Toolbag Version History

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Version 4.064 Hotfix | September 29th, 2023

Installers: Windows | Mac

Import & Export

USD

  • Optimized export time for dense meshes.
  • Objects that have a single material assignment no longer are written with sub-meshes, which improves compatibility with some renderers.
  • Fixed a crash when importing USD files that contain vertex colors.
  • Resolved a problem with writing UV data that was incompatible with certain applications.
  • Fixed an issue with triangle winding that could cause inverted faces when reading USD files from certain applications.
  • Texture tiling settings are now retained when importing USD files into other applications (where supported).
  • Reflectivity is now disabled if not found in the material properties during import.
  • Improved loading of missing textures in certain cases.
  • Materials are now created with the dither method during import if a transparency texture is found.
  • Clearcoat material values should now be read correctly on import.

Texturing

  • Fixed a problem with the brush tool that could cause a halo-like artifact when painting overlapping strokes with dark albedo values.
  • Fixed a mipmapping error that could cause the viewport preview to diverge from the final exported textures.

Rendering

  • Fixed a bug with the raster renderer that could cause renders to take twice as long when motion blur was disabled.

Mesh & Animation

  • Resolved an issue with stray vertices when sub-division is applied to animated, skinned meshes.
  • Fixed a crash that could happen when loading certain alembic files.
  • The Subdivision Level setting is now retained when using PNTriangles and switching between modes.
  • Selecting but not editing the path to a mesh file reference no longer causes a reload.

Library

  • Fixed a memory leak that could cause a crash on Mac when downloading many assets.

Version 4.06 | August 3rd, 2023

Installers: Windows | Mac

Import & Export

USD

  • Added support for exporting selected meshes/objects.
  • Turntable objects can now be exported.
  • Shadow Catcher objects can now be exported.
  • Fog objects can now be exported.
  • Backdrop objects can now be exported.
  • A progress bar now appears when exporting USD files.
  • Mesh settings such as Cast Shadows, Cull Back Faces, Subdivision, etc are now retained when reimporting to Toolbag.
  • Vertex colors now import and export correctly.
  • UV-less meshes are no longer imported with corrupt UVs.
  • Subdivision is no longer enabled when reimporting to Toolbag if Apply Subdivision was enabled on export. This prevents subdivision from being applied twice.
  • Light settings including intensity, shape, etc are now retained when reimporting to Toolbag.
  • Directional light brightness is now exported correctly.
  • Spot light cone angle has been corrected.
  • Brightness for omni and spot lights is now exported correctly for different scene units.
  • Sky objects now retain their various settings when reimporting to Toolbag.
  • Camera Limits and Curves are now retained when reimporting to Toolbag.
  • The camera clipping plane is now set with a wider range and accounts for different scene scale settings.
  • DOF values are no longer written when DOF is disabled, this prevents DOF from being enabled when loading in other applications.
  • Fixed an issue with specific scenes that caused object transforms to be incorrect on import.
  • Objects are now grouped in a world primitive on export, which solves compatibility issues with some applications.
  • Fixed an issue where materials were not exported when they had names that matched objects.
  • Simple material values for albedo and roughness are now exported correctly.
  • Gloss values are now handled correctly when reimporting scenes to Toolbag.
  • Emissive, displacement, and clearcoat material values are now exported.
  • Exporting grayscale MPIC files no longer results in files with incorrect brightness/color space.
  • Height and Transparency maps are now correctly converted from MPIC and exported for materials from the Library.
  • Various Texture Project map types are now exported correctly.
  • When importing USD files, the default Tangent Space and Orientation settings from Preferences are now applied.
  • RG style MPIC normal maps now generate the blue channel on export, allowing them to be used in other applications which do not support the RG format.
  • Normal map scaling has been corrected which resolves lighting artifacts in Nvidia Omniverse.
  • Tangents are no longer included with USD files, resolving some shading issues with normal maps.
  • Fixed a crash that could happen when names of objects and/or materials matched.
  • Fixed a crash when exporting a scene with a texture project and parallax map output.

Other File Types

  • It is now possible to export meshes with quads and n-gons for all file types that support them.
  • A Weld Vertices option has been added.
  • Internal triangulation for quads and n-gons is now consistent when exporting and importing various mesh file types.
  • Sub-meshes or meshes with multiple material assignments are now supported.
  • Added per-file type settings to toggle importing of material values. By default USD is enabled and all other types are disabled as they generally do not contain meaningful material properties. This can be found in Edit -> Preferences.
  • Additional export options such as Triangulate, Apply Subdivisions and Apply Displacement are now available for glTF, FBX, OBJ, and Collada (where applicable/supported).
  • The glTF export writes valid files again.
  • Apply Subdivision no longer creates triangulated meshes.
  • Lights imported via FBX should now face in the correct direction.
  • Light intensity should now import and export correctly with FBX files.
  • The file type for Marmoset Viewer now defaults to .mview again.
  • Parent objects are no longer exported when exporting selected objects.
  • Object visibility no longer inherits from an object’s parent.

Texturing

  • Added a rotation setting for the texture boxes in the Dirt and Scratch layer types.
  • The Fit to Brush setting now produces correctly transformed normal map content on a wide range of surfaces.
  • The Fit to Brush setting now applies pixel padding, solving a problem with slight gaps along UV seams.
  • Grayscale textures from the library are no longer interpreted as single channel red images when loaded into color texture slots.Fixed an inconsistency with blend modes when using linear space for color texture maps like albedo.
  • Contrast is now being applied in the correct order for some processor and procedural layers, avoiding clamping of brightness values when using low intensity and high contrast settings.
  • The preview for layers in the mask stack will no longer become out of date when their parent layer or group is disabled.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause a layer in the mask stack to not show its contents when it was masked as well.
  • Fixed an issue that would result in a blank mask if mask layers were in a group.
  • Thumbnails are now accurately displayed for various layer types when using negative Sharpen values.
  • Procedural effects with multiple noise passes (Clouds, Perlin, Turbulence) now work as expected when the amount of passes is an even number.
  • Custom template materials can no longer affect how material previews are rendered.
  • The direction processor layer now remembers its settings in custom mode.
  • Improved brush wrapping when using sticker projection mode.
  • Pixel padding is now consistent when exporting at a resolution that differs from the project resolution.
  • Perlin noise based procedural effects now match on Windows and Mac platforms and render faster. This change will result in a visual difference in any existing scenes that use these layer types.

Rendering & Materials

  • The EXR file format has been added for video output, enabling the creation of HDR image sequences.
  • The list of suffixes for auto-loading textures has been updated.
  • Ambient Occlusion now works with orthographic cameras.
  • Materials with transparency now render correctly in Ray Tracing mode with UVs that go out of the 0-1 bounds.
  • Fixed an issue where materials could render incorrectly when using the various transmission shading models and a mask texture.
  • Mipmapping can now be disabled with MPIC texture files, which are used for materials and images in the asset library.
  • Spot Vignette now works in Ray Tracing mode and has been moved to the Gel Panel. This setting is only available when a gel image is loaded.
  • Fixed a crash with the Light Controller tool when Use Normal Map was enabled.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause black artifacts when using the sharpen post effect.

Baking

  • Fixed a crash when baking lighting maps with a material that had Subsurface Scattering enabled.

Mesh & Animation

  • Animated camera FOV is now supported when importing FBX files.
  • UVs borders are now smoothed when subdivision is applied, correcting distortion in the resulting UVs.
  • Triangles in Alembic files no longer pinch when sub-division is applied.
  • Adjusting the Geometry Reduction setting in a mesh’s properties no longer resets displacement mapping.
  • Fixed a crash that could happen after moving a mesh object and undoing.
  • Fixed a crash that was caused by null mesh objects saved to the scene.
  • The visibility state of animation properties in the Keyframe window is now retained when adding and removing shading models in a material.
  • The connecting lines between keyframe points in the Keyframe window are no longer chopped off when two points are close together.
  • Dragging the yellow timeline market in the Keyframe window now fully resets the rendered result to the current frame.

UI/Misc

  • A Frame tool has been added to center the camera by clicking on a point in the scene. This can be triggered with Ctrl + MMB as well (Cmd + Alt + Shift + RMB on Mac).
  • Mouse pan speed has been improved.
  • Drawers in the material editor now remember their state and do not get expanded or collapsed on undo or redo.
  • Tooltips now only show up when the mouse is still.
  • Toolbag will no longer steal mouse focus while the application is loading.
  • Fixed a crash that could trigger if you tried to drag a library asset before its thumbnail downloaded.
  • Fixed an issue with the file path display in the Resource Locator when a Bake Project was referencing a missing PSD file.
  • Fix an issue with the Focus tool where the incorrect mouse cursor would be drawn over the viewport.
  • It is now possible to close the application after a failed login attempt.
  • Fixed a crash when loading a scene that referenced a corrupt PSD file.
  • Fixed an error when loading scenes with Chinese characters in the file path.

Library

  • Object presets have been added as a new asset type.
  • 17 primitive mesh presets have been added.
  • 7 furniture presets have been added.
  • 4 lighting presets have been added.

Python

  • Added new scene export methods for python.
  • Various minor fixes and improvements.

Viewer

  • Skinned, animated meshes will now export with sub-division disabled, this resolves a bug where animations would fail to play if sub-division was enabled.
  • Animated shadows now draw correctly.

Version 4.054 Hotfix | February 13th, 2023

Installers: Windows | Mac

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a crash when baking light maps without a high poly mesh.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when attempting to bake with hundreds of high/low poly mesh objects.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when pasting an object onto the root object in the scene list.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when dragging or hovering over gradient points and deleting the gradient layer.
  • Dragging a material that is assigned to a texture project to the canvas window no longer causes a crash.
  • Gradient color values are stored correctly again after editing.
  • Gradient values are now created with the correct initial color when clicking on the gradient preview GUI to create a new point.
  • Fill layers set to black no longer get reset to white when reopening the scene.
  • Disabled input maps in texture projects no longer lose their on undo.
  • Updating one of many meshes on disk no longer causes the baker to reload all meshes.

Version 4.053 Hotfix | January 26th, 2023

Installers: Windows | Mac

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a frequent crash in paint projects
  • Fixed broken Viewer export python method
  • Fixed a bug with “Fast” texture project rendering and masks
  • Improved system stats logging for macOS

Version 4.05 | January 23rd, 2023

Announcement: Toolbag 4.05 Available Now
Installers: Windows | Mac

Texturing

New Features & Improvements

  • Up to 10x performance improvement in complex texture projects with many layers.
  • Memory use has been improved significantly for complex texture projects.
  • Symmetry can be used to mirror brush strokes.
    • Mirror and radial arrays are supported
    • Added a tool to align the axis of symmetry to mesh objects and geometry features (edges, vertices, and faces)
    • V cycles through symmetry modes
    • Shift + V cycles through axes
  • Stencils can be arranged in the viewport to mask painting tools.
    • Stencil images can be manipulated by adjusting brightness, contrast, blur and fade.
    • Z toggles stencils
    • Z + LMB: rotate stencil (hold Shift to snap)
    • Z + MMB: pans stencil
    • Z + RMB: zoom stencil
  • Lazy mouse can be used to easily paint smooth curves with the brush tool.
  • The blur layer type now has a seamless mode that enables blurring over UV seams.
  • Improved the quality of the in-effect blur for processor layers like curvature, dirt, scratch, etc.
  • We’ve added a height processor to create masks from height input maps.
  • When linking a material to a texture project, the material’s textures are now loaded as input maps.
  • You can now right-click on a material to create a new texture project from it, which automatically loads the material’s textures as input maps.
  • It is now possible to Shift-click on a layer’s mask to temporarily disable it.
  • You can now middle-click on Fill layer thumbnails to bring up the color picker and quickly recolor them without selecting the layer. This will bring up the color picker for the map type currently set in the layers window.
  • Groups now have a Pass-Through blending mode option, which is enabled by default.
  • Dragging an image from the library to the mask stack will now add a new Fill layer or replace the contents of a Fill layer if dropped directly on one.
  • A preview is now drawn for each texture project in the layers window when no project is selected.
  • The brush preview GUI has been reworked.
    • A pixel grid display is now visible when zooming in.
    • Gaps in the preview have been fixed when using sticker projection mode.
  • The brush tool’s size can now be set to values smaller than 1.0 to create single-pixel brush strokes in high resolution projects.
  • It is now possible to click-and-drag in the Active Maps panel to enable/disable multiple maps.
  • New shortcut: Shift + , and Shift + . now cycles the currently selected map in the Layers window.
  • New shortcut: M now resets the rendering mode to Full Quality for the active viewport.
  • It is now possible to to right-click on a layer and reset its tool settings.
  • Newly added paint layers now use default settings for tools rather than inherit from the previous layer.
  • It is now possible to drag layers of your texture project, and materials and smart materials from the Library, onto the Canvas viewport to mask them via material ID.
  • Transform defaults are now restored when resetting the default settings for procedural layers.
  • Preview Resolution is now set to 1:2 for new texture projects, improving interactive performance.
  • Tri-planar and 3D projection now applies to the bind pose or frame 0 for animated meshes, allowing more reliable texturing of animated meshes and meshes associated with texture projects to be placed in turntable objects.
  • Custom colors are now saved in the color picker between sessions.

Bug Fixes

  • Materials with maps that are fed from texture projects now more clearly show their status and are no longer able to be deleted or replaced with images on disk.
  • Displacement and parallax are now removed from the linked material if the displacement map is removed from the texture project configuration.
  • Dragging layers in various different ways retains the layer order.
  • Ungrouping layers in a mask stack will no longer delete the contents of the group.
  • Planar projection now respects the texture tiling value set in reference materials.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the brush preview to disappear when using orthographic cameras.
  • Changing the subdivision level on an associated mesh no longer resets displacement mapping.
  • Texture projects will now automatically update when Input Maps change on disk.
  • Image output now writes the correct bit-depth and color type with all file formats.
  • The tiling link button in projection settings now shows the correct state when switching between layers.
  • Smart materials with emissive content that are imported from disk now draw the correct thumbnail.
  • Fixed a bug that caused excess memory use when working with Gradient Map layers.
  • Meshes with bad UVs should no longer cause a crash when they are associated with a Texture Project.
  • Hitting Ctrl+Z while painting should no longer cause a crash.
  • Pasting a texture into the texture boxes in the Dirt and Scratches layer types now sets the correct visibility state.
  • Deleting all map types from a texture project will now show a dedicated label type instead of roughness.
  • Normal map panel is now hidden in adjustment layer types that are not able to modify normal content.
  • Textures projects with Preview Resolution set to less than 1:1 now draw at full resolution on scene load.
  • Texture projects no longer draw at Preview Resolution unnecessary when performing various actions like selecting texture projects or undo/redo.
  • The random seed setting in the cellular layer type now works properly in UV mode.
  • The clouds layer type no longer produces banding artifacts.
  • Fixed a bug that could result in unreliable UI interaction when switching between texture projects.
  • Fixed a bug that caused opacity to be incorrect with normal maps for layers in groups.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the active map state to be incorrect when dragging layers to and from the mask stack.
  • Undoing a change to the texture visibility in a material linked to a texture project should no longer cause a corrupt history state.
  • Duplicating a texture project now retains the linked material assignments in the original project.
  • Fixed a bug that would prevent layers from being duplicated after duplicating a texture project.
  • Dragging a material or smart material into the viewport will now show the material ID preview even if the viewport display mode is set to preview a texture map.
  • Materials with transparency no longer back the alpha content into other maps such as albedo and now properly pass the transparency content to the transparency map.
  • Fixed a bug when inverting various layer types that would produce an unexpected result because the invert was being applied before other settings.
  • Fixed a crash when using the color picker and dragging the cursor outside of the gradient sample area.
  • Fixed a crash that could trigger when adding or switching layers with the color picker active.
  • Grayscale color picking with the off screen option now samples the expected color.
  • Grayscale map types now consistently use the grayscale color picker mode.
  • Textures that are used in various layers now update their recolor goal target when updated on disk, and retain the color if it’s a custom color.
  • Fixed a crash when copying and pasting masks from one instance of Toolbag to another.
  • The texture project map selector now draws with smaller icons if the list can not fit on screen.
  • Fixed a crash that was caused by loading invalid file types as material references.

Rendering & Materials

New Features & Improvements

  • We’ve added a Glint reflection shader that creates sparkling flakes and is useful for mimicking car paint, snow, and other effects.
  • The Refraction shader has been improved. Absorption and Density have been consolidated into a Depth setting that can be controlled with a texture map. The Scatter setting can be controlled with a texture map as well.
  • We’ve added a number of new lighting render passes, including ambient occlusion and diffuse and specular passes with direct and indirect variations.
  • We’ve added a new ray-traced ambient occlusion effect to the raster renderer for more realistic occlusion.
  • It is now possible to adjust Highlights, Midtones, and Shadows in the camera object’s post effect settings. Clarity or local contrast is available as well.
  • We’ve added support for Nvidia DLSS viewport upscaling. This can be configured per-viewport and will increase the framerate in complex scenes.
  • Light color can now be set in Kelvin units by enabling the Temperature setting.
  • Rendering performance has been improved with scenes that use multiple bounces in the ray tracing settings.
  • The Denoise Strength slider now intelligently blends between the noisy and denoised result, retaining more detail and more effectively filtering fireflies or hotspots.
  • Materials with rough, metallic surfaces now produce less noise.
  • It is now possible to right-click camera object properties to reset post effect settings.
  • Specular reflections in the raster rendering mode now match the ray tracer better, especially with rougher surfaces.
  • Directional area light shadow blurriness now matches the ray traced shadows better, and is more consistent with different scene scale settings.
  • The default sky has been updated.
  • The quality of thumbnail previews has been improved.
  • The maximum light count has been increased to 64 and scenes with more lights should no longer crash.
  • Denoise blending is now disabled when denoise strength is 0.

Bug Fixes

  • Seams are no longer visible on objects with multiple materials using Subsurface Scattering or Volumetric Scattering in the Ray Tracing rendering mode.
  • The Wireframe option enabled in the settings for Final Composite render pass no longer renders on all render passes.
  • Lens flare brightness is now modulated when using directional lights.
  • Lens flares no longer show up with directional lights when the light is behind the camera.
  • Lens flares now stretch out closer to the light source.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause certain frames to be missed when exporting video sequences.
  • Fixed a bug with Volumetric Scattering that caused a white tint.
  • Viewport accumulation is now reset when changing the current frame in the Timeline window, this causes the render to update immediately rather than fade to the new frame.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause light leaking when using the ray traced render mode.
  • Fixed a problem with transparency in the ray trace renderer that was causing artifacts to show up in the alpha pass when using depth of field.
  • Fixed a problem with transparency in the ray trace renderer that was causing artifacts where transparent planes intersect.
  • Details from the sky background no longer show up in the alpha component when using ray traced features with the shadow catcher.
  • Fixed a bug with animated material properties that could result in out of date information for the ray traced renderer.
  • Skies that have a lot of contrast no longer produce backgrounds that are too bright. A number of skies have been updated in the Library to support this change.
  • Fixed an issue with random bad pixels causing artifacts in high sample count renders.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause faceted artifacts when disabling culling using certain material configurations.

Baking

New Features & Improvements

  • Light baking has been reintroduced with Complete, Diffuse, Specular, and Indirect Lighting output types. Light bounces and denoising are now supported and configurable per output type.
  • Improved the quality of ambient occlusion bakes around intersecting meshes.
  • The baker now enforces its tangent space setting on its children before baking, fixing any mismatches between meshes with different tangent spaces.
  • The baker now checks at bake time whether the same material is applied to the high and low poly meshes, and gives the high poly a unique material if they match.

Bug Fixes

  • Baking with Smooth Cage enabled no longer crashes.
  • The estimate offset function works again.
  • Subdivision is now retained properly when meshes are reloaded through the quick loader.
  • Preview material and map preview functionality has been restored when using the multi-layer PSD option.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause random mesh elements to not render correctly to multi-layered PSD files.
  • When prompting to select an output directory, it is no longer possible for the prompt to get stuck behind the main window.
  • Vertex colors are now baked to albedo if vertex colors are enabled in the high poly material.
  • When painting Skew or Offset maps, the area outside of the painted region should no longer fail to render.
  • Selecting the low mesh group no longer creates a bad history state (this may solve misc undo bugs when interacting with the baker).
  • Adjustments to cage opacity now save to the scene and create an undo state.

Mesh and Animations

New Features & Improvements

  • USD files are now supported for import and export. (USD support is currently in beta.)
  • The mesh export process has been reworked and now all export types are available from a single export window – including Marmoset Viewer and scene bundles. This can be found in File -> Export.
  • Mesh and UV memory use has been reduced which should provide improvements for handling complex scenes with dense meshes.
  • Meshes are now cached when possible, which improves undo and redo times.
  • Mesh subdivision is only updated when the mesh has changed, which improves undo and redo times.
  • Selected meshes now display their UVs in the canvas window even if they are not associated with a texture project.

Bug Fixes

  • The Y axis on the scale tool no longer scales objects in the wrong direction.
  • Fixed an issue where meshes that were scaled too big could cause a corrupted state.
  • Copying and pasting subdivision settings now correctly subdivides the mesh.
  • Bitangents are now written correctly when exporting FBX files.
  • Custom tangents are no longer supported for meshes, which resolves a few bugs.
  • The wireframe now updates as expected when switching between different sub-division modes.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause a bad undo state while altering mesh settings during animation playback.
  • Long animation names now truncate properly in the current animation list.
  • Fixed a bug that caused random vertices to be out of place in animations.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur if material shading models were updated while the keyframe editor was visible.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when selecting a mesh with invalid geometry.
  • Scene units are now handled consistently whether Use File Units is on or off.

Library & UI

New Features & Improvements

  • A Studio category has been added to the Skies folder, and a small selection of skies from Polyhaven.com are now included.
  • It is now possible to overwrite existing assets when saving custom content to the library.
  • Right-clicking on texture boxes now provides the option to open the location of the texture.
  • Tabs which are sized too small to draw their contents now display an error message.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a crash that resulted from a user trying to load an asset that has been moved in the Library when using a repository shared with other members of a team.
  • Loading an incomplete asset from the Library will no longer cause a crash.
  • Rapidly deleting and typing a new character in a text box will no longer miss characters.
  • Setting a color filter to an asset that is currently downloading no longer causes a crash.
  • Disabled spinners no longer respond to mouse drags.
  • The file save dialog now displays the file type on Mac.
  • Popping out windows in various cases should no longer progressively shrink the size of the window.
  • Dragging the top of the window past the top of the screen on Mac will no longer change the size of the window.
  • Windows behind will now gray out when the resource locator pops up on Mac.
  • When resaving a scene from the Library, undo states are now cleared, resolving a bug with corrupt states.
  • Thumbnails no longer flicker with certain combinations of filtering options.
  • The scroll bar no longer locks up with certain combinations of filtering options.
  • Pressing the […] button for User Files in the Preferences window no longer opens the wrong directory.
  • Fixed a bug that would make it impossible to delete workspace tabs when special characters were used for the workspace name.
  • Improved behavior when switching between workspaces for floating windows that are sized larger than the monitor area.
  • Docking multiple library windows will no longer cause the tabs to be duplicated when switching workspaces.
  • Fixed an issue on Mac that could prevent floating windows on secondary monitors to be resized.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause menus to open in the wrong position if the taskbar is docked up top of the screen.

Scene & Misc

New Features & Improvements

  • The Revert Scene dialog has been reworded to clarify the choices.
  • Updated the installation process to remove additional data, with options for removing user data like preferences and library downloads.
  • The material thumbnail size slider now saves to each workspace.

Bug Fixes

  • Clearing the template scene will no longer print an error that the scene can not be found on subsequent app launches.
  • Fixed a bug that would cause EXR files saved in a specific format to crash the app.
  • Copying an object’s settings and then deleting the object will no longer cause a crash.
  • Resizing the divider in the Scene window no longer results in a state where locked objects can be edited.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented other items in the viewport form being selected if a light with a large area was currently selected.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause an object to jump up or down one position when dragging to rearrange in the scene list.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause objects to reverse order when dragging to change position in the scene list.
  • Fixed a bug that could create a bad undo state when rearranging the camera in the scene list.

Viewer

New Features & Improvements

  • It is now possible to specify which camera is used for Viewer exports.

Bug Fixes

  • Quotation marks in the Title, Author, and Link boxes will no longer cause an initialization error when exporting Viewer scenes.
  • Custom Sky background colors are now properly registered.
  • Fixed a bug that caused inconsistent animation data between Toolbag and Viewer.

Python

  • Python3.dll is now included with the installer.
  • Python packages are now fetched more reliably with the user’s installed copy of pip.
  • togglePadding is now deprecated.
  • Various minor python bug fixes.

Version 4.043 Hotfix | May 24th, 2022

Installers: Windows | Mac

Bug Fixes

  • Added backward compatibility for older material files with index of refraction values.
  • Scenes saved in Toolbag 4.03 and older now use the default aperture value for the depth of field effect.
  • Fixed a crash that could be triggered by editing the cage in a bake project.
  • Fixed a crash that could happen when previewing the result of baked maps.
  • Fixed a bug that caused a crash when bake groups did not contain a high poly mesh object.
  • Fixed a bug that caused random polygons to bake incorrectly with certain combinations of mesh attributes in different bake groups.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause a crash when dragging a scene in with missing resources.
  • Fixed a bug with the resource locator that could cause referenced library assets to fail to be recognized as downloadable.
  • Fixed a bug that caused a crash when loading Toolbag 3 scenes with shading models that are no longer supported.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause a crash when loading, importing, and exporting smart materials.
  • Fixed a bug that caused shading artifacts with meshes with bad UVs and sub-division in ray-tracing mode.
  • Cleaned up the included example Python scripts for compatibility with latest Python API changes.
  • Fixed a crash that may occur if a material shader fails to build when using a custom shader.

Version 4.04 | May 4th, 2022

Announcement: Toolbag 4.04 Available Now
Installers: Windows | Mac

DirectX 12 (Windows Only)

  • The rendering backend has migrated from DX11 to DX12.
  • Hardware ray-tracing acceleration is supported for AMD RX cards, increasing ray-tracing performance by about 400%.
  • Nvidia RTX cards now use DXR rather than Nvidia Optix for ray-tracing, which reduces memory use and increases performance by about 25%.
  • High memory use scenes are handled better in some cases.

Rendering

Depth of Field
  • Added a physically-accurate ray-traced depth of field effect.
  • The DOF controls have been reworked to mimic real-world cameras with an aperture dial controlling the level of blur.
  • A focus tool has been added, which allows the user to click in the viewport to set the focus point. Ctrl + Click + Mouse Drag will set the aperture value or amount of blur.
  • A button to click and set the focus point has been added next to the focus distance slider.
  • The bokeh shapes have been updated with higher resolution images and a few new types.
  • The post effect DOF mode has been updated to approximate the physically-accurate ray-tracing mode.
  • The post effect DOF technique viewport preview now matches final renders for images up to 2048×2048. Larger renders use a different technique which may create artifacts near the silhouette of meshes.
  • The CPU DOF effect has been removed, resulting in faster renders when DOF is enabled.
Motion Blur
  • Motion blur can now be rendered for image and video renders. Note: the effect can not be previewed in the viewport.
  • A GUI element has been added to set the shutter speed in the camera object. The shutter speed controls the amount of blur.
Lens Flares
  • New physically-based lens flare effect mimics flares from real camera lenses.
  • Lens flares are now generated from direct lights rather than bright pixels on the screen.
  • Lens flare visibility and intensity can be toggled per light, while overall settings are controlled at the camera level.
Film Grain
  • The grain effect now randomizes in each frame. There is a preview option to turn on or off the random variance in the viewport. When playing back animations the grain always randomizes.
  • There are now two grain styles: film and digital as well as three scales: fine, medium, and coarse.
  • Added a dirt effect which places random scratches and stains on the render.
Shadow Catcher
  • Added an Indirect Shadow option that captures bounced lighting and reflections when ray-tracing is enabled.
  • Material properties can be configured for indirect shadows.
  • Custom meshes can now be used for shadow catching, parent a mesh to a shadow catcher object to enable.
  • Fade radius and falloff controls have been added.
Misc
  • Advanced Light Sampling is now available in the render object. This feature reduces noise in complex scenes that have many direct lights, especially when using lower sample counts.
  • Pixel filtering has been improved, resulting in better anti-aliasing.
  • Dithering has been added to reduce banding in 8-bit images.
  • Light gel textures are now supported in ray-tracing mode.
  • The GPU no longer waits for the CPU to be ready to render the next frame, which results in faster render times for videos.
  • Ray-tracing accumulation no longer resets when adjusting post effects. Holding the mouse for a second before releasing it when performing various actions no longer causes a reset in many cases as well.
  • Added an option in Edit -> Preferences to disable V-sync ray-tracing accumulation, which can speed up viewport render times when working with simple scenes. This setting can cause tearing with certain monitor configurations so it is disabled by default.

Texturing

  • The mask cache is now cleared when selecting a different texture project, freeing significant memory in scenes with multiple projects.
  • Certain blend modes (add, color burn, color dodge, linear burn, overlay, screen) have are now gamma corrected when used with sRGB maps like albedo.
  • Tri-planar project mode is now selected by default for fill layers and tools that reference materials.
  • When changing a project map from RGB to grayscale, the color picker mode now updates accordingly.
  • The clouds layer type now tiles seamlessly in UV mode.
  • All processor layer types now have a button to reset the default settings.
  • Deleting unused materials will no longer remove materials that are referenced in texture projects.
  • Mip-mapping is now forced on for brush textures, resulting in significantly reduced aliasing.
  • A default brush has been added to the library to make it easier to reset the brush tool to its original settings.
  • Textures now output at the correct resolution regardless of the viewport resolution configured in the texture project.
  • Fixed a crash that could trigger randomly when importing and export smart materials.
  • Fixed a bug that would reload deleted textures in certain layer types when resetting the settings to default.
  • Fixed a bug that would cause rendering artifacts when using tri-planar projection on Mac.
  • Fixed a bug that caused gradient layers to clamp rather than tile.
  • Fixed a bug where the tiles layer type would render corrupt data along the bottom edge in UV mode.
  • Fixed a bug with the contrast setting in the fill layer that would apply contrast and brightness adjustments to textures in the wrong order, causing clipping.
  • Fixed a bug where layers that ended up with an identical ID could cause problems with the undo system.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the thumbnail to render incorrectly when rasterizing groups.
  • Fixed a bug with the brush tool that could draw incorrect colors when using right-handed tangent orientation.
  • Fixed a bug with the brush tool when using the fit to brush project mode where normal maps were not being properly transformed while painting on meshes with mirrored UVs.
  • Fixed a bug with mirrored UVs that prevented the brush from painting on certain areas of a mesh.
  • Fixed a bug where the visibility for scratch texture in the scratch layer type wasn’t being saved.

Library

  • It’s now possible to add multiple instances of the library window. Each window will remember its position and any filtering options.
  • Added the ability to select multiple assets from the library window and drag them into the scene. This is only applicable to certain asset types like materials and skies where it is possible to load more than one at a time.
  • Searching and filtering of assets are now possible from the root folder.
  • Added the ability to right-click assets and perform various functions.
  • Added a properties window that allows the user to edit the name, category, and tags for custom assets.
  • The download GUI has been updated with a progress bar and we’ve added a display to the status bar to show how many remaining downloads are left.
  • Added a slider to set the size of the thumbnails. The smaller version draws a list display.
  • Assets that have been updated on the server now show a special state and can be double-clicked to download the latest version.
  • There is a new filtering option to sort by assets with available updates as well as an option to filter by assets currently referenced in the scene.
  • Added an option to automatically update to the latest version of any previously downloaded asset. This can be enabled in Edit -> Preferences -> Library.
  • The icons for downloadable and updatable assets are larger and more clear.
  • The asset display has been updated with mouseover states and styling more consistent with the application.
  • When hovering over an asset, the full name is displayed.
  • Long asset names are now truncated more intelligently.
  • It’s now possible to select multiple assets and apply a color code to all in the selection.
  • The search suggestions and color-coding popup boxes should no longer spill off the monitor when close to the edge.
  • The asset list is now cached locally, enabling access to downloaded assets when offline.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented an asset from being downloaded if it had the same name as the category.
  • Fixed a bug with materials from the library that had transparency and would cause corrupt data to be drawn into the transparent areas when referencing the materials.

Autosave

  • Scenes are automatically saved at a customizable interval. The settings can be configured in Edit -> Preferences.
  • Autosaves can be saved in the same location as the current scene. This is off by default; autosaves are otherwise saved into a central, user-defined folder.
  • The maximum number of saves per scene can be defined. When the maximum is exceeded, older files will be deleted.
  • The maximum size of the autosave directory can be specified as well. This does not apply when saving relative to the current scene.

Baking

  • Replacing one of many meshes in the quick loader list should no longer cause a crash.
  • Fixed a bug where confirming the color value in the picker for the offset or skew tools could cause a crash.
  • Fixed a bug where changing the tangent space would nullify mesh displacement.
  • Pixel padding is now rendered correctly for the alpha channel of vertex color bakes.

Scene & Mesh

  • Added the ability to set the TDR timeout setting for the GPU graphics in the preferences window. This is now set to 20 seconds on install and should significantly improve stability in complex scenes. Changing this value requires restarting the computer.
  • High-polygon meshes now use a simplified tangent space, significantly decreasing file load time for dense meshes.
  • Added a setting to the Preferences window to Browse for Missing Meshes. This is off by default so the Resource Locator will no longer prompt for missing meshes unless this setting is enabled.
  • Displacement mapping now refreshes automatically when meshes are reloaded.
  • Reduced memory use for sub-divided meshes.
  • Toolbag now prompts to save the scene when the computer is shutting down or restarting.
  • Various interactions with camera settings now register to the main undo track rather than the camera track. The camera undo track now primarily contains camera movements.
  • Fixed a bug where scaling a parent object could cause the scale tool to show unpredictable behavior when scaling a child object.
  • Fixed a bug where loading a texture didn’t create an undo state right away, which could cause corruption in the undo track.
  • Fixed a bug that would allow sub-meshes to be removed from their parent meshes, causing a crash when the user attempted to interact with them.
  • Textures that are loaded into multiple slots now display the correct color space setting.
  • Fixed a bug that caused multiple skies to use the same background color value.

UI & Workspace

  • The login window has been updated to improve the account access user experience.
  • The window size and location are now stored when closing the application with the window maximized.
  • The default window size has been enlarged and should now account for various scaling settings.
  • Various folder locations are now stored independently. For instance, when choosing where to save a render or load a texture the file dialog window will now remember the respective locations.
  • The window position should now be remembered on multi-monitor configurations.
  • The previously selected camera should now be remembered more reliably.
  • Interaction with the viewport buttons now updates the active viewport focus.
  • Clicking the initial state in the history window no longer causes the state to reload.
  • Dropdown menus now automatically close when scrolling windows.
  • Users can now click and drag on Mac without first clicking in the window to set focus.
  • Windows can now be seamlessly popped out of a docked position and repositioned on Mac.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause black bars to show up when resizing and rearranging windows.
  • All spinner GUI elements should spin in the correct direction (ie: count up and down) when dragging up and down on the control.
  • Fixed a bug that would send users to the Marmoset website during patch updates if the user canceled the installation.
  • Fixed a bug where tooltips popping up could cause input to be lost, ie: a slider drag wouldn’t register.
  • Fixed a bug where selecting the render object or a camera could cause an undo state to be created.
  • Fixed a bug that causes the GUI to draw incorrectly on Mac when dragging a window to a secondary monitor.

Python

  • Window width and height can now be set properly.
  • Fixed an issue with window layout auto resizing.
  • Library assets can now include their category, the example Python script has been updated to show this.
  • Changing subdivision type on multiple meshes at once no longer crashes.
  • Fixes to UI example plugin for secondary windows.
  • Added calls to get the first party and user library paths with getLibraryPath() and getUserLibraryPath().
  • Updated Python interface to read “sharpness” instead of “smoothing” for certain layer types in the texture project system.
  • Python access to the library paths has been improved.

Version 4.036 Hotfix | December 6th, 2021

Installers: Windows | Mac

Bug Fixes:

  • Fix for blank resource prompt on macOS
  • Fix for STL loader generating incorrect tangents with Mikk setting

Python Fixes and Improvements:

Updated Python API Reference: https://marmoset.co/python/reference.html

  • rayTraceDenoiseStrength was incorrectly set to type str in the documentation, it’s now set to float
  • mset.CameraObject.postEffect.toneMappingMode now includes ACES, our documentation has been updated to reflect this
  • Callbacks in mset.callbacks now report errors that occur inside of them
  • SceneObjects can now be compared, so they’re easier to sort, check for equality, etc
  • Added subroutine name to mset.MaterialSubroutine
  • Fixed get/setStoreItem not fetching store items
  • Fixed mset.UIDrawer where the drawer could disappear when closed
  • mset.SceneObject has a new member variable – uid, a unique ID for that scene object
  • mset.Image now includes sRGBToLinear and linearTosRGB conversion functions
  • Fixed python skyboxes not updating their background brightness
  • mset.setSelectedObjects is now available, making it easier to select objects in the scene like texture projects

Version 4.034 Hotfix | August 10th, 2021

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a crash that would occur when copying and pasting a paint layer in a mask stack.
  • The Strict Normals option in the Subsurface Scattering and Subsurface Volumetric shading models has been resurrected, resolving shading errors in certain scenes.
  • Fixed a crash when grouping layers if Viewport Quality was set to Fast in a texture project.
  • Fixed a crash that could happen when duplicating a mesh whose material used displacement.
  • Fixed a crash that could happen when applying a material that used displacement.
  • Fixed a crash that occurred when using different blend modes in a procedural mask layer in a specific scene.
  • Fixed a crash that was caused by a corrupted/truncated scene file. Truncated or partially saved scenes can now be loaded in some instances, but data loss can be expected in these cases.
  • Fixed a crash that could happen when hitting cancel before a missing file finished downloading in the Resource Locator.
  • Fixed a crash that could happen on Mac when there was a missing material resource.
  • Fixed an undo error that could happen with scenes that contain two or more texture projects.
  • Grouping a layer that is inside a group with a mask will no longer send the layer to the mask stack.
  • Clicking and dragging in the Color Picker window updates the values in real-time for lights and other miscellaneous colors again.
  • Clicking and dragging in the Sky Light editor updates the values for lights in real-time again.
  • The Polygon selection tool now works better when making thin, triangular selections.
  • The default camera is now assigned to the render camera if the previous renderable camera is deleted, ensuring there is always a renderable camera.
  • It should no longer be possible to click the [X] button to close the application while resizing the window.
  • Layer thumbnails now update more reliably in texture projects.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause mesh transforms to be altered on undo.
  • Improved performance during animated playback in a specific scene that caused warnings in the animation importer.
  • Older scenes with animation data will be updated on load.
  • Modal window dropdowns should now work on Mac.
  • Fixed a problem on Mac where dragging and dropping materials wasn’t creating an undo state.

Python:

  • Documentation fixes for mset.BakerObject, mset.TextureProjectLayer, mset.BakerObject.
  • Fixes for mset.CameraObject field of view, lens, and postEffect settings.
  • Added support for mset.SkyBoxObject child brightness, control over the background color, and mode of the skybox.
  • Fixed mset.BakerObject bindings for Ambient Occlusion (2). Added support for binding BakerObjects to TextureProjectObjects.
  • Various bug fixes for mset.TextureProjectObject outputs, layers, and corrected examples.
  • Fixed RenderObject denoise fade and occlusion size settings.

Version 4.03 | July 2nd, 2021

Announcement: Toolbag 4.03 Available Now
Installers: Windows | Mac

Rendering

  • Real-time denoising is now available for Nvidia RTX GPUs.
  • Denoising now features additional configurable options to define whether to use the CPU or GPU, and set the quality of the denoising.
  • Real-time GPU denoising has been enabled for animation playback as well.
  • New high-quality Denoising mode that uses pre-filtering and a special mode for glossy refractive materials and mirror-like surfaces. Note: the high-quality mode is only available with CPU denoising.
  • The Refractive Index (or how intense the distortion is) can now be controlled independently from Reflectivity. Disable Derive Refractive Index from Reflectivity to control this value directly.
  • The Shadow Catcher object now softly fades when used with Fog objects and the Depth of Field effect.
  • Fog has been updated to better account for light attenuation and now accounts for changes in scene scale.
  • The default Fog settings have been updated to create a more natural result.
  • The Shadow Catcher object now renders as expected in the Alpha Mask Render Pass and when Transparency is enabled for final renders in raster mode.
  • Normal mapped low poly meshes used with Subsurface Scattering no longer causes an increase in the normal map intensity.
  • Black edge artifacts due to extreme normal map values have been improved.
  • Highlight values are now correct when using 16-bit file formats for final renders.
  • GGX reflections with higher roughness values now look better.
  • Absorption and Scatter in Subsurface Scattering now works more consistently with different scene scales.
  • Adjusting texture tiling when used with transparency now updates the shadowed result when using ray tracing.
  • Bokeh shapes work in final renders again.
  • The depth of field effect now blurs the wireframe.
  • Reduced instances where render accumulation resets unnecessarily, such as when scrolling in a window.
  • Accumulation now resets more reliably when it should.
  • The watermark renders in videos again.
  • Text boxes for raster settings can no longer be adjusted when these controls are disabled/grayed out.
  • Anisotropic reflections no longer get overly bright at acute angles.
  • Meshes without vertex color data will no longer render with rainbow colors when Vertex Color is enabled.
  • Displacement should no longer reset on undo.
  • Fixed a crash on Mac when rendering images with large sample counts or videos with many frames.
  • Fixed a rendering issue on Mac when using transparent materials.
  • Fixed an issue that caused black reflections on certain parts of an animated mesh.
  • Fixed a crash when rendering with uncommon image resolutions.

Texturing

Tools
  • We’ve added new selection tools which are available when working with Paint Layers: Lasso, Polygon, Face, UV Island, and Object.
  • Added a Brush Warp parameter to create random distortion.
  • Added a Tip Contrast setting to adjust the contrast of the Brush texture.
  • When the Brush Material is set to Fit to Brush, we’ve added a checkbox to enable Sprite Sheet Material. This causes the material textures to use random variations to match the Brush Tip Texture.
  • Scattering has been improved and should no longer scatter onto the wrong areas when using large brushes.
  • All brush settings are now pre-cached, reducing delays when initially adjusting various brush parameters.
  • Fixed an issue that would cause pixelation in the brush stroke when Hardness was set to 1.
  • The Fill and Gradient Tools now use a randomized dither seed, preventing build-up of dithering artifacts.
  • The Brush preview no longer draws behind the mesh when using the Sticker Projection mode.
  • The Gradient Tool no longer shows GUI for all possible Project Maps.
  • The Gradient Tool’s Knurl and Diamond mode now tile correctly when used in Canvas.
  • We fixed a bug that caused image quality degradation to unselected areas with the Gradient Tool.
  • We fixed a bug that caused corrupt data to temporarily draw into the emissive map in texture projects.
Layers and Groups
  • Layers and Groups can be dragged onto a mesh in the viewport to assign a Color Selection based on the Material ID.
  • Layers, Masks, and Groups can now be merged to Paint Layers.
  • All layer types can now be rasterized to Paint Layers.
  • Layers can now be converted to different types. For instance, a Fill Layer can be converted to a Clouds Procedural while retaining any child or Layers or Masks.
  • Groups have been reworked to draw the contents below the Group. You can now see the Group’s contents and its Mask Stack simultaneously. The folder icon expands and collapses the contents, while the arrow expands and collapses the Mask Stack.
  • Layers and Groups can now be colored to make them easier to organize.
  • The selected Layer is now added to a Group upon creation.
  • You can now copy and paste Groups, Layers, Layer Settings, and the contents of a Layer’s Mask Stack. You can also copy the contents of a Layer and paste them into an external image editing program.
  • Material properties for Fill Layers and the Paint and Fill tools can be copied and pasted as well.
  • Brush settings can be copied and pasted too.
  • Dirt and Scratch layer types render correctly again. 4.01 introduced a bug that caused the compositing to be incorrect. Texture Projects created in 4.01 and 4.02 may look slightly different now if using these types.
  • Curvature processing has been improved, dithering between 127/128 values is now ignored which reduces noise when using the Curvature, Direct, and Scratch Processors.
  • Cellular now tiles correctly when the scale is set to 5.
  • Clouds and Perlin intensities are better normalized now.
  • Normal editing for the Curves and Levels layer types has been disabled, and a Contrast setting has been added to Hue / Saturation.
  • A highlight is now shown when dragging a Layer from Masks to the color component slot.
  • Dragging a Smart Material to the top of the Layer stack should now place it in the correct position.
  • Texture project input maps now automatically reload when changed on disk.
  • Right-clicking in the Layers window to add Layers should no longer cause the menu to go off-screen when the cursor is near the screen border.
  • Fixed a bug that caused Planar Projection to render with Tri-Planar.
  • Paint Layers now always match the resolution set in the Texture Project.
  • Fixed a freeze that could happen when duplicating fill layers with full pixel contents.
  • Fixed a bug that caused normal maps to be composited incorrectly for Layers in Groups.
  • Histogram color values are now correct when loading .mpic format textures.
  • Inverting the result of Gradient Layers now produces the correct result.
  • Fixed a bug where Groups could prevent Layers from drawing to certain map types.
  • Dragging a Material from the Library to a Fill Layer now serializes correctly (solves undo and file save bugs)
  • The Gradient Map layer type now produces perceptively correct sRGB values.

Scene

  • We’ve added a tool for lights to click on a mesh and have the light direction update to match the clicked point. This tool has a few modes, it can align the specular highlight to the sample point, or the light direction, or simply aim the light at the point. We’ve added hotkeys to alter common light attributes when using this tool as well, Ctrl+LMB = Brightness, Ctrl+RMG = distance to object, and Ctrl+MMB = adjusts the spot cone.
  • We’ve added new selection tools for scene objects as well: Rectangle, Circle, Lasso and Polygon.
  • Copy and Paste color values from color boxes. You can paste the color value as hex as well.
  • Copy and Paste Objects and Object settings in the Scene window.
  • Copy and Paste Material settings from one Material to another. Sub-routine settings can be copied and pasted as well.
  • We’ve added a right-click menu to Cut, Copy, and Paste from text boxes.
  • You can now copy a texture from one slot to another in the Material Editor and any other area where there is a texture slot. The texture can be pasted into an external image editor as well.
  • Save As now remembers the directory your scene is saved in.
  • Import Materials With Models is now disabled. This means that Toolbag will no longer import the material values set in your 3D application. This can be enabled in Edit > Preferences.

Meshes & Animation

  • Pivots can now be edited and centered for meshes and groups. To edit pivots, use the Translate or Transform tools and enable Edit Pivot, or press the D key when using those tools.
  • File reference objects now retain transformations for their child objects when a file reload occurs.
  • Animations now play when the timeline window is not visible in a workspace.
  • Custom animation sets are now retained after reloading the mesh file.
  • We added a Loop setting to the Model Animation settings. This can be used to prevent the model from snapping to the incorrect position with animations that are not intended to loop.
  • Fixed a crash related to manually reloading meshes.
  • Materials with animated Displacement values now update the displaced result on playback.
  • Changing the Subdivision Geometry Reduction setting now forces the ray tracer to update the mesh data.
  • Fixed an issue that was causing geometry artifacts when PNTriangles Subdivision was used with an animated Alembic mesh.
  • Fixed an issue that was causing meshes with blendshape data to load inefficiently.
  • Joints with non-uniform scaling are now supported.

Baking

  • There is now an option to use Per-Pixel or Per-Vertex Mikktspace tangents.
  • Improved the quality of Mikktspace normal maps.
  • Improved the quality of ambient occlusion/reduced halo artifact near intersecting objects.
  • Ignore Groups works in conjunction with Use Multiple Texture Sets again.
  • Fix a bug that caused sections of high poly meshes to be ignored for Material ID bakes when the Multi-Layer PSD option was enabled.
  • Maps that have not been baked yet should no longer display a can’t be found error.
  • Fixed an error that caused the wrong Tangent Space to be used.
  • Roughness and gloss textures now bake correctly from high poly materials.
  • Fixed a bug that would cause recursive baking errors if the low poly’s material was using displacement.
  • The Skew and Offset windows no longer draw a bad state after undo.
  • We fixed an issue where degenerate geometry could cause the application to freeze when baking UV island maps.
  • We fixed a bug where adding displacement to the low poly’s material could cause recursive baking errors. Now the pre-displaced mesh is always used for baking.

Tangent Space Handling

  • Tangent Orientation, or the direction of the green channel or Y axis, is now set independently of Tangent Space.
  • Tangent Orientation settings are now available in Bake Projects, Texture Projects, and there is a default setting in Preferences.
  • Tangent Orientation can be set per texture for Brush Tool, Fill Tool, and Fill Layer Material Properties. When using Reference Materials, it is automatically set.
  • Mikk is now the default Tangent Space (this can be changed in Preferences).

Library

  • Assets are now sorted case-insensitively.
  • Custom Textures, Skies, Brushes, Materials, Smart Materials, and Smart Masks can be saved to the Library by dragging the files from the operating system to the Library window. This works with multiple files at once.
  • Custom Skies can now be saved to the Library via the Library button in the Sky object.
  • Custom Scenes can be saved to the Library as well from the File > Export menu.
  • We fixed a few cases where searching and tagging assets with colors in the Library could cause crashes.

Python

  • We’ve improved our auto-complete bindings with the addition of type hints across the entire API, taking the guesswork out of writing scripts for Toolbag. Try installing our type package with pip install mset.
  • We’ve exposed more control in the form of our Texture Project python bindings. Every Texture Project Layer has bindings that you can manipulate and control.
  • You can now add your own assets to your local library with Python.
  • Every setting in your Render object is now accessible.
  • You can now control mesh subdivisions and disable/enable hiding meshes from the ray tracer.
  • Transforms now have more fine grained control with the addition of matrix manipulation and control over pivots.
  • Miscellaneous user interface bug fixes and quality of life improvements, in particular window registration is no longer required.
  • Cameras in 4.03 have been simplified to make them much easier to manipulate.
  • Toolbag now runs Python 3.9.4 on both Windows and MacOS.
  • Environment variables are now accessible to all Python plugins.
  • Data can now be easily shared between plugins with Toolbag, with the addition of mset.getStoreItem(key: str) -> Any and mset.setStoreItem(key: str, val: Any). This means multiple plugins that need to share things like handles can now do so much easier. 

Viewer

  • Light Brightness now exports correctly.
  • Fog has been updated to match the updated style in Toolbag.
  • The Distortion Limit setting in the Refraction shader now exports correctly.
  • The Refraction Mask now exports correctly.
  • Roughness values are now more consistent between Toolbag and Viewer.
  • The Subsurface Scatter effect is now more consistent between Toolbag and Viewer.
  • Fixed a bug where using Subsurface Scattering along with Microfiber would cause an invisible mesh. These shading models are not supported simultaneously in Viewer. Microfiber will be automatically disabled in this case.
  • Fixed a bug where a camera pointing straight at the scene could cause the Sky background to render incorrectly.

Misc

  • The title bar now displays Untitled when creating a new scene.
  • Alt + MMB to pan now consistently updates the active Viewport state. 
  • Framing selected now works better with split viewports.
  • Various undo bugs have been fixed.
  • Fixed a crash that could happen if a default monitor was not set.
  • Fixed a crash that was caused by the Project Resolution being set to an invalid number in a Texture Project.
  • The GUI will no longer draw off-screen when pressing Ctrl+Enter to engage fullscreen mode.
  • We fixed an issue where web links from within the application would cause an error if Firefox is your default browser.
  • We solved a bug that could cause windows to draw black if collapsed, hidden, and shown in a certain order.
  • The Generate Primitives script no longer crashes when exiting with the [X] button or switching workspaces.

Deprecated

  • Windows 7 is no longer supported.
  • The Horizon Occlusion setting in the Reflectivity panel is no longer supported.
  • The Swirl Vignette feature in the Depth of Field effect is no longer supported.
  • UV and Tri-Planar Projection are no longer supported for the Turbulence Layer.

Version 4.02 | January 11th, 2021

Installers (Win 7 compatible): Windows | Mac

Bug Fixes:

  • Tooltips system should no longer crash on mix-resolution display setups.
  • Tooltip display option in preferences works again.
  • Window elements should no longer go out of bounds on widescreen monitors.
  • The window should no longer flicker after changing monitor DPI scaling.
  • Text is no longer blurry at 125% and 175% scales.

Version 4.01 | December 21st, 2020

Toolbag 4.01 includes numerous bug fixes and smaller improvements and should resolve most of the serious pending issues.

Rendering

  • Canceling a render should no longer crash.
  • Clicking on the main window during a render should no longer show the unresponsive application error.
  • Overwrite existing now works as it should with MP4/AVI video renders.
  • The watermark works again for renders. We’ve added a scale slider too.
  • The lens flare effect works again for renders as well.
  • When overwrite existing is off, the iteration numbers are now appended at the end of the file name.
  • It’s no longer possible to have only one active render camera or render pass.
  • We fixed a bug that caused refractive materials to be too bright -on certain AMD video cards.
  • The microfiber shading model should no longer create hot pixels when using raster rendering and high sample counts.
  • Unlit surfaces now render correctly when using ray tracing and DOF.
  • Adjusting the PNTriangles level slider now correctly updates the displaced result.

Texturing

  • Painting performance has been improved.
  • We’ve added custom input and project map types.
  • You can now drag a texture to the brush preview area to load it.
  • Dragging a smart mask between layers rather than onto them now creates an empty group with a mask. This will no longer cause a bad state in the layer stack as well.
  • Shift+Ctrl+RMB will now rotate the brush.
  • The gradient tool now works as expected and should not cause crashes when using or changing tools.
  • The color selection layer will no longer crash when more than 4 entries are added.
  • The flood tool now more reliably with contiguous meshes over different UV islands.
  • AO input maps are now composited correctly.
  • Using the brush tool after the gradient no longer creates bad strokes.
  • Clicking with the left or right buttons on a stylus during a stroke should no longer corrupt stroke data, and right-click should no longer open the context menu.
  • Loading a brush preset with no brush texture set will now clear the texture if one exists.
  • We’ve fixed some bugs related to different projection and size space settings in the brush.
  • The sharpness setting in the dirt & scratch layer types no longer causes artifacts.

Library

  • We fixed a crash that could happen if you were not connected to the internet/could not connect to the library server.
  • All sub-categories are now collapsed in the tree view by default.
  • We’ve added tooltips for all library window UI elements.
  • Downloading an asset before its thumbnail has loaded now works.
  • It’s no longer possible to set both the downloaded and user directory to the same folder.

UI

  • We’ve improved the login window and account creation process.
  • You can now close the window with the X button at the login screen.
  • We resolved an issue with workspaces that could result in a window blocking the login screen.
  • Window scaling now updates when windows are dragged between monitors with different resolutions and DPI scaling settings.
  • Tooltips should reposition themselves rather than go off-screen or below the taskbar now.
  • Vertical collapse no longer puts the scene and material editor windows in bad states.
  • Toolbag now registers the alt key on the first click when coming to Toolbag from another application.

Baker

  • Group ID map bakes work as expected again
  • Responsiveness and stability should be better when baking very high poly meshes with baker priority set to responsive.

Animation

  • It should no longer be possible to create bad keyframe data and old scenes with bad data should be repaired when loaded.
  • Sky objects that share the same sky preset will no longer have their rotation improperly linked when one of the two has keyframed data.

Version 4.00 | November 23rd, 2020

Announcement: Marmoset Toolbag 4 Available Now
Installers: Windows | Mac

Toolbag 4’s initial release.

Now Featuring:

  • a new ray tracing rendering engine – path traced global illumination for modern GPUs
  • RTX-accelerated ray tracing renderer and baker via NVIDIA OptiX integration
  • Texture Projects – real-time 3D material authoring and texture painting tools
  • Customizable user interface – drag-and-drop windows, dual monitor support
  • Workspaces – UI preset layouts
  • Toolbag Asset Library – free base materials, sky presets, brushes, smart materials, smart masks, and more…
  • Bake Project to Texture Project livelinking – auto-populate and update texture project inputs in real-time
  • New raster rendering controls for SSAO, local specular reflections, and diffuse light scattering
  • New advanced shaders for refraction, subsurface scattering, microfiber, and clearcoat reflection

Version 308 | July 1st, 2019

3.08 Installers: Windows | Mac
See the release notes here.

Additions:

  • Substance file format has been updated to the latest version.
  • Value outputs are now supported in Substance files.
  • Meshes that do not match naming conventions are now ignored in the Quick Loader.
  • The ACES tone mapper is now supported in Viewer.
  • A Ray Distance setting has been added for Bent Normals.

Python Improvements:

  • Exposed searchDistance parameter with BakedNormalBakerMap and AOBakerMap.
  • Position maps are now accessible via Python.

Misc Bug Fixes:

  • Substance files should no longer crash on Mac
  • Modifying meshes or materials should no longer crash on auto-reload.
  • Skew and Offset maps are now retained on auto-reload.
  • Bent Normal map direction baking is now more accurate.
  • Meshes that do not match Quick Loader naming conventions no longer crash on auto-reload.
  • Omni and Spot lights now produce more consistent blurred shadows with lighting map bakes.
  • OBJ files from ZBrush no longer have incorrect emissive material properties.
  • FBX materials no longer import with unnecessary emissive or alpha shaders.
  • Alpha slider values now register when exporting glTF files.
  • Texture Tiling values now export correctly with glTF files.
  • Resolved a crash when undoing transform changes for certain animated files.

Version 307 | April 9th, 2019

See the release notes here.

Python Improvements:

  • New hooks for periodic and “on focus” callbacks, making live updates much easier to author.
  • Toolbag can now hide the main menu when launched from the command line (-hide option).
  • Resolved a Python crash when using BakerObject.getTextureSetCount().
  • Support for file type filters in file save and open dialogs.
  • Python scripts now accept arguments in sys.argv when Toolbag is launched from the command line.
  • PyBakerObject.getTextureSetCount and getAllMaps should now work correctly in all cases.

Additions:

  • Updated the Substance file format library to the latest version.
  • The default material now uses a Metalness value of 0.

Baker Fixes:

  • Tangent Space setting in baker now shows up correctly on file load.
  • Baker no longer exports extra files when Multi-Layer PSD is enabled.
  • The Scene list state is now maintained when reloading meshes with the Quick Loader.
  • Material assignments are now maintained when reloading meshes with the Quick Loader.
  • Fixed a crash when importing meshes via Quick Loader with the Import Full Scene Hierarchy option enabled.
  • The Specular value in Adv. Metalness now matches other shading models.

Bug Fixes:

  • Texture-less Metalness values are now handled correctly with glTF exporter.
  • Resolved an issue with incorrect vertex colors due to multiple vertex color layers in FBX.
  • Sky transforms are now handled correctly when parented to a Camera.
  • Resolved a crash with invalid STL meshes.
  • Text field controls now display long strings properly.

Version 306 | January 15th, 2019

Feature Additions:

  • Ray Search Distance setting for Ambient Occlusion maps
  • BMP files now support indexed color and grayscale formats
  • Added Python bindings for Position Map, Height Map
  • Added “texture” as an option mirror to “merge” when getting/setting subroutines in Python

Bug Fixes:

  • Auto-reloading while mesh file is being written no longer causes mesh references to be lost in the Quick Loader.
  • Curvature maps now render correctly with 3DS Max Tangent Space
  • Preview material now works correctly with Albedo (Metalness) output
  • Baker no longer crashes when trying to bake empty meshes
  • Ambient Occlusion artifacts resolved for certain meshes
  • Material values are now handled better from OBJ and FBX files
  • Fix Mirrored Tangents setting has been removed from animated meshes (this setting is not compatible with rigged meshes)
  • SBSAR inputs are now handled better
  • Fixed Local Reflections artifacts being rendered into the alpha channel of transparent images
  • Solved an issue where the camera axis would flip at the poles

Version 305 | September 27th, 2018

See the release notes here.

Feature Additions:

  • Improved cage offset algorithm, the cage should not collapse on itself with complex geometry such as picatinny rails.
  • Custom cage support, works via UV matching, non-matching geometry is supported. Custom cages can be used with the _cage naming convention in the quick loader.
  • 64x sampling option for better anti-aliasing.
  • All map types are now multi-sampled, including material ID, material property outputs and wireframe.
  • Wireframe line and vertex thickness options added.
  • Vertex color alpha output is now supported.
  • Lost quick loader file references create a prompt to replace the file. This should resolve auto-reload problems when transferring files between team members or when the original file has been moved.
  • Bake groups are now sorted alphabetically.
  • When a new Baker object is created, The Master Tangent Space now uses the Default Tangent Space defined in preferences.
  • A new master Tangent Space setting (Per Mesh), has been added to the Baker which allows the user to define the tangent space for each mesh.
  • Diffuse, Specular and Complete Lighting outputs are now rendered in sRGB.
  • Normalization option added for Position map output.
  • New microsurface shaders: Roughness, and Advanced Microsurface. The Metalness / Roughness workflow is enabled by default for new materials as well.
  • Fix Mirror Tangents mesh and baker option. This splits vertices along mirror seams which should alleviate mirrored UV related baking artifacts with certain tangent spaces.
  • Texture inputs are now retained when changing shading models. For instance, when swapping from Gloss to Roughness.

Bug Fixes:

  • Skew maps are correctly initialized now.
  • When using Texture Sets and Multi-layered PSD export each set now saves a unique PSD.
  • Low to low normal map baking artifacts have been resolved.
  • PNG files no longer export alpha content.
  • Bitmap file type removed from output list (BMP writing is not supported).
  • File format/bit depth combinations now provide an error when unsupported type is selected (ie: 16 bit TGA).
  • Normal maps are now correctly transformed when using low poly meshes as the high poly. This should resolve low -> low baking issues.
  • Object IDs should retain colors when meshes are reloaded.
  • Estimate Offset works again.
  • Removing quick loader file references is more stable now. For instance, removing one of many should no longer remove others.
  • Light baking issue with light too close to object is now resolved.
  • Some minor python fixes and additions.
  • MacOS Baker GPU Priority has been adjusted to help prevent crashes when baking AO and other process heavy maps. Go to Edit > Preferences > Baker GPU Priority and set it to Moderate or Responsive if you experience crashes.
  • Camera limits now work with multiple cameras in Viewer.
  • Texture filtering settings now correctly export to Viewer.

Version 304 | April 25th, 2018

See the release notes here.

Additions:

Viewer
  • Animation support
  • Stand-alone Viewer application
  • Fog (shadowed!)
  • Refraction shader
  • Shadow catcher object
  • Multiple camera support
  • High DPI support
  • High-res thumbnail option
  • Reduced mview file sizes
  • Reduced memory use
Baker
  • Revised UI with configurable map selection and preset loading/saving
  • Many new maps:
    • Cavity/Convexity (these replace the R/G curvature option)
    • Bent normals
    • Thickness
    • Diffuse/specular/complete lighting maps
    • Object, Group and UV masks
    • Alpha (from high poly mesh)
    • Wireframe
    • Albedo (metalness)
    • Roughness
    • Metalness
    • Transparency (from high poly material)
    • Emissive
  • Texture set support
  • AO dithering for better quality bakes
  • AO per-group Ignore Groups exclusion setting for moving parts
  • High poly normal map detail now bakes to normals output
  • Master tangent space setting
  • Skew/offset map resolution setting
  • Cage opacity setting
  • More image file formats (PNG, TGA, etc) are now available from save dialog
  • Misc bug fixes
Shadows
  • Cascading shadow maps for directional lights
  • Improved shadow coverage and reduced shadow artifacts
  • Ludicrous shadow resolution setting
Image Quality Improvements
  • Shadowed fog
  • DOF now has smoother transitions
  • DOF resolution discrepancies significantly improved, viewport now matches captured images
  • Bloom is smoother with higher size values
Animation
  • Animated meshes are now stored in .tbscene file
  • Animation performance is significantly improved in some cases
Misc
  • Viewport performance boost button (temporarily turns off expensive effects)
  • glTF exporting
  • Camera near plane setting (helps with large scenes)
  • Updated Substance support
  • 16 bit PNG support
  • 32 bit HDR render support
  • Extended Python support
  • STL model loader
  • Faster material texture loading
  • Many more small improvements and bug fixes!

Version 303 | August 31st, 2017

See the release notes here.
Legacy 3.03 Installers: Windows | Mac

Feature Additions:

  • Mac OS Support!
  • Python Scripting & Plugin support – API reference
  • Improved refraction shader with two-sided refraction option
  • Added “Uniform” sampling mode for AO bakes

Bug Fixes:

  • Updated substance support for newer file versions
  • Improved normal map baking quality significantly for 3DS Max and Mikk tangent spaces
  • Mesh reload now respects tangent spaces properly
  • Various fixes to texture visibility UI in materials
  • Fix for major baking artifacts / missing triangles with some meshes
  • Modest bake speedup for AO, about 5%
  • Decent improvement in baking preparation speed
  • Better behavior with special characters in file paths in more cases
  • Fixed texture naming issue in scene bundle exports
  • Scene outliner now supports dragging objects to end-of-list
  • Additive transparency fix for GI
  • Materials without normal mapping now render with more accurate normals
  • GI and local reflections now work better with perfectly flat geometry
  • Improved color space for videos on Windows 10
  • And many more smaller fixes

Version 302 | February 14th, 2017

See the release notes here.
Legacy 3.02 Installers: Windows | Mac

Feature Additions:

  • Material Animation!
  • Refraction Shader!
  • Smart texture loading, drag textures onto palette to create new material, or onto existing material to load
  • Baker “Smooth Filter” option for geometry smoothing
  • EXR file output for screenshots and animation
  • Show/hide toggle buttons for high/low baker objects
  • New lights are now auto-placed in camera direction
  • Color-over-time display for RGB keyframes

Bug Fixes:

  • Many baker fixes:
    • Baker auto reloads now retain all settings
    • Cage vertex offset directions are now better
    • Texture tiling support for material bakes
    • Cage offset is now consistent with display
    • Improved smart-load suffix & name matching
    • Baker viewport preview now works with wireframes
  • Improved tablet support, if you’re having issues with your tablet try the Tablet-Friendly Input setting in Edit-> Preferences
  • Various stability fixes
  • Animation Property view display has been tweaked
  • Animation fixes for object transforms
  • Scenes with > 32 lights now display (more) correctly
  • Improved Local Reflections to omit background image correctly
  • Viewer preview option now more reliable
  • Better support for writing more compatible layered PSD files
  • Support for ArtStation pro file size limits
  • Better scaled UI appearance
  • Drag & drop now works with scaled UI
  • Better functioning progress bar for long jobs

Version 301 | December 8th, 2016

Legacy 3.01 Installers: Windows | Mac

Feature Additions:

  • Vertex color baking!
  • Voxel Resolution settings for adjusting GI quality/speed

Bug Fixes:

  • Faster Global Illumination!
  • Stability & speed improvements for baking large meshes!
  • Faster mesh prep for baking
  • Baker now uses less VRAM in some cases
  • Fixed padding width for baker to be faster & more consistent
  • Cavity maps now render correctly again
  • Mesh rotation fixed for certain cases in FBX loader
  • Video export now works with special characters in file paths
  • Special characters are now better supported in mview export
  • Vertex color shader now uses sRGB color by default

Version 300 | November 25th, 2016

Toolbag 3 initial launch, woohoo!
Legacy 3.00 Installers: Windows | Mac

Feature Additions:

  • Animation support and keyframe editor
  • Global illumination
  • Baking
  • New skin shader
  • Refreshed UI
  • ArtStation export
  • Unity Package export
  • Unreal Engine import plugin
  • Mesh export
  • Scene bundle
  • Custom shaders
  • Command window and scripting
  • Shadow caster object
  • Camera backdrop object
  • Turntable object
  • Tiling texture options
  • Improved local reflections
  • Safe frame
  • Scale reference
  • Video export
  • Viewer preview
  • 100x and 400x sampling
  • Resource locator (for lost textures and meshes)
  • Material groups
  • Material thumbnail size slider
  • Example scenes (Help -> Example Scenes)
  • New skies
  • Performance improvements
  • Many other tweaks and bug fixes

Version 208 | August 5th, 2015

Legacy 2.08 Installers: Windows | Mac

Feature Additions:

  • Automatic mesh reloading
  • Volumetric fog
  • Camera constraint settings for Viewer export
  • Lights and cameras now import from FBX files
  • Selectable UV set for emissive shader

Viewer Feature Additions:

  • Camera Constraints
  • AO map support
  • Lossless normal map option
  • Texture wrapping and filtering options now export
  • Additive blending background tint now supported

Bug Fixes:

  • Tooltip corrections
  • FBX transform and pivot fixes
  • Improved compatibility for loading of TIFF files
  • Fix for duplicated camera/object conflict
  • Film grain behaves better with 2x viewport resolution
  • sRGB option now works for 16bpc images
  • “Use Filtering” texture option now overrides anisotropic filtering
  • Windows retain their positions during app minimization
  • Fix for improper object naming when duplicated while renaming

Version 207 | May 29th, 2015

Feature Additions:

  • Export to Marmoset Viewer!
  • Material ID import! Apply multiple materials to a single mesh
  • Unity tangent space support
  • Filmic/Hejl tone mapping
  • Contextual help in the form of tool tips
  • Template scene feature for custom creation of new scenes
  • Template material feature for custom creation of new materials
  • Object locking via the outliner
  • New “Material” menu with added options for organizing materials
  • UI and compatibility improvements for Allegorithmic Substance files
  • PLY mesh import
  • Explicit texture input option for transparency/alpha maps
  • Advanced metalness shader
  • Greatly improved TIFF support for 16bpc, HDR, and more
  • Texture toggle for quick hiding of texture inputs
  • Channel selector for specular map & others
  • Outliner selection can now be moved and expanded with arrow keys
  • “Home” button in sky browser
  • Outliner now expands to show viewport selections
  • Sky browser now display directories as clickable icons
  • App window dimensions now saved between sessions
  • Button hover effect
  • Customizable default path for sky browser
  • Better performance on some laptops with multiple GPUs
  • Added a mask control to Newton’s rings shader
  • Faster texture loading
  • Indexed color TGAs are now supported

Bug Fixes:

  • Returning from full screen now behaves better with window position & size
  • FBX sub-objects are now positioned correctly in more cases
  • Transform decay under parent rotation/scale now fixed
  • Additional non-English characters can now be properly typed into text fields
  • Materials now properly sorted by name at all times
  • Fixed texture inspector crashes in obscure cases
  • Corrupt or invalid TGA files no longer crash the loader
  • Frame selection now performs properly on more objects
  • Area lights no longer cause division by zero in some cases
  • Light objects are now more clearly visible in otherwise empty scenes
  • UI elements like cameras and lights no longer interact with DOF focus selection
  • Improved wireframe display for some tessellated meshes
  • Mesh highlight no longer flickers constantly during undo
  • Long object names now clip properly in the outline view
  • D3D-style alt+enter override should now be properly disabled; use ctrl+enter instead.

Version 206 Hotfix | October 30th, 2014

Bug Fixes:

  • Made skin shader compatible with 2.05 (and earlier) subdermis maps again
  • Added “Skin Mask” to Subdermis Map alpha. Mask fades between “Lambert” and “Skin” diffusion models, should be a black or white value.
  • “Skin Mask” affects shadow blur and normal smoothing properly
  • Proper bounds now set for area light shadows

Version 206 | October 27th, 2014

Feature Additions:

  • Area Lights
  • Color Curves
  • Lens Distortion & Chromatic Aberration
  • Lens Flares
  • Scale Tool!
  • Glass Preset Material
  • Random sky now chosen for new scenes

Bug Fixes:

  • Improved GGX quality & accuracy
  • Large scene files (> 2 GB) are now supported
  • Light & camera guides now only display for selected objects
  • Improved behavior for framing selections with different FOV settings
  • Shadows now cast properly from meshes without back face culling
  • SSAO now takes aspect ratio into account properly
  • Substance file paths now support spaces
  • UI guide line width now behaves at all FOV settings
  • Fixed redundant loading of data for faster boot
  • Subdermis map/scatter value now mask normal smoothing and shadow blur in the skin shader

Version 205 | July 16th, 2014

Feature Additions:

  • GGX reflection module!
  • World/Local setting for transform widget
  • Recent files menu
  • Scene scale and unit settings
  • Extinction coefficient for increased IOR science
  • Cavity/Curvature map support for Substance materials
  • 3D monitor stereo mode

Bug Fixes:

  • Greatly improved rendering for Mikk / xNormal tangent space! Finally!
  • Mikk / xNormal tangent space generation is no longer painfully slow
  • Improved rendering for tangent spaces loaded from FBX files
  • Better checks for degenerate triangles & tangent space on import
  • Major reduction in memory use for Undo states and general use, particularly with large meshes
  • Local reflections now work properly with dynamic lights & sky brightness
  • Parallax mapping now works properly with 3DS Max tangent space
  • “Prompt for Unsaved Changes” now optional, and prompts more accurately
  • Improved move behavior with transform widget
  • Fixed transform widget distortion on certain meshes (requires mesh re-import)
  • Improved TGA loading support, notably compressed grayscale
  • Improved HDR loading support, notably older .hdr file revisions
  • Fixed diffuse lighting when no reflection module present
  • Changed mousewheel back to dolly forward/back instead of zoom in/out
  • Object property drawers now remember open/close state
  • Better Microsoft Windows version/app info

Version 204 | May 5th, 2014

Feature Additions:

  • Sky browser with thumbnail previews
  • New modes for sky backdrop rendering
  • Camera are now fully transformable & selectable objects
  • “WASD” camera controls
  • Improved camera speed control
  • Mesh selection highlight
  • Improved local reflection quality; reduces smearing and other artifacts
  • Vertex color support for albedo and ambient occlusion
  • Zbrush Polypaint support through OBJ files
  • Greatly improved PSD and HDR loading speed
  • Shader build caching for faster application boot, scene load, and general editing
  • Improved efficiency & responsiveness with custom cube maps
  • Copy & paste for text entry
  • Tab & shift+tab to cycle through text boxes
  • Improved UI graphics for lights
  • Interface appearance tweaks
  • Retina display support for Mac

Bug Fixes:

  • Mesh & textures no longer disappear after open dialogs on Mac
  • Scene rotation turntable export now has correct sky orientation
  • Wacom tablet input now works properly
  • Local reflections no longer cause transparency artifacts in exported screenshots
  • Fixed minor light bleed effect in Blinn-Phong shading
  • More robust metalness support for substance archives
  • Now possible to replace substance outputs with custom textures
  • Tangent space selection for meshes is no longer lost on scene load
  • Spaces are now supported in the screenshot output folder path
  • Trackpad input responsiveness improved on many machines, notably Mac
  • Arrow keys now work on Mac
  • Skybox preview image in light editor is no longer backwards
  • Light icons now display properly when temporal anti-aliasing is enabled
  • Meshes without vertices no longer crash during FBX load

Version 203 | February 20th, 2014

Feature Additions:

  • Dota 2 Shaders!
  • Gloss Map “Horizon Smoothing” setting
  • Index of Refraction (IOR) reflectivity mode, w/ global “Ambient Refractive Index” render setting
  • Drag and Drop image import for skybox content
  • Texture preview channel selector
  • “Authorize for all Users” option for licensing login in Windows

Bug Fixes:

  • Substance support does a better job of assigning outputs
  • Substance support now includes size and seed parameters
  • Resolved many visual glitches with tessellation
  • Improved wireframe consistency, memory use, and appearance
  • 3DS and DAE model files now import correctly
  • Improved fullscreen support for Mac
  • Skybox import crash for certain DDS files
  • Sky rotation no longer “jumps” when turntables are enabled
  • Sky child light brightness now behaves correctly in all cases
  • Friendlier menu/submenu selection behavior
  • Object group creation no longer hangs in certain situations
  • Mesh rotation UI no longer reads zeros at inappropriate times
  • Title bar filename display now remains when saving a new scene
  • OBJ import fixes, resolving some crashes and missing geometry
  • Very long and very short object names are handled better in the outline now
  • Tangent space setting for meshes now has a ‘none selected’ behavior for model files that contained a custom tangent space

Version 202 | December 19th, 2013

Feature Additions:

  • Object duplication (Ctrl+D)
  • Viewport icons are now smaller and hideable (Ctrl+U)
  • Shadow caster toggle for meshes
  • Mesh info display
  • Tangent-space option for vector displacement maps
  • Improved material preview sphere
  • Faster compressed TGA loading (about 4x)
  • Additional post effect presets
  • Window title now shows active file name
  • Tutorials & links now under “Help” menu
  • Credits window

Bug Fixes:

  • Vector displacement no longer distorts under rotation
  • Resolved “black box” artifacts on some imported meshes
  • OBJ loader fix for high precision values
  • sRGB color space now used properly for LDR sky images
  • No more crashing when parenting an object under itself
  • Contact refinement no longer runs unless shadows are enabled
  • New scenes now properly reset sky settings
  • Improved licensing behavior with proxies in Windows
  • Mac .tbscene file association now works better
  • Space bar now works on Mac 😛
  • Watermark tweaks

Version 201 | December 10th, 2013

Feature Additions:

  • Two-sided rendering – disable ‘Cull Back Faces’ per mesh

Bug Fixes:

  • Driver reset / crash no longer occurs on older Nvidia cards
  • Z-fighting glitches reduced
  • Texture options window crash fixed
  • Sky light editor crash fixed
  • Licensing glitches
  • Mac installer errors

Version 200 | December 5th, 2013

  • Toolbag 2 Initial release