v2.5.0

Tested compatibility: Blender 2.90 -> 4.3

Added

• import-export:
  • PAA texture import for textures compressed with DXT1 or DXT5 (S3TC BC1 and BC3) algorithms
  • new config data parser and unified handler module
• scripts:
  • utility script to create empty "dummy" P3D file

Changed

• import-export:
  • improved LZO1X decompression speeds
  • model.cfg import is now available without Arma 3 Tools as well (if native parsing is successful)
• tools:
  • Vertex Mass Editing:
    • tools are now available in both Edit and Object modes
      • in Edit mode the functions operate on the selected parts only
      • in Object mode the functions operate on the entire mesh
    • Distribute Mass now supports volume weighted distribution (on closed components)
    • Mass From Density now supports volume weighted distribution (on closed components)
    • UI layout was reorganized
  • Bulk Renaming now shows warning signs at paths that point to files that do not exist
  • Hit Point Cloud:
    • exposed modifier settings were removed
    • internal process was simplified

Fixed

• the Rigging tools only allowed 3 bones to be assigned to a vertex instead of the proper limit of 4 (Select Overdetermined, Prune Overdetermined, General Cleanup)
• Bulk Renaming tool exposed the internal paths making it possible to break the feature until the next list refresh
• Center of Mass operator was not accounting for world transformations

v2.4.2

Tested compatibility: Blender 2.90 -> 4.2

Note

CRITICAL HOTFIX!

Fixed

• P3D export would fail due to a leftover missing program function

v2.4.1

Warning

Critical bug was found in this release. Do not use it!

Tested compatibility: Blender 2.90 -> 4.2

Changes

• internal handling of the P3D data was simplified and improved
• internal code structure and dependencies were cleaned up
• improved add-on reloading

Fixed

• named properties were not properly lowercased with the Force Lowercase export option during P3D export
• animation action property classes were not properly unregistered when the add-on was deactivated or reloaded

v2.4.0

Tested compatibility: Blender 2.90 -> 4.2

Added

• import-export:
  • Terrain Builder object list import
  • Terrain Builder object list export

Changed

• LZO1X decompression for BMTR files was improved

Fixed

• the mandatory part of the LOD validation during export was mistakenly using the Warnings Are Errors setting even if verbose LOD validation

v2.3.5

Tested compatibility: Blender 2.90 -> 4.2

Added

• extension manifest blender_manifest.toml
• autocomplete suggestions for LOD named properties (Blender 3.3 and above)

Changed

• updated internal references for compatibility with Blender 4.2+

Fixed

• sharp edges data block is no longer exported if no actual sharp edges are detected
• Driver: offroad common proxy had incorrect path

v2.3.3

Tested compatibility: Blender 2.90 -> 4.1

Fixed

• Extract Proxy would fail due to missing internal property

v2.3.2

Tested compatibility: Blender 2.90 -> 4.1

Added

• import-export:
  • ASC import drag-and-drop support (Blender 4.1 and above)
  • P3D import drag-and-drop support (Blender 4.1 and above)
  • RTM import drag-and-drop support (Blender 4.1 and above)
  • Skeleton import drag-and-drop support (Blender 4.1 and above)

v2.3.1

Tested compatibility: Blender 2.90 -> 4.1

Fixed

• Sort Sections P3D export option was operating on the wrong object, and wasn't actually affecting the output model

v2.3.0

Tested compatibility: Blender 2.90 -> 4.1

Added

• Materials tool RVMAT Templates
• import-export:
  • P3D:
    • support for Underground (VBS) LOD type
    • support for Groundlayer (VBS) LOD type
    • support for Navigation (VBS) LOD type
    • Collisions export option (handling duplicate LOD types)
    • Generate Components export option
    • LOD copy directives
• Validation tool:
  • LOD - Generic ruleset:
    • warning for more than 2 UV channels on a LOD object
  • LOD - Shadow ruleset:
    • warning for unconventinal LOD indices (not 0, 10, 1000, 1010 or 1020)
    • warning if LOD has lodnoshadow = 1 named property
  • LOD - Underground (VBS) ruleset
  • LOD - Groundlayer (VBS) ruleset
• Rigging tool:
  • Add OFP2_ManSkeleton operator
• Debug add-on options tab:
  • Preserve Preprocessed LOD Objects

Changed

• import-export:
  • export processes will no longer start if the target file is in use by another application
  • backup and temporary export files are now time stamped in the extension to avoid collisions
  • P3D:
    • handling of unknown LOD types has been improved (the Unknown LOD type can now be used to set any custom LOD signature)
• utilities:
  • Find Components now only creates selections for closed components
• Vertex Mass Editing tool:
  • Mass From Density now ignores non-closed components and loose vertices
• Rigging tool:
  • skeletons and bones are no longer forcibly alphabetically sorted
  • hierarchic bone order now has to be maintained manually, depending processed will not try to detect the hierarchy in a mixed order
• Colors tool was moved under new Materials tool
• Preserve Faulty Output add-on option was moved to the newly introduced Debug options tab

Fixed

• Geometry LOD validation would falsely report not triangulated meshes
• P3D import would crash Blender if Proxy Action was set to Purge
• Find Components would purge all vertex groups under certain circumstances

v2.2.1

Tested compatibility: Blender 2.90 -> 4.1

Added

• Center Of Mass operator in the Vertex Mass Editing tool (forgot to include in v2.2.0)

Changed

• Arma 3 Proxy object can now be added to the scene without first selecting a parent object

Fixed

• P3D import and export would fail in older versions of Blender when trying to remove unnecessary UV layers from objects
• geometry node modifiers would not be applied during P3D export
• length limit on P3D named property names and values was missing and would result in a failed export at too long values