Release Notes/2023.10000/next

Build 2023.12120 - Dec 16, 2024

COMP Class.copy() - will now give an error instead of crashing when trying to copy a parent network into its own child's network.
UI Class - pasteOPs() now returns a list of the new operators.

Palette:cameraViewport - v1.0.2.1 - Fixed defaults for 'PivotDistance' and 'Draw Pivot' parameters and fixed binding of values for callback parameters.

Palette:kantanMapper - Fixed freeform shapes not closing in certain scenarios. Additionally, to prevent depth fighting between shapes, each shape is now properly layered in depth and separated from the tools layer.
Palette:popDialog - v1.3.0
- Added 'Text Entry Type' parameter that lets you choose between string, float, int, password.
- Added window control features to Advanced parameter page.

Palette:popMenu - v1.3.0 - Added 'Include in Placement Dialog' parameter to avoid polluting that dialog. Default is Off.
Widgets - v2.2.1
- Normalized font parameters.
- Added features for auto scaling.
- Fixed custom font file assignments.

Palette:sceneChanger - v1.0.9 - Fixed Fadetime == 0 bug.
Palette:stoner - Fixed an issue where scripts would momentarily error when external project component was specified.

COMP

Actor COMP - Fixed a bug where the Actor COMP collision shape would not update unless it is was part of a simulation/solver.
Engine COMP / TouchEngine - Fixed an issue which could cause output from a Feedback CHOP to be interrupted.
FBX COMP - Fixed a crash on TouchDesigner start in certain cases when the .tdc file is not present.
Nvidia Flex Solver COMP - Fixed a crash from pulsing 'Start' twice in one frame, when 'Diffuse Particles' are enabled.
GLSL COMP - Fixed a bug where the component would not always redraw for mouse events.

TOP

Direct Display Out TOP - Improved Display selection to provide more details on the display and help loading up in a more consistent state each time. Note: Existing files will need to re-select their Display from the menus. Improvements also made to send out frames correctly for the actual refresh rate of the display.
Movie File In TOP - Improvements and bug fixes
- Fixed audible audio resampling errors when playing back at speeds other than 1.
- When loading an image avoid always cooking when Play=Off, Update Image=Off and Always Load Initial Frame=On.
- Fixed an issue which caused stuttering output after seeking for some codecs when 'Hardware Decode' is enabled.

Movie File Out TOP - Fixed H264/H265 files not being cleanly seek-able without artifacts.
NDI In TOP - Fixed an issue which caused garbage textures from some sources.

Video Device In TOP - Fixed a case where 4k quadrant mode capture wouldn't work correctly.
Video Device Out TOP - Fixed pops that can occur when the audio signal is outside -1->1.
Video Device Out TOP - Fixed some issues with 8k quadrant output for AJA devices.

CHOP

Audio Movie CHOP - Fixed audible audio resampling errors when playing back at speeds other than 1.
Beat CHOP - Warning errors describing too few/many 'Update Global' Beat CHOP sources.
CPlusPlus CHOP - The class passed into getOutputInfo() is now correctly setup to have the sampleRate member set to the timeline FPS. It was previously always 60.
Laser Device CHOP - Fixed a crash when using more than 16 devices in mode. Also fixed occasional laser glitches by adding queueing to the point output buffer when using ShowNET.
OAK Device CHOP - Fixed several crashes that would happen when the callbacks DAT was missing and the CHOP parameters were pulsed.
OptiTrack In CHOP - Upgraded to SDK 4.1.1.
OSC Out CHOP - Fixed a crash that can occur when changing the 'Channel Names' parameter.
Pangolin CHOP - Fixed errant disconnect between TouchDesigner and Beyond when input has zero points.
Render Pick CHOP - Fixed cases where re-loading .tox files might result in crashes.
RenderStream In CHOP - Improvements and bug fixes
- Fixed issues with Schema .json file not being saved for some project filename formats.
- Added ability to override the near/far plane for the projection matrix.
- Updated to SDK RenderStream 2.0

Timer CHOP - Fixed discontinuities in Master Seconds when cycles applied.
Timer CHOP - goTo() now supports specifying both segment and seconds simultaneously.

DAT

Web Server DAT - Fixed a crash on close and for secure servers fixed a hang on WebSocket close.

SOP

Convert SOP - Fixed crash that would occur on trying to convert to a Bezier Curve with the input being a single point.

MAT

Misc

Timecode - For Operators that have Timecode Object/CHOP/DAT parameters (eg. Movie File In TOP), allow for also just providing a timecode string.
TouchEngine - Fixed a crash which could occur with some older GPUs.
SearchReplace_Dialog - Can now search help and enableExpr in parameters.
Windows OS - Fixed an issue which prevented multi-key character input working, often needed for international language support.
Added a fallback font for Cambodian language characters.
'External Tox Path' parameter is no longer set to an expression when the loaded .tox is in Tscript mode.
Fixed a bug copying custom password parameters.
Updated Intel Open MP library to fix conflict with importing PyTorch.
Fixed Sequential Parameters support of sequence headers with digits in the label.
Floating Cloud Licenses - Fixed TouchPlayer.exe incorrectly taking TouchDesigner licenses from dongles when a Player license is available.
[Expressions] - Fixed the % operator not matching correct behavior for Python.
Added a warning message when trying to load new format toe or tox files into an older version of TouchDesigner.

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