Release Notes for VRGS Release 2.65 to 2.66

Current Build

2.66 Build 1 (28/09/2021)

• Manual mesh rotation added to the active mesh menu.
• Auto vertical scale option added to the cross sections properties.
• Added function to snap orientation measurments vertically to the active mesh (for correcting poor GPS elevations).
• CRS to CRS conversion added for orientations.
• Add texture to mesh from exisiting orthoimage fixed.
• Added presentation/slides group to flight path.
• Linked flight path viewpoints to slides.
• Gamepad controls viewpoints, slides and laser pointer in flightpath.
• Added better speed control to gamepad controller.
• Optimisiation to tiled model update, and added rapid swap mode.
• Added thumbnail view of slides in flightpath for virtual fieldtrips.

Previous Builds

2.66 Build 0 (12/09/2021)

• Reload last scene option added to project properties.
• New Level Of Detail algorithm added for meshes.

2.65 Build 31 (01/09/2021)

• Geopolygon opacity state now saves
• Interpretation line auto-size can now be turned off (auto-scale in 3D view properties). When auto size is turned off the interp line will vary size according to distance from the camera. interpretation cylinder width will then be in pixels, rather than in metres.
• Added right click menu to the messages panel. Clear and Copy All functions added.
• Greater flexibility in colouring objects on the stereonet
• Stereonet display options saved.
• Histogram window can now display a stereonet instead of using the separate stereonet view. Updates realtime with interprtations (linked to current display windows).
• Stereonet default colours changed to more accessible colourmap.
• improved stereonet contouring
• fixed bug where importing an OBJ point cloud causes an extra point cloud object to be created.
• fixed a crash on drag/drop an OBJ with no faces defined into the 3D view.

2.65 Build 30 (26/08/2021)

• Fixed an issue with the "set focus" option on interpretation groups.
• Improved contour display on the stereonet.
• Added display as strike option for the rose diagram.
• For node locked academic site licenses the license key can be picked up from an evironment variable removing the need to add the license key individually for each machine.

2.65 Build 29 (10/08/2021)

• Quick access toolbar now saves state.
• Interpretation groups/folders now have a "set focus" option. New interpretations will be placed in the group that has focus. Implemented for Orientations, Polylines and Geopolygons.
• Stereonet Updates
  • Ensured contours are closing properly.
  • Context menu allows creating groups from stereonet selections.
  • New sector selection tool.
  • Better colour scaling.
  • Added rose diagram display.

2.65 Build 28 (01/08/2021)

• Improved performance of the interpretation and data trees.

2.65 Build 25 (26/07/2021)

• added normal distance to the scan line export and properties page.

2.65 Build 24 (26/07/2021)

• Sketch group updates

  • Fixed issue causing lock-up/crash on deleting sketches.
  • Click on sketch button now creates new sketch group.

• Stereonet updates

  • Fixed selection tools.
  • increased range of object types that can be displayed.
  • Vector means now plotting

• New Tools

  • Scanline tool added
  • Scanline export to JSON

• Tree Control

  • Fixed select with CTRL for multiple individual items

2.65 Build 23 (20/07/2021)

• Updates to the log editor:
  • Import of JSON Well logs added to logs.
  • display of geophysical logs added to 2D log view.

2.65 Build 22

• Updates to the log editor:
  • Log devation vertices can now be moved using "move vertices"
  • logs save image tracks correctly
  • log images can now show properties when clicked, and be deleted as well.
  • Fixed problem re-displaying logs once view closed.
• Update to video recording:
  • Aspect ratio now correct on video recording
  • video format changed to MP4
  • New 4K default setting added to video recording
  • New "Match screen size" setting added to video recording
  • Screen recording from the home menu records real time.
• Update to license management:
  • added offline licensing when unable to connect to license server.
• General
  • Updated all dependencies to latest stable releases

2.65 Build 21

• Implemented new measure tool in VR

2.65 Build 20

• Re-design and new implementation of the VR menus.

2.65 Build 19

• addition of additional data to csv export of polylines
• support for floating licenses via an on-premises server
• Improved display if polylines (projection orientation and line styles)
• Fixed an issue when calculating space for backups on network drives
• multiple minor fixes

2.65 Build 10

• Updated the creash reporting SDK
• Fixed a problem with precision interpretation at very high detail (fractions of mm)
• Updated SLPK reader for DRACO compresses tiles.
• Modified geodatabase export for orientations to export all interpretations vertices, not just centroid.
• Added additional attributes to the geodatabase export.

2.65 Build 9

• Added extra geodatabase export functions.
• Updated external libraries
• start of DRACO support for tiled models

2.65 Build 8

• Minor bug fixes

2.65 Build 7

• Added attributes to polyline interpretations.

2.65 Build 6

• Remote collaboration (beta) enabled for Pro/Enterprise Users.

2.65 Build 5

• Added floating license support for Pro/Enterprise Users.
• Added support for separate licensing of sub-modules.
• Recent file list improved.
• URL button added to web panel.
• Variables can be used in default item names.
• Labels now have size and maintain size option at the group level.
• Default zoom level for the map panel can be set in the project properties.
• Default map provider (Bing/Google maps/Google Earth Web) for the map panel can be changed in project properties.
• Billboard position and size can now be edited.
• Goto for billboards views them face on.
• Sketches can be converted to polylines.
• scale bar defaults can be changed in the group properties.

2.65 Build 0

• Fixes an issue with uploading crash reports.