
* IMP: Lowered default chain/rope strength from 1e7 to 1e6 N/m, which should solve most of the "exploding ropes" bugs.
* FIX: Air friction multiplier sometimes getting ignored for rotational air friction.
* FIX: Bug which would cause over-streched hinges to mess up the conservation of angular momentum, causing things like unrotatable objects.
* FIX: Black text on the background now has a white shadow.
* FIX: The Mac version draws the graphics more smoothly again.
* FIX: The global scenes (located in the install directory) should now be reachable through the file browser.
* FIX: The direction of the chain (and rope) is now always created the same way (so it doesn't look weird).
* FIX: Some fixes to how the endpoints are drawn.
* FIX: Misaligned planes snaps to the grid again.
* FIX: Small, low-density objects would sometimes get a rotation out of nowhere.
* FIX: Unintentional auto-brake on all hinges. Hinges will no longer auto-brake unless they are created by the chain tool.
* FIX: The resolution is now saved correctly.
* FIX: Fixed first welcome scene showing up in weird maximized-but-not-really mode on Windows.
* FIX: Opening the contect menu for a spring will now open the spring sub-menu again.
* FIX: Removed "clone" and "mirror" buttons for the end points of springs.
* FIX: Infinite inertia multiplier will no longer erase objects.
* FIX: The "show file" button (when saving plots) is working as it should again.
* FIX: Material velocity re-enabled for geom-geom contacts.
* FIX: Erasing of non-.phz files from file browser.
* FIX: Better snapping when moving thrusters, lasers, hinges, fixates and springs.
* FIX: Minor issue with closing polygons.
* FIX: Undo list order (bottom-up now).
* FIX: Fixed bug where the simulation would pause when moving something on top of a window.
* FIX: Legacy border width.
* FIX: Issues with rope (extra hinges and groups).
* FIX: Issues with selecting just the end-points of a chain: you can now always select just the end lumps of a chain to tug it or attach it somewhere else.
* FIX: Issue with tooltip positioning.
* FIX: Backing up Algodoo with Time Machine on the Mac should be working now.
Grab it, and tell us what you think!