LightWave 2018.0.2 (Build 3065) Final Release Change Log - Mar 01, 2018

2018.0.2 will install into its own directory. 2018.0.2 uses the same license as your 2018.0, and 2018.0.1 license - just drag-and-drop the license into the interface of 2018.0.2 when first launching 2018.0.2.

Bumped product version to 2018.0.2.
Set the build number to 3065

'Enhanced Capture' in the Feedback Agent allows positioning and resizing of the screen-shot window. LMB will start a new capture, RMB will complete. The 'Enhanced capture' and 'Delay' settings are now persistent in the Feedback Agent.

Removed the unused status bar from the Feedback Agent interface.
The 'Log On As A Service' link for Windows 7 was for Windows 2008 Server, and was invalid for Windows 7.
The NRC Controller can now be configured to minimize or close to the task tray.
Based on recent Render Status panel changes the sizing of the columns has been adjusted to give more room to the labels versus the data.
Fixed crash in LWSDK LWSurfaceFuncs->byName() function when object name is NULL.
Installer: The link for the 'Log On As A Service' page was no longer valid.
Corrected an issue with the new FBA screen capture being seen on tester's machines.
Updated the 'multitree_test.py' example script to indicate proper usage of the set_addr() method.
D-Storm: A node reporting anything above a 'Warning' during a task is automatically removed from that task.
Desktop shortcuts are now also deleted when the Windows version is un-installed.
Losing or stopping a node that is currently rendering a frame in the NRC Controller now adds that frame back into the frame 'pool' for rendering, as long as that node is not the last node working on the Scene task.
Optimized OpenVDB shadow calculations.
A side-effect of LWB-3084 (Sequence time remaining does not work with arbitrary frames selected) left an internal state not being reported to the NRC Service under ScreamerNet rendering, causing its state machine to fail. This caused the Controller interface to stop updating, even though the render task for the specified frame continued.
Added missing functions from LWToolFuncs description
Fix for texture repeat modes when exporting nodal Image/NormalMaps
Fixed Layout viewport gadgets flashing like crazy when resizing the window.
Optimized HyperVoxel shadow calculations.
    
LB-3454 Feedback Agent - Snapshot, change of behavior
LB-4395 WeightShade view redraw problem.
LB-4429 Surface Editor search field now cleared with a scene clear/load
LB-4547 Instancing unexpectedly slow in this scene
LB-4582 lwsdk.LWImageList() lacks ability to query sequence data
LB-4585 Emitter properties not available
LB-4586 UDIM images not color space aware
LB-4587 Reset Cache File Path or Clear doesn't warn the user and doesn't work.
LB-4589 GI Light leaks on reflexive surface
LB-4603 GI has SEVERE issues.
LB-4604 Adaptive Sampling appears to be broken
LB-4622 Render panel shows wrong status with edge rendering
LB-4626 Unable to set the Minimum and Maximum Dynamic Range values
LB-4628 Missing commands for setting LWITEMF_SHOWCHILDREN and LWITEMF_SHOWCHANNELS flags.
LB-4646 FBX export of textures broken to channels other than "Color"
    Importing FBX "DiffuseFactor" to LightWave "Diffuse"
    Exporting LightWave "Diffuse" to FBX "DiffuseFactor"
    Removed explicit check for an image format containing an alpha component for the "Transparency" channel
    Added special case to support the "Principled BSDF" material's "Bump" input
    Added support for:
    "Luminosity"
    "Diffuse"
    "Specular"
    "Glossiness"
    "Reflection"
    "Transparency"
    "Bump"
LB-4647 Installing Python site packages prevents complete un-install on OS X
LB-4648 Modeler Viewport Interaction Input Lag
LB-4649 macOS: running applications via Terminal may never start.
LB-4650 'Send to NRC' script does not respect user-set output path
LB-4651 Installer's README file shown at end of install
LB-4653 The default configuration location cannot be accessed under OS X
LB-4657 $4923 and $4924 appear in the Configure Menus panel
LB-4658 Cancel does not exit the Feedback Agent
LB-4659 Feedback Agent only captures from the primary display
LB-4660 Language choice is not applied at startup properly, when not English.
LB-4661 When node server user names differ from non-user name, loading LW2015 textured surfaces loses texture image.
LB-4663 Python: lwsdk.LWNodeEditorFuncs is not hooked up..
LB-4664 "render_frames" memory leak
LB-4665 Render Status not showing full resolution - cuts off end value

LWB-2832 Negative Z scaling on area light did not flip the arrow.
LWB-2835 expressions not working properly
LWB-2843 Left clicking on a primitive light selects the primitive rather than the light.
LWB-2849 openEXR color profile
LWB-2855 color space option 'picked colors' has no effect on OpenGL
LWB-2928 Specular causes edging with volumetric Lights
LWB-2929 VPR restarts when it shouldn't
LWB-2930 Network Render Controller: Nodes do not restart if they've been stopped.
LWB-2943 QT Server says "Discovery Mode" in it's background.
LWB-2952 Can not generated nrc_controller.cfg on Mac OS.
LWB-2958 Bullet Dynamics excessively slow when there are SUBD objects involved. Removed processing of unneeded mesh data.
LWB-2960 noise in low specular values
LWB-2965 Some OBJ files have corrupt UVs in LW but work with Maya and Modo
LWB-2976 Camera Selector renders from wrong camera on certain frame ranges
LWB-2984 This object crashes layout, special buffers on surfaces are no longer used in 2018.
LWB-2985 camera selector not working
LWB-2986 Edge/Outline/Line/Point Rendering
LWB-2994 Bug with Advanced Saving panel and multi-layered objects
LWB-2998 FiberFX and dynamics test render issue.
LWB-2999 Select Color - Pick From Screen doesn't work in Modeler
LWB-3002 nearest point functionality not in primitives.
LWB-3003 Crash on particle bake
LWB-3011 Volume Primitives Hang Layout on 0mm Step Size.
LWB-3021 Network Render Controller - Progress bar did not reach 100% 
LWB-3024 Another crash when using Shift+LCLICK on a VPR viewport w/ object selected
LWB-3026 FiberFX Fiber Width Import Issue. Scale 2015.3 imports.
LWB-3030 Furrytail.lws from the 2018 content crashes when you load the scene.
LWB-3034 Application crashes upon nodes disconnection
LWB-3035 Removed the 'SkyGen' LScript because it no longer functions in the 2018 environment.
LWB-3044 Fiber FX shadow bug. Add check for disabled handler for shadow opacity.
LWB-3047 Textures are not importing / loading on .3ds or obj files formats
LWB-3048 LightWave crash after 2 hours of rendering
LWB-3051 Layout Crashes/Closes Volumetrics and VPR.
LWB-3054 .EPS export exports grid size wrong. add scaling factor and clamp min page.
LWB-3055 Particles and instancing of an object, object rotation issue 
LWB-3068 LWSurfaceFuncs().loadLib and LWSurfaceFuncs().saveLib issue
LWB-3069 Feedback Agent Window size on 4K dual monitor setup
LWB-3072 Replacing an object with itself loses its GI settings
LWB-3078 Trial Screen has some extra parenthesis.
LWB-3080 VPR color profile settings keep resetting to linear
LWB-3081 GI has issues on instances
LWB-3082 Open VBD. fix notification
LWB-3084 Sequence time remaining does not work with arbitrary frames selected
LWB-3085 New Image/Buffer system causes breakage of older 3rd party render controller
LWB-3086 This object renders super slow in 2018.0.1
LWB-3089 Crash ToolDraw ON to FiberFX scene in Mac version.
LWB-3091 Intersection edge taper can't be controlled by weightmaps or uvs
LWB-3092 Object properties broken (GI type popup)
LWB-3096 Slowdown in wireframe drawing of instances. 
LWB-3099 Problem synchronizing between Modeler and layout
LWB-3105 saveviewportimage saves too early.
LWB-3108 NRC Preferences not respected
LWB-3109 Extreme slowdown when using Skelegons tool with surf Editor
LWB-3115 'Live' Array tool doesn't remember settings
LWB-3120 VPR freak-out when zooming out
LWB-3122 Saving F9 renders as TARGA files get wrong extension
LWB-3129 ObjectUV not showing up in openGL
LWB-3132 Old Scene Editor cannot deactivate object on multi load
LWB-3135 Primitive lights and parametric objects.
LWB-3136 Use Framing does not work with Send to NRC
LWB-3139 Render Status always shows "Caustics: Off"
LWB-3143 Genoma needs a log
LWB-3147 ViewPortToggleVPR View 0 Level 7 command cant be reissued
LWB-3148 Stopping NRC nodes leaves them unable to start again
LWB-3150 Line rendering problems...
LWB-3157 Point Clone Plus crashes Modeler
LWB-3162 Reproducible memory leak in FFX. fix memory leak when using density mapping.
LWB-3163 FFX solid end caps missing or clipped. work on intersection optimization.
LWB-3168 After using the Copy Edge command the wrong selection is displayed
LWB-3169 Implemented the LWViewportInfo LWSDK global for Modeler.
LWB-3170 Remove "Missing Sample Rays" from object GI panel
LWB-3175 Spline Bridge tool doesn't work with smaller scales
LWB-3178 Network Render Freezing
LWB-3180 Instancing weight using distance to null(s) is broken
LWB-3189 fiberFX and vprm when hit shift + A ( center selection) crash. fix tbb functor.
LWB-3200 Material Tools > Multi Switch now disables the Switch control when a node is connected
LWB-3208 Error code 2905 on weld
LWB-3209 Item Selection should not trigger VPR Update
LWB-3213 Preset Shelf "Move To"/"Copy To" submenu error when empty
LWB-3214 VPR crashes when volume-handler is removed.
LWB-3218 RayTrace and RayCast nodes don't return -1
LWB-3221 Auto Save not working correctly in Layout
LWB-3222 FX_Emitter crash
LWB-3228 Crash Using RMB To Re-Fire Extrude Tool B137 2018.0.2.Int
LWB-3231 Modeler crash loading old assets with enveloped channels
LWB-3238 LWSurfaceFuncs().sceneObject(surfid) returns None/NULL for Shape Primitives
LWB-3239 Certain commands not respecting the parameters they issue.
LWB-3242 New Color Chips/Swatches too small (gave them 23% more pixels)
LWB-3246 Importing FBX object after clicking on UV list causes crash
LWB-3254 Pixel Filter Effects panel not updating when change occurs
LWB-3255 Crash when clicking disabled Stereo OpenGL stereo camera option gadget.
LWB-3256 JPEG EXIF data incomplete for 360 Pano's
LWB-3260 Setting surface properties through LWSDK or commands did not work for non-Standard materials.
LWB-3262 Compositing panel does not update when changing images via command
LWB-3269 Parametric Sphere Dielectric no shadow. revise opacity callback
LWB-3282 Clicking "System Panel" crashes Modeler
LWB-3283 Smooth gears are created with reversed normals
LWB-3288 Can't reach the bottom nodes in the node list
LWB-3291 Multi_tree control select event causes an error
LWB-3293 lwsdk.LWViewportInfo().getActive() no longer works
LWB-3303 Feedback Agent + 2 screen-shots = crashes
LWB-3307 Shift Camera focus item not working. The camera state wasn't being copied completely, causing it to lose the focus item settings. 	
LWB-3316 FBX not saving output - 2015 or 2018
LWB-3318 Feedback Agent "Attach File(s)..." FReq single-file only
LWB-3320 A failure during configuration save resets back to default instead of loading the backup
LWB-3326 Scene with front projection material crashes modeler
LWB-3328 Can't set multi-tree selection - void pointer issue
LWB-3329 PSD Buffer Export crashes
LWB-3330 Knife tool issues Right-Clicking to repeat tool
LWB-3331 Photometric Lights renders different on PC & Mac (with some IES-files). do exact format match with strncmp().
LWB-3336 New checkbox hit area too big
LWB-3337 ReducePolys crashes Modeler (Mac)
LWB-3344 Edit edges doesn't pick the edges under the mouse
LWB-3348 Dopetrack crashes on opening
LWB-3349 Modeler/Layout crash when using file dialog with default folder utility
LWB-3357 Stereo field in Render Status panel says "On" when it's off
LWB-3358 MB Type and RT Transparency in Render Status need updating
LWB-3360 Feedback agent twitches on capture window
LWB-3361 Crash on display of normal map with smooth shade
LWB-3362 Node previews not updating with VPR on
LWB-3367 Edit Mode crashes Layout.
LWB-3373 ApplyServer causing issues
LWB-3374 FFX doesn't pick up any surfacing settings importing 2015.
LWB-3375 spotlight soft edge angle reduces as cone angle is increased. modified edge math.
LWB-3377 reflection blur values don't match between Substance and LightWave'.
LWB-3380 Save Surface does not work
LWB-3381 WObjExecuteOnMainThread leaks memory
LWB-3387 Clarified installation steps for USB hardware licensing key users.
LWB-3389 Feedback Agent doesn't allow pasted images to send
LWB-3391 Fiber FX crash. Fix crash, add message disallowing operation for non-surface fibers.
LWB-3393 crash on load
LWB-3394 Crash in graph editor after removing an Advanced Camera plugin instance.
LWB-3400 File dialog for export Nodes is not filtering extensions (*.nodes)
LWB-3409 selecting DVView hangs layout
LWB-3413 Tessellated Sphere can now build UV map
LWB-3416 NRC should default to single platform
LWB-3417 Expand RecFiltr to Rec Filter on the Render Status panel
LWB-3419 Crash on Cull Map in Layout
LWB-3420 Spline Bridge - Use cases won't work
LWB-3424 Multi-threading issue.
LWB-3427 Layout... modeler tools - create sphere hangs layout
LWB-3428 Raycast Geometry node crashing Modeler when used for surfacing
LWB-3430 Need to restore the Caustics label in the Object/Lights tab
LWB-3432 Crash LS Commander.
LWB-3433 The attached scene renders frame 389 incorrectly 
LWB-3438 Primitive Light Position Wrong After Package Scene. get local bounds from LWObject.
LWB-3439 Background to Morph not working on this object
LWB-3445 VPR and F9 Render Generates Black Image
LWB-3448 Wrong explanation of error
LWB-3452 Feedback Agent - Snapshot tool
LWB-3456 Motion Render Buffer: Not working on deformed objects.
LWB-3462 Lens Flares disappear for no discernible reason.
LWB-3464 Export an object as obj changes the object state
LWB-3467 2015 FFX scenes provide no access to gradient inputs.
LWB-3468 Localization issue
LWB-3473 Spline Bridge issue

LWF-1306 Please add icons to the install folder, and added the 'Documentation Wiki' shortcut

LWXII-1863 - Export NormalMaps to FBX 
LWXII-1867 - Export "Metallic" to the FBX "Reflection" channel, if no "Reflection" channel exists on the LW Material