What's new in 4​.0​.5

Limited release: This a limited release of XR. It does not contain all of the features and tools that are described in this documentation.

New features

We have added these new features in the AVEVA XR 4.0.5 release.

New Transform model for 3D scene contents

The model used to represent position, rotation, and scale of most of the 3D objects in a scene has been deeply rethought and updated with the introduction of the concept of Transform.

This work touched many nodes and functionalities, but in most cases retro compatibility is granted.

Modified nodes

• Mesh - Added transform mode.

• NodeBaseMovable - Now based on transform model.

• Item and all its derived nodes.

• PxParticles and all its derived nodes.

• Layer3D

• AttachPoint - Now based on transform model.

New or updated field types

• squat (new)

• svec3

• svec2

• smatrix

Updated command statements

• setmatrix

Enhancements to Graphic Context Editor

We have redesigned some aspects of Graphic Context Editor for smoother and simpler handling of objects in the 3D view.

• Improved and more customizable Select content in the 3D View.

• New transform-based content editing that supports Local and World coordinates, and multiple transform channels:

  • Move content in the 3D View

  • Rotate content in the 3D View

  • Scale content in the 3D View

• The Graphic Context Editor Parameters dialog box has been redesigned and expanded with additional features.

• All entries available in the Adding a New Node dialog box have been redesigned to support the new Transform model functionalities.

New nodes

The following nodes are new in this release.

• None

Changes to nodes

We have made changes to the following nodes.

• InteractionSelector - New highlight customization features.

• Scenegraph - New highlight and filler functionalities.

Project templates

Design Review template

For details on new and changed features in the Design Review template, see What's New in Project Templates 4.0.5.

Enhanced Worker template

For details on new and changed features in the Enhanced Worker template, see What's New in Project Templates 4.0.5.

Security updates

• No security updates in this release.

Deprecated and Discontinued

Deprecated features

Functionality is marked as deprecated when a specific function or feature is still supported in the current release, but might be removed in a future release. We advise that you phase these features out of your projects and begin to use alternative features.

• Legacy 2D nodes - These legacy nodes are kept because they appear inside some old module scripts.

Discontinued features

These features are no longer supported and no longer appear in XR software.

• ItemTouchButton node - A new approach for VR and AR 2D interaction has been implemented based on ItemMonitor and Texture2D.