Website Change Log

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#67

###19 October 2016

Features

  • New team member Charles (and Seori isn’t an intern anymore :smiley: )
  • Textures added in 3D Settings will now be included in Download (but only for new uploads. for old models, you’ll need to turn download off and back on again)
  • You can now delete your own comments! There’s also a pseudo reply function, which automatically adds the @username for you

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Improvements

  • Timeframe default duration now works with file that begin with a number

Fixes

  • Fixes bug related to annotation order
  • Fixes missing collection thumbnails
  • Fixes some broken links in notification emails
  • Fixes Student Pro eligibility check
  • Fixes the old offset behavior of V2 API
  • Fixes some “Uploaded with X” exporter links on model pages
  • Fixes the password field not being visible in model Properties on Internet Explorer
  • Fixes VR annotation issues
  • Fixes some (more) PayPal issues

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#68

###4 November 2016

It’s not quite ready yet, but a lot of work is happening on V3 of the API. If you’re interested in trying the beta - drop me a message or email support@sketchfab.com :slight_smile:

Features

  • Adds rich email templates

Improvements

  • Makes the normal map flip toggle language a bit more explicit

Fixes

  • Fixes more PayPal issues…
  • Fixes issues with camera pivot when saving in First-Person mode
  • Fixes some situations where textures were not applied correctly to OBJ uploads

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#69

###17 November 2016

Features

  • Updates and fixes to API v3. Please contact me if you’re interested in trying the beta :slight_smile:
  • Model pages no longer use an embedded iframe. This should make model loading faster and more reliable.
  • Added support for glTF files - new Unity plug-in coming soon!

Improvements

  • Various performance improvements
  • HUGE improvement for processing HUGE models :smiley:

Fixes

  • Fixes more PayPal issues… (surprise)
  • Fixes some bugs related to annotations
  • Fixes Various UI/UX bugs in viewer and website
  • Fixes a rare issue where a model could be stuck in a half-published state
  • Fixes non-latin characters appearing bold
  • Fixes an issue with bone bounding boxes
  • Fixes an issue with morph animation vertices

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#70

###21 November 2016

Features

Fixes

  • Fixes more PayPal issues… sigh
  • Fixes to grid thumbnails and user cards
  • Fixes issue with editor widget that was clickable when disabled

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#71

###23 November 2016

Features

  • Deprecates a bunch of API V2 endpoints as we move toward V3. PM me if you want access to the beta!
  • Adds an “infinite slider” to VR Floor Level interface

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Improvements

  • Handles more features in glTF
  • Changing your email to an eligible student domain will now send you an upgrade link (instead of just during sign up)
  • Makes filtering models by category faster :rocket:

Fixes

  • Fixes a bug where picking (double clicking the model viewer) did not work correctly after scrolling down the page
  • Fixes unsubscribe links in emails - sorry about that :scream:
  • Fixes an issue where textures were not optimized automatically

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#72

###30 November 2016

After a bit of a false start yesterday, we’re back: better, faster, stronger :rocket:

Not a very big list, but a very big release nonetheless.

Features

Improvements

  • Removes the “latest forum posts” box from the newsfeed - you guys weren’t using it :cry:

Fixes

  • Fixes some UI bugs on user cards and model cards
  • Fixes some API V3 bugs. If you’re interested in trying the beta, let me know!

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#73

###7 December 2016

Features

  • We’re testing a new Normal map compression method, stay tuned!

Improvements

  • Improves speed of tag-filtered galleries :zap:
  • Changes to the shader and handling of negative scale and backface picking (Sorry stealth bot)
  • VR World Scale can now me 5 times larger, great for viewing very small objects at a realistic scale :earth_africa: :mouse:
  • Processing “dummy” animations

Fixes

  • Various search and UI/UX issues
  • An issue with animation order when there are a lot of animations
  • Android fullscreen bug
  • An issue that prevented deleting animations
  • An issue with re-uploading
  • Failed processing for some large point clouds with lines
  • Blurry thumbnails created from DoF-enabled models

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#74

###13 December 2016

Improvements

Fixes

  • Various WebVR fixes
  • The fullscreen button should now appear correctly on mobile
  • Email unsubscribe buttons were not working…sorry :cry:
  • Limited users (no email confirmation) can edit 3D settings

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#75

###15 December 2016

Features

  • Google Daydream support!!!
  • Two new file formats!
  • IGES - It’s still experimental, let us know how it goes!
  • Alembic - some discussion here
  • Continuing to test a new normal map compression format, stay tuned!

Improvements

  • Better glTF support, round two
  • Some performance boosts around the site, as well as DoF :rocket:
  • Some clean up following Age+ release
  • We now allow the “-” character in Facebook usernames (i.e. you can link to a Page instead of just a User)

Fixes

  • Staffpick list on the home page should now use more up-to-date models
  • Security fixes :key:
  • Various UI/UX fixes
  • VR Launcher bugs
  • A bug in Blender uploads where scale would affect other animations

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#76

###22 December 2016

Features

Improvements

Fixes

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#77

###4 January 2017

Happy New Year! :champagne:

We’ve got huge plans for 2017. Stay tuned in the coming months for new features, big performance updates, and lots of smaller improvements to keep Sketchfab running smoothly and make your experience better than ever! :rocket:

We’re also (slowly but surely!) moving forward on lots of behind-the-scenes upgrades to servers and the like, to provide not only a faster and more reliable website for you, but also a more streamlined development process for us.

Without further ado, the first release of 2017:

Features

Improvements

Fixes

  • Squashed various UI/UX bugs :bug:
  • Fixes Age+ models appearing in “From the same author” list when they shouldn’t :eggplant:
  • Fixes some annotation bugs
  • Fixes a rendering artifact in DoF
  • Fixes an issue with static pose timeline animation

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#78

###11 January 2017

Features

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Improvements

Fixes

  • The Save View button is back on model pages! Sorry about that… :flushed:
  • An issue creating new annotations
  • Multi-resolution textures were not being generated
  • Fixes Static Pose being set as the default animation on upload
  • LOTS of UI/UX bugs

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#79

###17 January 2017

Features

Improvements

  • We now support the X-HTTP-Method-Override header in the API (for developers who cannot use PATCH or PUT directly)

Fixes

  • UI/UX bugs
  • Processing bug that caused models to fail if texture file names included non-Latin characters
  • Typos and updates to the VR Trends page

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#80

###31 January 2017

Features

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Improvements

  • Pass URL parameters to “fake” fullscreen view (i.e. on iOS)

Fixes

  • UI/UX bugs
  • Some broken /developers examples links
  • Issue with DoF artifacts
  • Issues related to displacement

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#81

###6 February 2017

Improvements

  • Textures are sorted by name in editor
  • Increases the maximum vertical axis rotation

Fixes

  • Language and UI updates around the site
  • An issue that caused user profiles to show the wrong models
  • Point cloud alpha issue
  • Alpha transparency issues
  • Light editor UI issues

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#82

###9 February 2017

Features

  • Moved Post-Processing Filters to their own tab in 3D Settings
  • Added support for LAS files (LIDAR point clouds); only .las for now, not .laz

Improvements

  • Transparency in SketchUp/Collada files
  • Faster thumbnail loading
  • Increased Annotation character limit to 1024

Fixes

  • UI/UX fixes
  • Issues related to Displacement
  • Initial camera position for First-Person mode
  • An issue where points would appear as squares

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#83

###21 February 2017

Features

  • You can now adjust the near clipping plane distance in 3D Settings. Enable Show advanced camera settings to access the Near clipping distance slider. Set a lower value when objects close to the camera are being clipped / cut off. This will also adjust the camera movement speed as appropriate.

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Improvements

  • You can now access private model pages in the V3 API (if you know the URL)
  • Better texture sorting in 3D settings
  • Show upload date on Draft models
  • Improved performance for texture names/URLs in Viewer API
  • Improved Re-Upload behavior: we now keep old textures, so you can re-upload just the new mesh, and we update materials on a per-channel basis, so you can, for example, change the Diffuse color and we will not change any other channel settings.

Fixes

  • Various UI/UX fixes
  • Setting autostart during Viewer API initialization did not load the model correctly
  • A bug where the model would disappear when changing texture filtering settings

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#84

###24 February 2017

Features

  • We added some new default environments, enjoy!
  • You can now “pick” point clouds (i.e. double-click on the model to navigate, create annotations, select materials, etc.)

Improvements

Fixes

  • Several bad rendering bugs, sorry about that :flushed:

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#85

###8 March 2017

Features

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Improvements

  • API V3: You can sort models by published date
  • We now permanently merge similar materials during processing if we detect a model with more than 100 unique materials. This will solve issues where 3D Settings could not be saved due to too many material options, which was a common issue with some CAD formats.
  • Point clouds are optimized a bit better, we do not calculate vertex normals and automatically set the model to Shadeless, unless normals are provided

Fixes

  • Some UI issues with viewer controls, especially one where the Theatre Mode button was visible in embeds when it shouldn’t be :thinking:
  • Wireframe issues on models using displacement
  • MatCap on iOS should now work properly
  • Errors during some model processing, especially IGES format
  • Viewer API fails to start in Firefox

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#86

###17 March 2017

Features

  • ui_hint URL/embed parameter: Setting to 0 will always hide the viewer hint animation (“click & hold to rotate”). Setting to 1 (default) will show the hint the first time per browser session (using a cookie). Setting to 2 will always show the hint.

Improvements

  • Better support for glTF 2.0 files
  • Search is now hosted on our own domain, so it should work on networks/ISPs that block port 9243

Fixes

  • Username autocomplete in comments
  • Texture resolution options were missing on some models
  • Various SSAO improvements and fixes, particularly a fix for IE / Edge
  • An issue where UV channels were lost during re-upload
  • Animation loading and playback issues
  • Subscription-related issues
  • Various UI/UX fixes

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