Arnold 6.0.3.0
Build
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USD requirement: USD 19.05 is now the earliest supported version.
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USD 20.02: USD 20.02 is now supported. (#260)
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Fixed build issues on Linux and MacOS. (#303)
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Fixed build issues when using USD 0.19.05.
Procedural
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Using the new instancer procedural: The procedural now uses the core shipped instancer procedural. (#256)
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Prim Visibility: The visibility token from UsdGeomImageable is now correctly inherited. (#218)
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Fixed a crash when using the Arnold Viewport functions. (#295)
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Fixed a crash when writing USD files with upper-case extensions. (#288)
Render Delegate
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Computed Primvars: Computed primvars are now supported, enabling previewing UsdSkel and Houdini crowds. (#265 and #267)
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Improved Rendering: The Render Delegate is now using the Arnold Render API correctly, leading to better responsiveness. (#270)
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Improved Render Buffers: The Hydra Render Buffer support is now significantly improved, including improved performance. (#8)
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32-bit buffers: The render delegate now outputs 32-bit float buffers, instead of dithered 8 bit whenever possible. (#9)
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arnold:global: prefix: Prefixing Render Settings with
arnold:global:
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Shaping Parameters: Shaping parameters on Sphere Lights are now supported. This includes Spot and IES parameters, excluding IES normalize and IES angle scale. (#314)
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Barndoor Parameters: Solaris' Barndoor parameters are now roughly approximated using the barndoor filter. Note, Arnold does NOT match Karma. (#332)
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Fixed a crash when instancer nodes had uninitialized node pointers. (#298)
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Fixed a bug with aborted renders not marking the render pass as converged. (#4)
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Fixed a bug where the camera jumped to the origin in Solaris. (#385)
Scene Format/Writer
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Mask: The scene format plugin now supports a mask parameter, allowing selective export of Arnold nodes. (#274)
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Closures: Closure attributes are now written to the USD file. (#322)
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Options: The options node is now correctly translated. (#320)
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Fixed bugs with the string export functions. (#320)
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Fixed a crash when writing pointer attributes. (#342)