Hi All,

3D Canvas 7.1 is now available for download: Download 3D Canvas 7.1

What's New in 3D Canvas 7.1
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o) New Show Only Function

This right-click function allows you to hide every scene object except those currently selected.


o) Improved Texture Cropping

The texture cropping window now automatically adjusts to show more texture detail.


o) New Piper Plug-in (3D Canvas Pro Feature)

Used to create bending and twisting pipes from a base section of pipe.


o) New Bridge Engineer Plug-in (3D Canvas Pro Feature)

Automates the building of bridges.


o) New Foundry Plug-in (3D Canvas Pro Feature)

Quickly creates common structural elements, such as I-Beams.


o) New Butt Objects Plug-in (3D Canvas Pro Feature)

Precisely butts two objects together.


o) New Print Hierarchy Plug-in (3D Canvas Pro Feature)

Used to print the hierarchy of a scene.


o) New Swap Texture Files Plug-in (3D Canvas Pro Feature)

Used to replace a texture a model uses with a new texture.


o) New Count Triangles Plug-in (3D Canvas Pro Feature)

Counts the number of triangles an object or hierarchy uses.


o) New Split Faces Plug-in (3D Canvas Pro Feature)

Moves the selected faces to a new object.


o) Updated Pipe Builder Plug-in (3D Canvas Plus/Pro Feature)

Now called Pipe Engineer, this new version includes new shape attributes for the created pipe.


o) Updated Count Untextured Plug-in (3D Canvas Pro Feature)

Now called Show Untextured, this new version includes additional details to help in finding untextured objects and faces.


What's New in 3D Canvas 7.1 for Train Simulators
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o) New Train Simulator Engineer Plug-in (3D Canvas Pro Feature)

Automatically generates wheels, chassis and bogies.


o) New Cab Engineer Plug-in (3D Canvas Pro Feature)

Automates the building of selected parts of locomotives.


o) New Handrail Engineer Plug-in (3D Canvas Pro Feature)

Automates the building of train handrails.


o) New Buffer Engineer Plug-in (3D Canvas Pro Feature)

Automates the building of train buffers.


o) New Fit Boiler Curve Plug-in (3D Canvas Pro Feature)

Adjusts the base of an object to fit a boiler shape.


o) New Animate Rods/Pistons Plug-in (3D Canvas Pro Feature)

Automatically generates animations for train wheel links, connecting rods and piston objects.


What's Fixed in 3D Canvas 7.1
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o) Texture management received significant redesign/rewrite, which should correct the problems with copy/paste/duplicate that resulted in textures either getting mixed up or disappearing.

Richard,

Once again, thanks for the hard work, and especially for the added features.

Mike Adams