The dsreload command will now scan for new operators. This means that when you create a new scripted operator (VEX, Sub-Network), you don't have to re-start Houdini for the change to become active.

VMantra handles compositing of the Af variable differently now. Previously, the compositing was flawed in that opaque/partially opaque surfaces which had the Af variable set to 0 (i.e. a matte surface) would not composite properly in the rendering process. Now, the Of variable controls how opaque the Af variable is. That is, with a surface shader: surface partial_matte() { Cf = 0; Of = .5; Af = 0; } the surface shaded will occlude 50% of the background color and also 50% of the background alpha. Previously, the Af of the background would have shown through 100%.

VMantra handles compositing of the Af variable differently now. Previously, the compositing was flawed in that opaque/partially opaque surfaces which had the Af variable set to 0 (i.e. a matte surface) would not composite properly in the rendering process. Now, the Of variable controls how opaque the Af variable is. That is, with a surface shader: surface partial_matte() { Cf = 0; Of = .5; Af = 0; } the surface shaded will occlude 50% of the background color and also 50% of the background alpha. Previously, the Af of the background would have shown through 100%.

VMantra handles compositing of the Af variable differently now. Previously, the compositing was flawed in that opaque/partially opaque surfaces which had the Af variable set to 0 (i.e. a matte surface) would not composite properly in the rendering process. Now, the Of variable controls how opaque the Af variable is. That is, with a surface shader: surface partial_matte() { Cf = 0; Of = .5; Af = 0; } the surface shaded will occlude 50% of the background color and also 50% of the background alpha. Previously, the Af of the background would have shown through 100%.

VMantra handles compositing of the Af variable differently now. Previously, the compositing was flawed in that opaque/partially opaque surfaces which had the Af variable set to 0 (i.e. a matte surface) would not composite properly in the rendering process. Now, the Of variable controls how opaque the Af variable is. That is, with a surface shader: surface partial_matte() { Cf = 0; Of = .5; Af = 0; } the surface shaded will occlude 50% of the background color and also 50% of the background alpha. Previously, the Af of the background would have shown through 100%.

VMantra handles compositing of the Af variable differently now. Previously, the compositing was flawed in that opaque/partially opaque surfaces which had the Af variable set to 0 (i.e. a matte surface) would not composite properly in the rendering process. Now, the Of variable controls how opaque the Af variable is. That is, with a surface shader: surface partial_matte() { Cf = 0; Of = .5; Af = 0; } the surface shaded will occlude 50% of the background color and also 50% of the background alpha. Previously, the Af of the background would have shown through 100%.

If a scale handle is oriented to the world axes, it will now draw less of itself in an ortho viewport. This will help expose the parts of the handle that make sense for that orthographic projection. The handle will be easier to pick and manipulate and will cover less screen space.

If a scale handle is oriented to the world axes, it will now draw less of itself in an ortho viewport. This will help expose the parts of the handle that make sense for that orthographic projection. The handle will be easier to pick and manipulate and will cover less screen space.

If a scale handle is oriented to the world axes, it will now draw less of itself in an ortho viewport. This will help expose the parts of the handle that make sense for that orthographic projection. The handle will be easier to pick and manipulate and will cover less screen space.

If a scale handle is oriented to the world axes, it will now draw less of itself in an ortho viewport. This will help expose the parts of the handle that make sense for that orthographic projection. The handle will be easier to pick and manipulate and will cover less screen space.

If a scale handle is oriented to the world axes, it will now draw less of itself in an ortho viewport. This will help expose the parts of the handle that make sense for that orthographic projection. The handle will be easier to pick and manipulate and will cover less screen space.

Fixed bug introduced in 4.9 where using the middle-mouse button in the table mode of the graph editor would disable all subsequent scoping of channels.

Fixed bug introduced in 4.9 where using the middle-mouse button in the table mode of the graph editor would disable all subsequent scoping of channels.

Fixed bug introduced in 4.9 where using the middle-mouse button in the table mode of the graph editor would disable all subsequent scoping of channels.

Fixed bug introduced in 4.9 where using the middle-mouse button in the table mode of the graph editor would disable all subsequent scoping of channels.

Fixed bug introduced in 4.9 where using the middle-mouse button in the table mode of the graph editor would disable all subsequent scoping of channels.

Changed the pomattach command so that instead of simply taking a list of op parameter names, it now takes a set of parameter pairs of the form: "opparm:piparm". This new format makes this command more readable, and much much easier to write.

Changed the pomattach command so that instead of simply taking a list of op parameter names, it now takes a set of parameter pairs of the form: "opparm:piparm". This new format makes this command more readable, and much much easier to write.

Changed the pomattach command so that instead of simply taking a list of op parameter names, it now takes a set of parameter pairs of the form: "opparm:piparm". This new format makes this command more readable, and much much easier to write.

Changed the pomattach command so that instead of simply taking a list of op parameter names, it now takes a set of parameter pairs of the form: "opparm:piparm". This new format makes this command more readable, and much much easier to write.

Changed the pomattach command so that instead of simply taking a list of op parameter names, it now takes a set of parameter pairs of the form: "opparm:piparm". This new format makes this command more readable, and much much easier to write.

Added help for the persistent manipulator commands.

Added help for the persistent manipulator commands.

Added help for the persistent manipulator commands.

Added help for the persistent manipulator commands.