Below is a “sanitized” version of the Daz Studio change log leading to the General Release of version 4.6.3.52. This log is posted as part of a conscious effort to be more transparent in the development process. That being said, not all information relating to a particular build is present on this page - some information is still considered private and is therefore not included.

• Began deeper investigation of CMS alternative; PostgreSQL
• Added support for using PostgreSQL as CMS; set port and cluster path in Edit > Preferences…
• Update CMS connector for PostgreSQL 9.3.2
• Fallback to Valentina if PostgreSQL is not present
• Added Start/Stop CMS actions; PostgreSQL only
• Added “Start CMS” button to Smart Content view when the CMS is not running; PostgreSQL only

• Added indeterminate progress for long database maintenance actions
• Began work on figure merging/duplicating
• Began architecture for element copy
• Tweaks to morph and bulge binding merge
• Speed up to edge creation in facet mesh
• Updated CMS connector libraries
• More graceful handling of lost CMS connections
• Categories and Products containers are now omitted if no active database exists
• Added drag/drop support from Content Library to Smart Content pane and Preset pages of Posing, Shaping, Surfaces, Lights, Cameras panes
• Cleaned up element merging
• Re-factored node duplication to better match order in DSON load; create nodes, create geometry, create modifiers, etc
• Fixed user properties to be created after geometry on node
• Made duplication a form of asset load to avoid items being embedded in scene files
• Fixed assets to copy asset info on duplicate construction
• Updated Qt framework to 4.8.5
• Added Interactive Lesson support to docked view controls
• Added Interactive Lesson support for explicit actions in the view options menu
• Fixed inconsistent undo item labeling
• View control option menu now supports ensuring values; Interactive Lesson
• Non-targeted menu items in view control menus are now disabled when directing the user to a specific action; Interactive Lesson
• Added a Cancel button to the Scene Builder dialog
• Added support for duplicating through IO API
• Fixed general duplicate of modifiers
• Added support for duplicating ERC
• Added support for duplicating IK nodes
• Added support for duplicating legacy skin binding
• Added support for duplicating legacy figures
• Added support for duplicating node instances
• Added support for duplicating rigid follow nodes
• Added support for duplicating core lights and cameras
• Fixed HD Morph load causing morphs to embed in the scene
• Implemented #DS-251/CS156829 : Added filtering to the Scene pane
• Added weight map support to the push modifier
• Added a create action for push modifier weight node
• Tweaked push modifier weight handler
• Added isEditorNode/setEditorNode to DzNode
• Fixed graft splitting when using reverse deformations in Morph Loader Pro
• Fixed connections to material settings changed
• Fixed #DS-303 : Symmetry not updating visible weights
• Fixed #DS-303/CS161150 : Alpha tiling in image map brick

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.0

• Added PostgreSQL runtime libraries to packaging footprint

• Merged change from 4.6.2.118; Minor tweak to default toolbar files
• Fixed geometry property during duplicate
• Build system tweaks

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.1

• Tweak to geometry property setup in DzObject duplicate
• Added vertex selection to 3D brush
• Updated CMS connector library

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.2

• Fixed #DS-345 : Fixed smooth selected polygons crash when restrict to selection was on
• Added smooth selected vertices
• Added standard selection actions to vertex selection
• Added actions for converting geometry selection between element types
• Fixed display of whether or not polygon selection was respected

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.3

• Added grow to vertex selection
• Added shrink to vertex selection
• Added connected to vertex selection
• Added boundary to vertex selection
• Added loop to vertex selection
• Tweaked vertex loop selection to better handle hidden polygons
• Added loop to polygon selection

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.4

• Began edge selection via 3D brush
• Setup edge data to allow drawing of selected edges for subdivision surfaces; Catmark, Bilinear
• Tweaked tool setup for Geometry Selection
• Implemented parallel actions for polygon, edge, and vertex selection; creation type on 3D brush sets selection with “BrushSelect”
• Fixed DzPluginMgr and DzPlugin scripting docs
• Added symmetry support for edge selection
• Tweak to draw only one Geometry Selection type at a time
• Implemented independent brush sizes for each brush mode
• Added lasso support for edge/vertex selection
• Added dialog support to Interactive Lessons
• Began selection group support
• Added actions for creating/using Selection Sets
• Added support for group selection of edges and vertices
• Added support for framing selected geometric elements; polygons/edges/vertices
• Made optimizations to polygon selection; developers now request the current facet selection from the shape
• Changed labeling of Polygon Group Editor tool to Geometry Editor tool, to reflect its expanded scope; class and file names to follow
• Added support for edges and vertices to the Geometry Editor tool
• Added support for Selection Sets to the Geometry Editor tool
• Updated the SubD Weight page of the Geometry Editor tool to respect Geometry Selection type
• Increased max size of a 3D brush
• Fixed undo on edge/vertex selection to respect the hidden state of a polygon
• Cleaned up context/option menus for brush related classes

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.5

• Updated default styles; Geometry Selection
• Fixed several Node Weight Brush related action labels
• Fixed Node Weight Brush and Geometry Editor tool button icon sizes
• Tweaks to inline help for various Node Wieght Brush related widgets/actions
• Added selection by subdivision weight and setting of subdivision weight to Geometry Editor context menu
• Added selection by weight map value to Geometry Editor context menu
• Fixed Node Weight Brush selection analysis to respect current geometry selection type
• Fixed selection when a bone is selected with Node Weight Brush
• Added edge double click geometry selection; polygon: ring, edge: loop, vertex: loop
• Polygon selection now uses a brush instead of pick; consistency with edge/vertex selection; adds flexibility and speed

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.6

• Build system tweaks

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.7

• Build system tweaks

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.8

• Fixed Interactive Lesson dialog support on Mac
• Fixed slow Interactive Lesson leader drawing on Mac
• Cleaned up menus and tool settings for Node Weight Brush
• Cleaned up menus and tool settings for Geometry Editor
• Fixed #DS-368 : Facet brush selection doesn't respect the selection sphere
• Reduced memory consumption of TriAx weight mapping
• Improved speed of applying TriAx weight mapping
• Added back-end support for sparse weight maps
• Reduced memory consumption of weight maps in the general use case; editing still causes expansion
• Refactored Respect Facet Selection to operate on the current element type
• Changed Respect Facet Selection labeling to reflect refined scope; Respect Selection
• Fixed a build issue related to PostgreSQL

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.9

• Build/Publishing system tweaks

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.10

• Refactored construction of the About Installed Plugins listview; non-registrable plugins are listed at the top-level; registrable plugins are listed according to the serial prefix(es) that can be used to register a given plugin; if a plugin can be registered by itself, it exists as a top level item; if a plugin can be registered as part of a bundle, it exists as a sub-item to the bundle, which exists as the top level item; only top level items now provide a serial entry field and have a shop button
• Cleaned up some plugin information formatting in the About Installed Plugins dialog
• Fixed several missing dialog titles and names; fixes independent window geometry settings for some dialogs; improves support for dialogs in Interactive Lessons
• Changed various “Welcome” wizard/frame references to “Home”
• Updated CMS connector
• Added logging of the connected database server version

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.11

• Added support for ERC linking and animations for custom modifiers
• Implemented #DS-383 : Added support for save/load of the modulo setting on numeric properties
• Fixed #DS-372 : Allow Replace Source with Target to project morphs in Transfer Utility
• Optimized [re]building of the symmetry map for geometry view tools
• Improved the maintaining of collapsed states in Geometry Editor Tool Settings
• Added a [rule of] thirds guide to the option menu of the 3D viewport; default off
• Fixed #DS-374/CS162024 : Fixed Reverse Deformations in the HD case; Morph Loader Pro
• Updated 3Delight to 11.0.47
• Viewport thirds guide tweaks; color, opacity, saving, reading
• Rendering OpenGL Preview now uses the active DrawStyle instead of forcing Texture Shaded; allows for Wireframe renders
• Improved selection (actual/listview) drawing for Weight Map tools
• Added drawing of Geometry Editor listview selection for vertices/edges
• Moved Rigidity Group selection/assignment/interaction in Geometry Editor to the vertex context; Rigidity Groups has always been vertex based, but were presented in a polygon context because vertex [and edge] tools were not available
• Fixed #DS-375 : Empty database sub-menu in Content Library context menu

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.12

• Build system tweaks

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.13

• Build system tweak; welcome vs wizard/home packaging references

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.14

• Added a progress indicator to Interactive Lessons
• Fixed an assignment issue with Rigidity, in the Geometry Editor tool

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.15

• Fixed names, titles, and minimum sizes for various dialogs
• Exposed Interactive Lesson progress indicator width to script
• Fixed #DS-393/CS163641 : Fixed the riTranslate call in Scripted 3Delight renderer
• Added support for preserving ngons; ngons that have been converted to triangle fans upon import are now marked
• Added an option for whether to triangulate ngons in the OBJ export dialog
• Names for auto-adapted geometry are now made unique between ngon and non-ngon versions
• Extended ByteArray in the script API
• Fixed an issue with support for paths that contain non-ascii characters
• Shader Mixer now generates temporary files in the temp folder, rather than a specific application data folder; allows a user with non-ascii characters in their account name to modify the temp path; workaround for non-ascii conflicts with 3Delight binaries

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.16

• Fixed the UVs of a Bilinear subdivision surface to also be bilinear
• Added OpenSudbdiv version to logging
• Fixed user-facing packaging references; release channel vs release cycle
• Added support for subdividing n-gons
• Fixed #DS-416 : Fixed a bug with un-assigned categories
• Updated PostgreSQL to 9.3.4
• Added an action to select facets by edge count
• Fixed #DS-397/CS163999 : Fixed product search not working; PostgreSQL

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.17

• Tweaks to select by [range] dialog
• Minor updates to SDK docs

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.18

• Work on application improvement and anonymous stats
• Fixed an issue with the Mac build
• Minor update to SDK Samples docs
• Updates to the publishing system; added support for PublicBuild and PrivateBuild tags

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.19

• Build system tweaks

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.20

• Updated CMS library to fix an issue with certain user functions

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.21

• Fixed a crash with Geometry Shells and the Geometry Editor tool
• Layered Image Presets that only define one layer will now add the layer to an existing image

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.22

• Added an Import Metadata from Valentina script

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.23

• Work on application improvement and anonymous stats
• Fixed an issue with images running tdlmake unnecessarily
• Fixed issues with layered images refreshing [from disk]
• Updated the Barefoot Dancer interactive lesson
• Added a Lesson Recorder for Interactive Lesson creation
• Added Interactive Lesson support for targeting child widgets of property widgets
• Fixed a crash in the Delete Hidden Facets action
• Fixed an error in the display of edge indices; Geometry Editor tool settings

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.24

• Re-enabled the initial anonymous statistics dialog and user preference
• Added release edition and cycle to anonymous statistics
• Fixed an issue in the calculation of UVs of subdivision surfaces; affects viewport display and export
• Updated package labels and tags to include release channel and release cycle; Install Manager, Product Library
• Minor tweaks, styling/commenting, of the Import Metadata from Valentina script
• Related fixes to DSON Importer for Poser; bulges, ancestor weight, subdivision UVs, optimization

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.25

• Added support for store token
• Fixed #DS-425: Fixed a crash while dynamic clothing is draping
• Fixed an issue where an Interactive Lesson instruction that defined “result”: “node” was not working correctly
• Interactive Lesson manager can now delineate two assets by the same name in the Smart Content pane using the asset_path member of an instruction

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.26

• Build system tweaks

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.27

• Added support for dynamic Interactive Lesson modification
• Changed beta package labeling to be more distinctive

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.28

• Updated the Application Improvement Participation dialog

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.29

• Changed the default rotation order for DForms, primitives, and imported geometry; provides a more intuitive property experience
• Improved the re-labeling logic in Joint Editor when changing rotation order
• Updated FBX library to 2014
• Tweaks to the Barefoot Dancer lesson
• Fixed #DS-445/CS166167: Fixed DForm preset save to write in the correct order
• Fixed #DS-417/CS164508: Fixed a crash when unpinning an IK node with no chain

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.30

• Fixed #DS-394: Renaming facet groups doesn't update in Joint Editor
• Fixed #DS-390: Shader Mixer Normal Map brick throwing errors
• Initial conversion of some OS native install scripts to Install Manager scripts
• Fixed #DS-446: Interpolation on subdivision UVs
• Added the Import Metadata from Valentina script to the distribution footprint

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.31

• Fixed an issue where an Interactive Lesson would not always advance when view frame was clicked on Mac - event timing/processing
• Added support for dropping images on properties to set their map
• Fixed respecting of hidden facets when projecting
• Switched Install Manager packages to use common scripts

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.32

• Build system tweak; gather Install Manager scripts instead of OS native
• Fixed PostgreSQL CMS package permission issues on Mac; requires an additional fix to Install Manager Helper - prevent launching PostgreSQL server with [elevated] permissions
• Fixed PostgreSQL CMS package “not found in zip” error on Mac
• Fixed PostgreSQL CMS package labeling on Mac 64-bit

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.33

• Fixed an issue with Dynamic Cloth install scripts not properly handling files on Mac

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.34

• Fixed interdependency issues with Dynamic Cloth install scripts

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.35

• Fixed an issue with loosing HD detail on seam edges when a Geo-Grafting figure is fit to the target figure
• Fixed the “Delete Hidden Facets” action to preserve HD detail on remaining edges
• Added a “Merge Into Selected” option to the Node Weight Brush tool, Weight Maps view context menu; Tool Settings pane when the Node Weight Brush tool is active
• Fixed an issue with custom modifiers writing source information correctly
• Fixed support of “display” instructions, within a “dialog” instruction, in an Interactive Lesson
• Fixed support of instructions defined as “optional”, within a “dialog” instruction, in an Interactive Lesson
• Updated Qt framework to 4.8.6
• Fixed rigidity related action placement in the Geometry Editor context menu; facet vs vertex
• Added support for custom PostgreSQL CMS connection strings
  • Defined via “ConnectionURI” member in cmscfg.json
  • When defined (and valid), the string is used to make a connection to an arbitrary PostgreSQL instance
  • The string must use Connection URI syntax (see 31.1.1.2 Connection URIs)
  • The PostgreSQL instance must be compatible with 9.3.x
  • The citext module must be installed on the target database or the user must have sufficient permission to install the “citext” module
  • The user must have sufficient privileges to create and delete schema/tables/functions/types/indexes etc in the connected database
• Updated CMS connector

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.36

• Build system tweaks; fixed a build order dependency issue

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.37

• Added operating system enumerations for Windows 8.1 and Mac 10.9 (Mavericks) to DzApp

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.38

• Updated default layout files; menus, current action list
• Fixed action label “New Push Modifier Weight Node…”
• Fixed file extension in uninstall script

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.39

• Fixed #DS-475 : Fixed an issue with node names saved in user-facing files not being respected
• Fixed #DS-462/CS167212 : Fixed a crash when a geometry shell targets a geometry shell
• Updated default styles to include icons for a Push Modifier Weight Node in a scene view, and the New Push Modifier Weight Node… action

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.40

• SDK documentation touch ups
• Updated Create menus; Main Menu Bar > Create; Scene pane > Option Menu > Create
• Improved Interactive Lesson handling of a DzStyledButton that has a menu and is used like a combobox
• Added a “Remove From Categories (Unassigned)” option to the Categorize dialog; removes reference to all currently assigned categories and assigns to the Unassigned category
• An Interactive Lesson can now target a specific value for DzStyledButton with a menu; causes all other options in the menu to be disabled
• Added a Show In > Products option to the Content Library file view context menu
• Implemented #DS-477 : Added Shadow Color and Shadow Intensity properties to default light types

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.41

• Build system tweaks

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.42

• An anonymous statistics GUID is now consistent across release channels on the same machine

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.43

• Added a Convert Figure to Prop action; Main Menu Bar > Edit > Figure > Rigging; Scene pane > Option Menu > Edit > Rigging; Joint Editor tool > Context Menu > Edit
• Updated default menus

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.44

• Extended DzSceneHelper scripting API

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.45

• Fixed an issue with duplicate when a parented figure is following the same skeleton
• Added a Bake To Transforms action; Main Menu Bar > Edit > Figure, Parameters > Option Menu, Posing > Option Menu; expands upon and replaces the functionality provided by the Morphforms To Transforms script
• Updated scripting API docs on DzSceneHelper
• Added scripting API doc stubs for DzGeometryRegion
• Added scripting API docs to DzPropertyGroupTree and DzPropertyGroup
• Added scripting API docs for DzSimpleElementScriptData, DzElementPostLoadFileData and DzSimpleSceneScriptData

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.46

• Fixed #DS-483/CS168212 : Fixed an issue where bones weighting a single vertex were not accumulating correctly
• Fixed #DS-29 : Fixed an issue with Photoshop 3D Bridge scene preview/updating
• Added pre-install script handling of cross-sku package conflicts for Photoshop 3D Bridge and GoZ; only one channel package should be installed via Install Manager at any given time
• Added pre-install script handling of cross-sku package conflicts for DSON Importer for Poser

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.47

• Fixed undo of Character Preset materials
• Fixed an issue where the Install Manager package finalize script could sometimes cause a QtXml.dll not found error

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.48

• Removed Morphforms to Transforms script; use replacement Bake to Transforms action
• Updated Built-In Content metadata

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.49

• Fixed a crash in DSONIO; affected DSON Importer for Poser on Mac

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.50

• Tweaks to finalize script in Install Manager packages

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.51

• Fixed handling of nested menu disabling for Interactive Lessons; fixes interactive lesson chaining
• Updated Home page and associated scripts; QuickStart Guide now displays an intermediate dialog that provides information and options for the text and/or video version of the guide, as well as an interactive lesson

DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.6.3.52

• 2014-5-22 - 4.6.3.50
• 2014-6-16 - 4.6.3.52