# Release Notes ## Version 1.2.13 (2025-04-03) * Added **support for SketchUp 2025**. * Added support for V-Ray 7 when exporting V-Ray proxies * Transmutr now generates files in the format of SketchUp 2021+, to preserve new data like PBR materials from SketchUp 2025 ## Version 1.2.12 (2024-04-11) * Added **support for SketchUp 2024**. ## Version 1.2.11 (2023-04-25) Bug fixes * Fixed the installer not working on older Mac computers. * Fixed V-Ray proxies not working with V-Ray 6. ## Version 1.2.10 (2023-04-18) Features * Added **support for SketchUp 2023**. * Added **support for ARM-based Mac chipsets** (M1, M2). Bug fixes * Fixed translucency maps sometimes not being found. * Fixed V-Ray proxies not working with V-Ray 6. ## Version 1.2.9 (2022-04-26) Bug fixes * Fixed exporting Quixel Megascans assets with variants not working. * Fixed Transmutr not notifying users about new versions available for download. * Fixed the “Release Notes” button in the options not opening the correct URL. {% hint style="danger" %} **Known issue:** Transmutr does not work in SketchUp 2022 on Mac computers with M1 chips. We're working on M1 support for a future version. {% endhint %} ## Version 1.2.8 (2022-02-21) Features * Added **support for SketchUp 2022**. Changes * Improved support for the “Reflection Glossiness” and “Reflection Roughness” material attributes. * Added a warning message when importing unsupported assets from Megascans, such as standalone materials. * Added a button in Transmutr and a menu entry in SketchUp to open Transmutr’s manual. Bug fixes * Fixed the export step that copies textures sometimes failing silently. * Fixed some models with n-gons showing artifacts when exported. * Fixed normal maps not being detected for some models using unconventional attribute names. * Fixed textures not being properly applied on models loaded without texture coordinates. * Fixed the Megascans connection not working immediately after changing the port. * Fixed several crashes that could happen when exporting a model. * Fixed the “See release notes” button in the options opening the wrong webpage. * **\[Studio version]** Fixed floating licenses not getting released when closing Transmutr. ## Version 1.2.7 (2021-06-16) Features * Added Reflection Glossiness/Roughness. * Added support for SketchUp 2021.1. Changes * Improved the bump/normal setting automatic detection. * Generate generic UV coordinates if they are missing. Bug fixes * Fixed an error that sometimes occurred when copying textures to the destination folder. * **\[Studio version]** Fix proxy placeholder when using the CLI. * **\[Studio version]** Fix VRMat path in automations. ## Version 1.2.6 (2021-04-07) Features * Added offline activation/deactivation for users with a restricted internet connection. Documentation: Bug fixes * Fixed V-Ray proxy export failing due to a recent V-Ray updates. * Fixed the `ply2vrmesh.bin` executable being referred to as `ply2vrmesh.exe` on OSX. ## Version 1.2.5 (2020-12-07) Features * Added support for SketchUp 2021. ## Version 1.2.4 (2020-10-21) Changes * **\[Studio version]** Adding more automation patterns: DiffuseMapName, DiffuseMapExt, SourceFolderName, SourceFolderParent, SourceFolderParentName. * **\[Studio version]** Allow overriding options with the CLI. Bug fixes * Fixed crash with V-Ray 5. * Fixed V-Ray TwoSided materials. * Fixed texture paths in Enscape materials. * Fixed BottomCenter and TopCenter preview. * Lookup in nested folders when searching for map paths in VRMats. * **\[Studio version]** Fixed paths lookup when using the CLI. * **\[Studio version]** Fixed translucency map path missing in automations. ## Version 1.2.3 (2020-04-24) Bug fixes * Fixed BottomCenter and TopCenter not being applied in the preview. * **\[Studio version]** Fixed automations not being applied when using the CLI. * **\[Studio version]** Fixed automations being applied twice in some cases. ## Version 1.2.2 (2020-04-06) Bug fixes * Fixed Megascans files with variants not exporting. * Fixed the Download button that shows up when a new version of Transmutr is available. ## Version 1.2.1 (2020-03-31) Changes * The "Smooth Angle" setting is now applied to proxies as well. * Added options to mitigate the artifacts generated by SketchUp when scaling a mesh with small faces (see `Maximum mesh scale correction` and `Mesh scale correction multiplier`). * **\[Studio version]** Reflection Glossiness and Refraction Glossiness can now be set using automations. Bug fixes * Fixed instances not being exported as components. * Fixed the extension toolbar showing up even after being previously closed by the user. * Fixed presets not being saved. * Fixed some colors not being formatted correctly in Enscape materials, which resulted in all parameters being ignored by Enscape. * Fixed a crash occurring when objects had no materials applied to them. * Fixed a crash occurring when scanning unauthorized directories. * Fixed V-Ray proxy export failing in rare cases. * **\[Studio version]** Fixed automations not being loaded from presets. ## Version 1.2.0 (2020-03-09) New features * 🍎 **MacOS support.** * Transmutr can now **import SKP files**. * Transmutr can now **edit individual components** directly from an opened SketchUp document. Changes * Transmutr now installs for SketchUp 2020. * Texture maps embedded in FBX files are now extracted. * Duplicate material names are now renamed automatically. * It is now possible to choose for which rendering engines materials are exported. Bug fixes * Fixed tiny faces not being created in some cases. * Fixed the generation of VRMesh proxies not reporting errors in case of failure. * Fixed missing textures not being reported to the user. * Command-Line Interface: fixed simplified meshes being sometimes assigned the wrong materials. * Fixed materials with "<" or ">" in their name not loading. * Fixed a crash that occurred when running several instances of Transmutr simultaneously. * Fixed the connection to Megascans failing silently when the communication port is already in use. ## Version 1.1.2 (2019-10-24) New features * Added an option to add a custom prefix to relative paths Bug fixes * Fixed the connection with Megascans Bridge not working for some users * Fix proxy export with non-ascii paths * Fixed small issues when smoothing edges ## Version 1.1.1 (2019-09-27) Changes * Objects that occur only once are now exported as groups, whereas objects occurring multiple times are exported as component instances. * Transmutr now produces slightly cleaner hierarchy: the top-most group (root node) is now omitted and its children are added to the model itself. Bug fixes * Fixed Megascans assets with variants not being exported. * Fixed Transmutr producing errors when exporting over existing files. * Fixed crashes occurring on systems with non-ASCII paths. ## Version 1.1.0 (2019-09-09) New features * \[Studio version] Added a **Command-Line Interface** to use Transmutr from a terminal or with your own custom scripts in order to easily process large sets of models. Read the documentation [here](https://help.transmutr.com/manual/command-line-interface). * \[Studio version] Added **Material Automations** to let you apply your own automatic transformations to materials with a brand new visual scripting interface. Read the documentation [here](https://help.transmutr.com/manual/materials-tab/automations). * You can now open files in Transmutr from the Windows explorer with `Right-click > Open with`. You can also associate some 3D formats to be automatically opened with Transmutr by clicking the `Always use this app to open .obj/.fbx/.3ds/... files` checkbox. Bug fixes * Fixed mesh simplification not being applied in the preview when loading preset settings. * The scale is now correctly affected when changing the model dimensions in Stats * Fixed some OBJ files generating parsing errors during loading (this error especially occurred for files exported from Rhino). * Fixed remote trial extensions not working. ## Version 1.0.6 (2019-08-08) Bug fixes * Fixed SketchUp not automatically opening converted files. ## Version 1.0.5 (2019-06-11) Bug fixes * Fixed blank screen when windows username contains special chars. ## Version 1.0.4 (2019-06-10) New features * Transmutr can now **import STL files**. * When launched from SketchUp with Thea v2.1 (and above) active, Transmutr will export Thea proxies as **\*.mod.thea** files instead of \*.xml files. Changes * Transmutr now reads the "Up Axis" attribute that is sometimes stored in FBX files so that models are automatically rotated as intended. Bug fixes * Fixed missing material in V-Ray proxy when placeholder is "Simplified Geometry" or "Full Geometry" * Fixed texture paths discarded when the drive letter is assigned but disconnected * Fixed camera clipping plane not being updated when changing modifiers (scale, origin, etc) ## Version 1.0.3 (2019-05-04) Bug fixes * Fixed Transmutr files crashing SketchUp 2017 (and below) when saving * Fixed a bug introduced in v1.0.2 that made some textures black in the preview ## Version 1.0.2 (2019-05-03) New features * Added **floating licensing** to dynamically share license seats between employees of the same company, up to a predefined number of concurrent users. Please contact us if you are interested in this type of licensing (Studio licenses only). Changes * Transmutr now **scans the directory of the model to search for missing textures**. This is helpful in some cases when the model contains absolute paths that are no longer valid. * Geometry **simplification should feel faster** on the first simplification, since heavy initialization work is now done as a background process. Bug fixes * Fixed the general options being reset to default values when loading a new model after the first one. * Fixed license keys being considered invalid when manually typed with some variations (eg. lowercase, spaces). * Fixed a crash that occurred when loading a model with TIFF textures. * Fixed the preview appearing empty for a few seconds after loading large models. * Fixed V-Ray issues that occurred when some materials had names containing characters not supported by V-Ray. * Fixed a rare crash that occurred when loading a FBX model with invalid per-face material data. ## Version 1.0.1 (2019-03-25) Changes * The trial is now 7 days long * Reset the camera position when loading a new model Bug fixes * Fix some billboard placeholders having the wrong width depending on the model's orientation * Fix badly constructed faces from corrupting whole objects ## Version 1.0.0 - Public release (2019-03-21) Changes * The 3 days trial is now available * "Open File" dialogs are now always on top of the main window * The SketchUp extension is now signed ## Version 0.4.3 (2019-03-20) Bug fixes * Fix the simplification damaging UV seams * Fix loaded presets not being applied immediately ## Version 0.4.2 (2019-03-16) Changes * Adding base materials to complement V-Ray 2Sided materials, as a workaround to the issue of texture scale discrepancy in V-Ray Next * Adding a dummy colorized texture when a material doesn't have a diffuse map but has other maps, to preserver UV mapping * Enable materials "Normal" setting if the bump map's name contains "norm" Bug fixes * Fix FaceSkipping's face count not working * Fix geometry simplification producing holes in some cases * Fix emissive color ## Version 0.4.1 (2019-03-14) Bug fixes * Fixed power-of-2 textures (512, 1024px...) being flipped in the preview ## Version 0.4.0 (2019-03-13) New features * **Brand new simplification engine: much faster, and more reliable** * Old FBX files (FBX version <2011) can now be opened Changes * Renamed "Proxy Preview" to "Placeholder" Bug fixes * Fixed textures being flipped vertically in the preview * Fixed textures being flipped vertically in Thea proxies * Fixed geometry disappearing in models with tiny faces * Fixed some textures appearing stretched in the preview * Fixed Transmutr crashing when opening ill-formed models with invalid texture paths ## Version 0.3.4 (2019-03-04) New features * All Proxy Preview types are now available for Artist licenses (adding 'Billboard', 'Simplified Geometry', and 'SketchUp File'). * We can now edit the target face count when using 'Face skipping' proxy preview. * The model's dimensions are now displayed in the 'Stats' section, and are editable (this will update the Scale multiplier). * Transmutr now exports Megascans assets with multiple variants. Changes * Sped up the import of large models with many objects. * It is now possible to drag and drop maps between slots. * Added a security certificate so that Transmutr is less likely to be flagged as malware by antivirus softwares. * Transmutr will now use the scale factor of FBX files. * The 'Cancel' button has been renamed to 'New' and asks for confirmation. * Added an input field next to the Simplification slider. * The Simplification slider is now non-linear by default, as we usually need high simplification levels. This behavior can be disabled. * Improved the look of the icon on Windows. Bug fixes * Fixed simplification producing many holes in the mesh. Holes can still happen, but they should be much less frequent. * Fixed some TIFF textures crashing the app because of an unsupported internal compression mode. * The camera clipping plane now depends on the size of the model. This avoids huge models from disappearing. * Fixed some faces not being created when triangulated. * Fixed some groups/components not being created when containing tiny faces. * Fixed a crash that could occur when creating Thea materials. * Fixed the UI being slow when having many materials in the Materials tab ## Version 0.3.3 (2019-02-08) Bug fixes * Fixed geometry disappearing in models with tiny faces ## Version 0.3.2 (2019-02-07) Changes * Transmutr is now smarter when looking for missing maps, it will look in all potential folders. When the user adds a map, Transmutr will look into this folder for all missing maps. * VRMat is now a material property instead of a material type * Spaces are trimmed from license key to avoid copy/pasting issues Bug fixes * Fixed exploded object when using scale/unit conversion * Potential fix for SketchUp not being able to connect to Transmutr, when opening it from SketchUp * Fixed 'Communication Port' option not being saved between sessions * Fixed wrong material name when created from VRMat * Fixed several issues with map paths in VRMats ## Version 0.3.1 (2019-01-24) Changes * The preview viewport now supports TIFF textures * V-Ray Materials: “Diffuse Texture Alpha” is enabled if there is no opacity map Bug fixes * Fixed SketchUp zoom bug when importing models with tiny faces * Fixed maps not being copied to the destination folder when exporting Thea proxies * Fixed opacity maps not being picked up from FBX files * Fixed TGA textures appearing black in the preview * Non-planar faces are now triangulated ## Version 0.3.0 (2019-01-17) New features * Added Thea proxies * Transmutr can now be opened directly from SketchUp, the transmuted asset will be automatically added to the model * Added smoothing edges by angle * Transmutr now reads basic properties of V-Ray and Corona material in FBX files exported from 3dsmax * Renaming materials is now possible Changes * Binding is now turned off in V-Ray materials created from a VRMat file * Transmutr no longer automatically triangulates the model. It will be triangulated only when using Geometry Simplification. ## Version 0.2.1 (2019-01-08) New features * Added a "Face Skipping" proxy type that only keeps a few faces to get an idea of the model's overall shape * Added a "Zoom extents" button to make the model fit the viewport Changes * Transmutr now adds a dummy colorized texture when the *Diffuse* slot is empty but other textures are in use (bump, opacity, reflection, etc) in order to preserve UV mapping in SketchUp * Texture files can be drag-and-dropped from the file explorer to the slots of the material panels * Improved Megascans assets materials * Added a notification when a new version of Transmutr is available so that users can easily download it * Added a button in the Options panel to open those Release Notes from the application * Converting units now sets the appropriate drawing unit in the SketchUp model Bug fixes * Fixed missing geometry when importing models with faces that are smaller than SketchUp allows * Fixed texture mapping when vertices of a same face have identical UV coordinates * Fixed some edges not being smoothed * Fixed the unwanted rotation animation that sometimes started when clicking the "Show edges" button * Fixed Megascans asset imported as white when format is OBJ ## Version 0.2.0 — Beta stage (2018-12-19) New features * Added Quixel Megascans integration * Added "Top Center" origin option Changes * Added default filename when saving .skp * Significantly sped up mesh simplification for high-poly models * Added an option to prefix material names with the model name * Added warning when using TIFF bitmaps * Options: added a button to open the folder that contains log files * Options: added a button to display GPU info for debugging purposes Bug fixes * Fixed the mesh simplification slider * Fixed the "Cannot load options" error that occurred if the options were not modified by the user * Fixed normal maps color space in V-Ray * Fixed browsing for .vrmat files ## Version 0.1.4 (2018-12-10) New features * Added Metal material type Changes * Added thumbnails to the material panels * Added an Options dialog * Added notifications (errors, warnings, etc) * Tweaked materials Bug fixes * Added better support for paths with special characters ## Version 0.1.3 (2018-11-23) New features * The material type is automatically assigned based on the material's name (e.g. "...leaf..." ⇒ Translucent) Changes * When exporting a \*.vrmesh proxy, the black console window that briefly popped up does not appear anymore * Copying maps to the destination folder is now optional * Preset saving and loading buttons have been moved to the header * It is now possible to unfold multiple materials Bug fixes * Fallback to lower-quality graphics when webGL is not available (Work in progress) * Fixed wrong *up axis* and *origin* transformations for models that already have a transformed root node * Fixed the \*.vrmesh proxy generation sometimes locking up the export * Fixed automatically finding \*.vrmat files matching material names * Fixed faces not being exported for some files * Fixed material names encoding issues ## Version 0.1.2 (2018-11-16) New features * Added Enscape materials Changes * Added better feedback when exporting * Transmutr now also looks for resources with invalid absolute paths in the model's folder * For Emissive materials, the Diffuse color is now the same as the Emissive color * Refraction now affects opacity in SketchUp (the lowest value between Refraction and Opacity sets the opacity in SketchUp and Enscape) * Profile edges are now disabled in generated \*.skp files Bug fixes * Fixed most materials in OBJ files having Refraction set to 1 ## Version 0.1.1 (2018-11-14) New features * Added Thea materials Changes * Added the possibility to pan the viewport's camera * Added a checkbox to show/hide the model's edges in the viewport * Improved the visibility of the material-picking eyedropper Bug fixes * Fixed Transmutr only working with administrator privileges when installed "For all users" ## Version 0.1.0 — Alpha stage (2018-11-08) Initial preview release to a small number of testers. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. 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