Release Notes 1.0.0

v1.1.0 - Banbury Edition

Released October 1, 2013

• Uploaded source code to GitHub. -Triangle717
• Switched to plain text version of GPL V2
• Converted all white space to 4 spaces white space to conform to Python standards using Blender scripting scene
• Added most of Marc Schmitt's Linux patch, with minor changes
• Made LDraw folder paths case-insensitive
• Added ability to set LDraw System of Tools folder path from within Blender using code from Spencer Alves's LDraw Importer
• Added ability to disable automatic model cleanup (remove doubles and recalculate normals). Doing so is not advised
• Changed dict() to the proper {} syntax
• Script cleanup
• Updated Readme with new information
• Added Mac OS X and Linux LDraw System of Tools default installation path
• Updated script options messages
• Added ability to disable use of high-res bricks
• Correctly construct quads in bricks - patch submitted via GitHub by @Banbury
• Correctly apply brick materials - patch submitted via GitHub by @Banbury
• Don't use high-quality bricks by default - patch submitted via GitHub by @Banbury
• Improvements to model cleanup - patch submitted via GitHub by @Banbury
• Fixed materials for multi-colored bricks - patch submitted via GitHub by @Banbury
• Handle color value 16 correctly - patch submitted via GitHub by @Banbury
• Added support for transparent colors - patch submitted via GitHub by @Banbury
• Several bugfixes and optimizations - patch submitted via GitHub by @Banbury
• Fix for crash when importing a second time during the same session - patch submitted via GitHub by @Banbury
• Moved all imports to separate lines
• Removed white space in blank lines
• Converted reading of LDCondig.ldr to use with statement
• Lots of PEP 8 fixes
• Added docstrings for various functions
• Do not display successful import message if an error occurred
• Fixed if cond is not None and if cond is None errors
• Name model being imported in successful import message
• Locate LDCondig.ldr directly, instead of using locate()
• Added @Banbury to author list
• Updated version number
• Updated class name to follow convention
• Disable Blender tracker URL button in GUI
• Gracefully stop import if LDrawDir does not exist
• Swapped model cleanup switch from "Disable Cleanup" to "Enable Cleanup"
• Removed maxpath limit in folder path to LDraw System of Tools field
• 3D cursor is always reset to <0,0,0> before importing
• Preserve LDraw System of Tools installation path using presets - patch submitted via GitHub by @Banbury
• Added import scale slider - patch submitted via GitHub by @Banbury
• Fix for rounding errors in alpha value and split angle - patch submitted via GitHub by @Banbury
• Converted brick readings to use with statement
• Continue import even if brick is missing
• Fixed minimum Blender version
• Various cleanup