Wings-2.1 Released

[dgud]

Take it easy out there and save often.

Most issues from test release is fixed so send me new ones in bug thread.

- Large gui rewrite
Convert all windows to be real windows instead of OpenGL drawn.
Windows can be attached and detached from main window.
[dgud] with much help teseting, debugging and bug-fixes from [micheus]

- Added a new Subdivide(RMB) command to be side-by-side with Smooth (Catmull Clark) command.
Suggested by Arg Arg. [micheus]

- Added a new bridge(RMB) with reference points. [micheus]

- Collada (.dae) improvments
- Importer implemented
- Exports vertex normals
[dgud]

- Added new connect and slide command for Connect RMB in Edge mode.
Suggested by tkbd. [micheus]

- Camera dialog improvments [micheus]
- New formats
- Fixed bugs
- Image plane preview

- Added edge loop nth selection command [micheus] & [dgud]

- Povray improvements [micheus]

- Fixed a crash caused by bad formated text for "How To Define Hotkeys"
instructions in language files and updated their description to the new
process sequence. Thanks to tkbd. [micheus]

- Fixed a crash caused by renumber routine. That was noticed when a
material map references a face that no longer existed after a dissolve
command has been ran. Thanks to ptoing. [micheus]

- After execute a merge action the title was not showing the file was
changed and a save action is required. Thanks to oort. [micheus]

[tkbd]

dgud,Thank you fixes for troublesome bug on MacOS!!!
(Quit from Launcher and Application window hidding problem)

I tried v2.1
The feature layouting for window is intuitive to me.
I was able to configure a wanted layout

Wings has become better than before.
If I noticed something else,then also would going to report.
Cheers!

[nemyax]

I've successfully built version 2.1 on 32-bit Debian 8 with Erlang 18.1 and wxwidgets-3.0.2 dev libs.
However, Wings fails to start (even with preferences.txt deleted):

Erlang/OTP 18 [erts-7.1] [source] [smp:2:2] [async-threads:10] [kernel-poll:false]

Fontconfig error: "local.conf", line 10: mismatched tag
Fontconfig error: "local.conf", line 10: invalid attribute 'name'
Fontconfig error: "local.conf", line 10: invalid attribute 'mode'
Fontconfig error: "local.conf", line 10: invalid attribute 'target'
Eshell V7.1 (abort with ^G)
1> CRASH: wings_frame undef [{wxToolBar,addStretchableSpace,
[{wx_ref,103,wxToolBar,[]}],
[]},
{wings_toolbar,'-init/2-lc$^1/1-1-',2,
[{file,"wings_toolbar.erl"},{line,87}]},
{wings_toolbar,init,2,
[{file,"wings_toolbar.erl"},{line,87}]},
{wings_frame,init,1,
[{file,"wings_frame.erl"},{line,284}]},
{wx_object,init_it,6,
[{file,"wx_object.erl"},{line,337}]},
{proc_lib,init_p_do_apply,3,
[{file,"proc_lib.erl"},{line,240}]}]

=ERROR REPORT==== 18-Oct-2016::00:43:18 ===
Error in process <0.34.0> with exit value:
{function_clause,
[{wxGLCanvas,new,
[{error,{bad_return_value,ok}},
[{attribList,[1,7,8,8,8,9,8,11,24,12,8,4,17,1,18,4,0]},
{style,327680}]],
[{file,"gen/wxGLCanvas.erl"},{line,111}]},
{wings_gl,window,4,[{file,"wings_gl.erl"},{line,68}]},
{wings_gl,init,1,[{file,"wings_gl.erl"},{line,47}]},
{wings,init,1,[{file,"wings.erl"},{line,117}]}]}
Internal Error
Version: 2.1
Window: "<Unknown Window Name>"
Reason: {function_clause,
[{wxGLCanvas,new,
[{error,{bad_return_value,ok}},
[{attribList,[1,7,8,8,8,9,8,11,24,12,8,4,17,1,18,4,0]},
{style,327680}]],
[{file,"gen/wxGLCanvas.erl"},{line,111}]},
{wings_gl,window,4,[{file,"wings_gl.erl"},{line,68}]},
{wings_gl,init,1,[{file,"wings_gl.erl"},{line,47}]},
{wings,init,1,[{file,"wings.erl"},{line,117}]}]}



Fatal internal error - log written to /home/oi/wings_crash.dump

[micheus]

I've successfully built version 2.1 on 32-bit Debian 8 with Erlang 18.1 and wxwidgets-3.0.2 dev libs.

As I know, the last version was build with the latest Erlang 19.1.3

[dgud]

Yeah 18.1 is a year old :-)
Seriously 18.3 should still work, but I'm constantly fixing things in the erlang when I find stuff
that I need or don't work when developing wings.
More fixes comes in erlang-19.2 as well.

So updating the erlang lib often is good for Wings, wxWidgets-3.0.2 should be fine though.
and isn't that hard either since you have all the packages already installed.

See https://github.com/kerl/kerl for helping building erlang not something I use but many erlang devs use it.

[nemyax]

So updating the erlang lib often is good for Wings

OK, I'll try the latest one. But the readme should be updated.

[nemyax]

Everything's working fine here so far with Erlang 19.1, including window docking.

[3DGeek46]

Has all the bugs already been fixed? Or I should wait a little more, before upgrading?

[dgud]

There will always be new bugs. :-)

[OXO]

There will always be new bugs. :-)

Indeed..

When will the next update be out?