2024.3
Thank you for downloading Visionary Render 2024.3. This release focuses on enhancing collaboration, improving performance, and extending core functionality based on your feedback.
The new features and improvements in this release will positively impact your overall experience with Visionary Render.
What's New in This Release?
Introducing the JT Exporter
We're pleased to introduce our new JT format exporter. This capability enhances collaborative workflows and communication. It helps address challenges in sharing complex visualisations and design modifications and getting meaningful stakeholder engagement across your business.
Key Benefits
- Export Visionary Render models directly to JT format for easy import into PLM systems like Siemens Teamcenter, and various MCAD software tools.
- Share modifications with team members who don’t have access to Visionary Render. The JT format allows a wider audience to view and interact with models using standard JT viewers.
- Facilitate design reviews and sign offs by making visualisations available to all stakeholders, leading to faster issue resolution and fewer problems in later development stages.
The exported file does not include parametric data but contains tessellated mesh geometry of your Visionary Render scene. This includes the full hierarchical structure, basic colours, materials, and associated metadata, offering a comprehensive view that can be easily shared and reviewed.
Manikin export capability is planned for an upcoming release to support ergonomic and process planning applications.
Licence Type Display
To help you easily distinguish between Developer and Review licences, we now show an RV or DV indicator in the toolbar. This aims to prevent confusion and potential data loss due to an incorrect version of the licence being used.
Avatar Name Labels for Collaboration
For quick identification and therefore better collaboration sessions, we've added avatar name labels. This improvement makes interactions more efficient in sessions involving multiple users.
OpenXR Visibility Mask
You can now change the size of the visibility mask and also disable it when using external monitors for display.
Smoother Navigation in Collaboration Sessions
Improved navigation smoothness in networked VR sessions, optimised for high refresh rate devices.
Extended Image File Format Support
You can now import a wider range of image formats, including WebP, JPEG 2000 (JP2), JNG, JPEG XR (JXR), PBM, PGM, PPM, and PFM, expanding your options for visual assets.
Character Controller Improvements
We've improved the behaviour of the Character Controller with tracking systems and HMDs. Camera movement and collision detection are now based on the position of the tracked user, resulting in a more natural and immersive experience when navigating virtual environments.
A temporary height difference may occur when switching tracking modes.
OpenXR / SteamVR Runtime Update
You can now use OpenXR mode with SteamVR's OpenXR runtime, offering greater flexibility and compatibility for users in SteamVR environments.
Tab Navigation Between Textboxes
You can now navigate between text boxes in the 3D GUI using the Tab key.
License Server Update
Security vulnerability patches applied. All users should upgrade to latest version.
Importers and Exporters
| Importer | Version Support Added |
|---|---|
| STEP | AP 242 ed2 (beta) and Ed3 (beta) |
| Parasolid | 37.0 |
| Revit | 2025 |
Resolved Issues
We continue to focus on addressing issues you've reported and improving the quality of Visionary Render. In this release, we identified and resolved 22 issues, 9 of which were reported by customers. Below is a summary of key resolved issues:
| ID | Summary |
|---|---|
| FUS-1386 | Identifying which avatar is which becomes a problem as the number of participants increases. |
| FUS-2005 | Ambient occlusion is wrong in right eye with forward renderer and stereo optimisation. |
| FUS-2716 | Character controller changes rotation origin. |
| FUS-2719 | Fixes inconsistent behaviour of the "look at" constraint when the constrained object has a pivot. |
| FUS-3008 | Stops the "look at" constraint from resetting the constrained object's scale. |
| FUS-3429 | Navisworks Import - Materials Not Assigned to Geometry. |
| FUS-3504 | Fixes a crash after merging scenes. |
| FUS-3505 | Fixes a crash when applying materials with bump/normal maps. |
| FUS-3514 | Adds a width option to Font nodes. |
See the Changelog for a complete list of resolved issues and changes.