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Dynamite VSP Version 4.0 | Release Notes

Primary areas of focus in this milestone release include 64-bit support for Autodesk 3ds Max and Autodesk 3ds Max Design, a range of performance and user interface improvements, and a new sight distance analysis tool.

Release Date

30th June 2009

Availability

Dynamite VSP Version 4.0 is available immediately to all existing users currently holding valid annual software maintenance contracts for Dynamite VSP.

Major New Features

  • Full 32-bit and 64-bit support for Autodesk 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design.
  • Re-designed Dynamite VSP Civil Explorer, provides direct access to DVSP style library which allows predefined styles to be applied to multiple parent shapes instantly.
  • Support for Point Groups from AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010.
  • New render-time Sight Distance Analysis tool. Prints sight distance and other information to rendered frames and/or an analysis output file.
  • Most data import panels now use a new unified user interface design.
  • New re-designed Object Placement Style Editor.
  • New US Metric and Imperial Country Resource Kits.

Other New Features

Dynamite VSP Civil Explorer

  • Dynamite VSP Explorer now known as Dynamite VSP Civil Explorer.
  • New "Resources" tab provides direct access to Resource Kit styles. Styles may be instantly applied to multiple selected shapes without opening associated Style Editor panels.
  • New "Tools" tab provides direct access to new Sight Distance Tool and Dynamite VSP Bonus Tools.
  • Recently released bonus tools now included with standard Dynamite VSP installation.
  • New "Point Systems" object category provides easy access to basic Particle System functionality in Autodesk 3ds Max Design.

MX Model File Data Import Panel

  • Re-designed user interface, including new filtering/selection options, and dual model/string selection lists.
  • Supports import from multiple MX models in a single panel session.

GENIO File Data Import Panel

  • Re-designed user interface, including new filtering/selection options, and dual model/string selection lists.

12D Ascii File Data Import Panel

  • Re-designed user interface, including new filtering/selection options, and dual model/string selection lists.

Civil 3D Data Import Panel

  • Supports AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009, AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010, AutoCAD Civil 2009, and AutoCAD Civil 2010.
  • Support for Civil 3D Point Groups containing up to 250 points. (AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 only)

Object Placement Style Editor Panel

  • The Object Placement Style Editor has undergone a major re-design.
  • "Viewpoint" interactive previews have been replaced by bitmap based previews to improve performance.
  • It is no longer necessary to pre-select a parent shape before opening this panel. It is now possible to switch parent shapes whilst working in a single session of this panel in order to easily apply an Object Placement Style to multiple parent shapes.

Licensing Improvements

  • New DynLM 2.0 Licensing System.
  • Instantly switch between network licensing and standalone licensing mode without re-installing Dynamite VSP. Allows users to request short term standalone licenses from 3am Solutions when required to work from remote locations.
  • Licenses no longer incorrectly revoked when running long processes in Dynamite VSP and/or Autodesk 3ds Max.

Other Improvements

  • Full support for XREF functionality in Autodesk 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design. There is no longer any restrictions on the use of Dynamite VSP placed objects or other content in XREFs.
  • Improved peformance in Placed Object Manager panel when working with large datasets.
  • Improved peformance in Imported Object Manager panel when working with large datasets.
  • Fixed a range of scaling issues in Dynamite VSP parametric objects when working with Imperial System Units in Autodesk 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design.
  • Improved support generally for working with Imperial System Units in Autodesk 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design.
  • Added support for localised (non-English) versions of Autodesk 3ds Max 2010 and 3ds Max Design 2010.
  • New user interface icons introduced.
  • All style editor panels now feature a useful right-click menu in the style element list with options to add, remove, cut, copy and paste elements to or from the list.
  • Added Support for Forest Pro 3.x and Forest Lite 3.x from Itoosoft.

Supported Host Applications

  • Autodesk 3ds Max 2009 32-bit
  • Autodesk 3ds Max 2009 64-bit
  • Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2009 32-bit
  • Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2009 64-bit
  • Autodesk 3ds Max 2010 32-bit
  • Autodesk 3ds Max 2010 64-bit
  • Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2010 32-bit
  • Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2010 64-bit