Version changelog¶

Overview¶

This is a written record of the most recent upgrades we've made to our software.

The Excelsior Editor displays its Build Number at the bottom-right corner of the screen.

Build 120907¶

• Made some adjustments to the edgetint attribute of metals, based on some new measurements from the lab.

Build 120856¶

• Added the nolabels attribute to the VIEWER panel.
• Added the autospin attribute to the VIEWER panel.
• Added nolabels support to the viewer, which is more convenient than using empty names in the VIEWER panel.
• Added autospin support to the viewer, so it is now possible to have a viewer auto-spinn from the start.
• Lifted the 7-day restriction in viewer links.

Build 120843¶

• Extended the VIEWER panel to create built-in material configurators.
• Ability to create material groups with layers with a separate material selector each.

Build 120829¶

• New camera DOF attributes.
• New camera DOF scene point-picker tool.

Build 120655¶

• Ability to create self-hosted Interactive Viewer Links!
• New Viewer Links panel in the Dashboard.
• New VIEWER tab in the Editor.

Build 120379¶

• Brand new (much more efficient) website.
• World-class CDN.
• We opened the Maverick Excelsior BLOG.
• Much improved dashboard (customer area) with more accessible billing, account details, etc...
• Fixed a bug in the orientation of shadows, which weren't always aligned with the rotation of the IBL.
• Improved SSR when used in conjunction with mirror floor.
• Improved UI (e.g., bottom toolbar icons).
• Improved Demo UI (e.g., ability to open other scenes without going back to the start page).
• Ability to control the output bitrate (quality vs. file size) in the VIDEO panel.

Build 115800¶

• Released on jsdelivr.com the first version of the Maverick Excelsior Spinner viewer: v1.0.1.
• Added a new area in the docs for the Maverick Excelsior Spinner.
• New RECORD SPINNER feature which produces a .zip file with everything needed to publish a spinner inside.
• Output images are now high-quality .jpg instead of .png. Hence, considerably smaller.
• Camera save/restore fixes an offset that was being produced by mismatching H-FOV.
• The user-set resolution is preserved now when selecting a new ambience.
• Sharpen settings are preserved now when selecting a new ambience.
• Mild sharpening is auto-enabled by default now.

Build 88080¶

• Transported the documentation area into https://docs.maverickexcelsior.com now with a proper index, search box, and videotutorial transcripts.
• Fixed a ghost scrollbar that would appear in the viewport when dropping a new model.
• Fixed a white flash happening in the first frames after a new scene was loaded.
• Improved the left sidebar toolbar.

Build 84733¶

• New option to Save Cameras.
• New backplate option to Save Colors.
• The backplate color provided by the user is respected through the rendering toolchain, regardless of tonemapping and lighting settings.
• Improved text rendering in the editor.
• General look & feel improvements in the editor UI: Rounded corners in thumbnails, etc...
• Fixed a compatibility problem affecting Apple devices (iPhone 13 or older).
• Upgraded the foundations of our core to SDL3.

Build 53680¶

• Detached the ambiences library in a per-category shelf.
• Did some quality touch ups in the ambiences library.

Build 53560¶

• Slightly smaller .webex files.
• Added two more options to the POSE panel. Now it is possible to rotate +/-90 degrees straight.

Build 53300¶

• Fixed a memory overflow when recording large-resolution videos that was producing either a freeze, or an incomplete video.
• Slightly faster video codec (faster video recording).
• Added a temptative control for image sharpen. This may end up turning to be a built-in preset instead of an option.