Below is a “sanitized” version of the Install Manager change log leading to the General Release of version 1.4.0.94. 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.

• Improved logging
  • When a package cannot be opened
  • When a package manifest cannot be extracted
  • When a manifest parsing error occurs
• Fixed logging inaccuracy when reporting extraction errors (open mode) for single files

InstallMgr : Incremented build number to 1.4.0.81

• Improved logging
  • When a package is invalid
  • When a package cannot be opened
  • When a package manifest cannot be found
  • When a package manifest cannot be extracted
  • When a package manifest parsing error occurs
  • When a package supplement cannot be found
  • When a package supplement cannot be extracted
  • When a package supplement parsing error occurs
  • When a package file cannot be extracted
  • When a metadata file cannot be extracted
  • When a metadata file cannot be opened
  • When a metadata file parsing error occurs
  • When a metadata file read error occurs
  • When an install manifest cannot be found
  • When an install manifest cannot be removed
  • When an install manifest cannot be opened
  • When an install manifest parsing error occurs
  • When a configuration file cannot be opened
  • When a configuration file parsing error occurs
  • When an install module cannot be opened
  • When a URL is redirected
  • When a thumbnail cannot be opened
  • When a socket error occurs
• Fixed logging inaccuracy when reporting extraction errors (open mode) for single files

InstallMgr : Incremented build number to 1.4.0.82

• Source maintenance
• Product thumbnails are now resized by the application if the image from the server exceeds the thumbnail local max height
  • Default max height is 182 pixels
• Added support for an OverrideThumbnailMaxHeight setting
  • Manually set within the INI for a given account
  • Value is expected to be a number in the [182, 546] range
• Improved logging
  • When an error occurs while retrieving package thumbnails

InstallMgr : Incremented build number to 1.4.0.83

• Updated default filters
  • Added Filter By SKU/Ranges
    • 80,000 - 80,999
    • 81,000 - 81,999
    • 82,000 - 82,999
    • 83,000 - 83,999
    • 84,000 - 84,999
    • 85,000 - 85,999
    • 86,000 - 86,999
    • 87,000 - 87,999
    • 88,000 - 88,999
    • 89,000 - 89,999
    • 80,000 - 90,999
    • 91,000 - 91,999
    • 92,000 - 92,999
    • 93,000 - 93,999
    • 94,000 - 94,999
    • 95,000 - 95,999
    • 96,000 - 96,999
    • 97,000 - 97,999
    • 98,000 - 98,999
    • 99,000 - 99,999
    • 100,000 - 100,999
    • 101,000 - 101,999
    • 102,000 - 102,999
    • 103,000 - 103,999
    • 104,000 - 104,999
    • 105,000 - 105,999
    • 106,000 - 106,999
    • 107,000 - 107,999
    • 108,000 - 108,999
    • 109,000 - 109,999

InstallMgr : Incremented build number to 1.4.0.84

• Source maintenance
• Zip files that use a platform specific path separator (i.e., \\ Windows) can now be read
  • Cross-platform path separators (i.e., /) are highly recommended/preferred

InstallMgr : Incremented build number to 1.4.0.85

• Source maintenance
• Added support for an experimental BackupPath setting
  • Manually set within the INI for a given account
  • Value is expected to be a / delimited absolute path
  • When defined, context menu options for backing up (copy to the specified path) the selected packages are made available
  • Operates on packages that install like software or plugin
    • Relies on file naming scheme that includes a version number to support multiple versions

InstallMgr : Incremented build number to 1.4.0.86

• Source maintenance
• Application log entries are now prefixed by a consistent message severity indicator and a potential message category
  • Adjustments to severity and/or categorization of entries will occur over time
• Each path related application log entry now includes drive space information
  • Paths specified but do not exist may report inaccurate drive space
• Added support for 3ds Max application versions
  • 2022
• Added support for Blender application versions
  • 3.0
• Added support for Cinema 4D application versions
  • R25
• Added support for Unity application versions
  • 2021
• Added support for ZBrush application versions
  • 2022
• Fixed Helper exiting log message

InstallMgr : Incremented build number to 1.4.0.87

• Source maintenance

InstallMgr : Incremented build number to 1.4.0.88

• Source maintenance
• Added a Filter Package(s) > By Selected action to the context menu for the listview on the Ready to Download page
• Added a Filter Package(s) > By Selected action to the context menu for the listview on the Ready to Install page
• Added a Filter Installed > By Selected action to the context menu for the listview on the Installed page
• Moved the “Select Package(s)/Installed” and “Deselect Package(s)/Installed” submenus, and the “Invert Selection” action, toward the top of each list view context menu they reside in

InstallMgr : Incremented build number to 1.4.0.89

• Source maintenance

InstallMgr : Incremented build number to 1.4.0.90

• Account email address length is now validated
  • Min/Max length is [6,254]
• Account email address local-part validation has changed
  • Min/Max length is [1,64]
  • May consist of:
    • Uppercase and lowercase Latin letters A to Z
    • Digits 0 to 9
    • Printable characters !#$%&'*+-/=?^_`{|}~
    • Dot ., provided it is not the first/last character or consecutive
• Account email address second-level domain validation has changed
  • Min/Max length is [2,64]
  • May consist of:
    • Uppercase and lowercase Latin letters A to Z
    • Digits 0 to 9
    • Hyphen -, provided it is not the first/last character or consecutive
  • Must start with a Latin letter or digit
• Account email address top-level domain validation has changed
  • Min/Max length is [2,64]
  • Now supports top-level domains as described by RFC 5322
  • Restriction to discrete TLD subset has been removed
  • May consist of:
    • Uppercase and lowercase Latin letters A to Z
    • Digits 0 to 9
    • Hyphen -, provided it is not the first/last character
  • Must start with a Latin letter or digit

InstallMgr : Incremented build number to 1.4.0.91

• Source maintenance

InstallMgr : Incremented build number to 1.4.0.92

• Updated default filters
  • Added Filter By Name/Daz 3D Figures
    • 9th Generation
  • Updated Filter By Name/Daz 3D Figures
    • 8th Generation (support 8.x)
    • 4th Generation (consistent syntax for 4.x)
    • 3rd Generation (consistent syntax for 3.x)
    • 2nd Generation (consistent syntax for 2.x)
• Fixed an issue with context menu organization

InstallMgr : Incremented build number to 1.4.0.93

• Source maintenance

InstallMgr : Incremented build number to 1.4.0.94

• 1.4.0.94 - 2022-10-05