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Nverse Photo/Terra Feature List by Release

Release Summary

Nverse Photo/Terra Version 2.0.0
Nverse Photo/Terra Version 1.4.4
Nverse Photo/Terra Version 1.4.3
Nverse Photo/Terra Version 1.4.2
Nverse Photo/Terra Version 1.4.1
Nverse Photo/Terra Version 1.4
Nverse Photo/Terra Version 1.3.2
Nverse Photo/Terra Version 1.3.1
Nverse Photo/Terra Version 1.3.0
Nverse Photo/Terra Version 1.2.2
Nverse Photo/Terra Version 1.2.1
Nverse Photo/Terra Version 1.1.1
Nverse Photo/Terra Version 1.1

Nverse Photo/Terra Version 2.0.0

  • added a feature showing new user dialogs to walk users through the registration
  • added a feature permitting a scale feature segment to control the scene scale
  • added a feature showing tooltip support for many user interface items
  • added a feature integrating the ground texture interfaces into a single dialog
  • added a feature to use a ground texture directory preset, used by ground texture options
  • added a feature permitting unloadable images to be removed from session files
  • added a feature to ignore leading and trailing whitespace in the authorization dialog box
  • added a feature permitting direct access to texture directory from texture rollout
  • tightened camera focal parameter defaults
  • orthographic cameras are not used for texturing by default

Nverse Photo/Terra Version 1.4.4

  • added a feature to generate texture maps with power of 2 sizes
  • added a feature which saves and loads viewport presets with session files
  • added a feature to merge cameras from another session file
  • added a feature to disable textures on/off for specified compound objects
  • added a feature to permit deleting, clear, solve, reapply ground on selected or all
  • new images are put in point mode if others images are in point mode
  • changed the select blend target cursor
  • reset registration on citipix cameras now makes a perspective camera
  • fixed problem reading BATCHRRDS files with no whitespace between filenames
  • fixed shutdown when showing registration page of camera info without image loaded

Nverse Photo/Terra Version 1.4.3

  • added a feature to import SDTS DLG files as digital line graphics
  • added a feature to improve the interoperability between nverse terra and nverse photo coordinate systems
  • added a feature which permits a session file to be saved as soon as an image is loaded
  • corrected Nverse Terra so the same elevation cell will not be loaded twice
  • fixed a shutdown problem by removing demcells, texmesh objects, and dlgpolys from the MAX/VIZ create menus

Nverse Photo/Terra Version 1.4.2

  • added a feature to specify the pole width
  • added a feature to retain object attributes in copy/paste operations
  • fixed nverse terra all dem cells modifications
  • fixed a 2d construction window scroll bar display anomaly
  • fixed the append feature
  • changed x-mouse on to be the default
  • plelevgup.gup plug-in is no longer needed

Nverse Photo/Terra Version 1.4.1

  • added a feature to permit the ground to be optionally convex
  • added a feature to optionally show ground interior edges
  • fixed the object properties dialog box "set as default" options on blend and pole object property fields

Nverse Photo/Terra Version 1.4

  • added a feature to texture the ground from multiple images, removing buildings on the ground
  • added a feature to texture ground with single images, populating alpha channel of PNG image
  • added a not-filled attribute permitting easy fence object creation
  • added a crease extrusion to fold a polygon object
  • added a compound object properties dialog box
  • added an extra extrusion amount to extrude objects below the ground
  • added a global 3d scale/translation for each camera group
  • added a feature to thread mass texture mapping so it may be cancelled
  • added MAX/VIZ rollouts for object properties, default attributes, and compound objects
  • added citipix geotiff native support, so the registration for those images is trivial and very accurate
  • ground polygons are now preserved in the triangulated ground mesh
  • viewport selection menu disabled when creating new objects
  • added an awning preset (penetrable slabs)
  • fixed ellipse fitting error
  • added option to extend the ground surface without modeling
  • added tool to repair a single r-level's image data or header
  • added support for loading PNG images
  • images displayed use the best res set available if one has been deleted
  • added optional texture map prefixes
  • added 8.3 filename option for texture map names, needed by the 3DS format
  • added option on saving to skip saving texture information
  • added option on loading to skip loading texture information
  • moved default directories to the user preferences
  • added a version user settings page using real DLL version numbers
  • added a camera plug-in interface
  • added an elevation model plug-in interface
  • added a model exporter plug-in interface
  • implemented an improved ground polygon lookup
  • improved the camera properties dialog box
  • added absolute registration option
  • added a ground-referenced camera group
  • added an unregistered camera group

Nverse Photo/Terra Version 1.3.2

  • Nverse Terra authorization dialog box now works
  • Can create rr set image with same name as directory name
  • fixed some dialog box text clipping problems

Nverse Photo/Terra Version 1.3.1

  • cleaner object extrusions
  • can browse for directories in default directories dialog box
  • output name prefixes changeable in makerr
  • tabbed dialog boxes re-appear correctly
  • blend-to targets can not be blended to themselves
  • object properties may be viewed even without an object selected
  • added button for texture images on texture rollout
    added support for separate channel TIF images
    dialog box pops up when a save to file is read only and can not be opened

Nverse Photo/Terra Version 1.3.0

  • support for tiled and JPEG compressed TIFF images
  • user profile files
  • new brightness/contrast algorithms
  • ground texture map may be cleared
  • improved registration algorithms
  • images closed with less impact
  • several new user settings
  • active group is now saved
  • ground texture is now saved
  • new tabbed dialog box look
  • minor performance enhancements
  • file format modifications (will still read older versions)
  • improvements to the image menu with excessive unused images
  • new authorize dialog boxes
  • improved polygon update process in the 3d windows
  • quicker compound object loading

Nverse Photo/Terra Version 1.2.2

  • minor performance enhancements
  • file format modifications (will still read older versions)
  • install includes VIZ 4 support

Nverse Photo/Terra Version 1.2.1

  • resample ground texture map
  • automated ground texture map assignment
  • user defined view modes
  • selection save
  • session append
  • ellipse attribute
  • specify slab height
  • specify blend targets
  • specify ellipse segmentation
  • highlighted edit vertices
  • improved extrusion algorithms
  • texture map material improvements
  • brightness/contrast improvements
  • large selection performance improvements
  • improved registration algorithms

Nverse Photo/Terra Version 1.1.1

  • relocate selection the same as move selection
  • scroll bars initialzed properly
  • texture coordinate duplication removed
  • user interface parameter for minimum texture image size
  • focal param camera properties page correctly initialized
  • removed several double redraws
  • zoom rectangle not permitted on very small rectangles
  • point mode does not lose selection on a scroll or zoom
  • batch mode create reduced resolution data set now threaded
  • texture map obscuration algorithm re-written

Nverse Photo/Terra Version 1.1

  • Initial Public Release.



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