Release Notes for P4GT Autodesk 3ds Max Helix Plug-in for Graphical Tools Release 2018.1 Introduction P4GT, the Helix Plug-in for Graphical Tools, integrates Perforce with Autodesk 3ds Max. These notes include release-specific information about the Helix Plug-in for Graphical Tools. Installing P4GT To install P4GT 3ds Max 2018, download the P4GT 3ds Max 2018 installer from the Perforce website and run it. The P4GT English plug-in is only compatible with English version of 3ds Max. This P4GT is compatible with: * 3ds Max version 2018 Only the 64-bit plug-in is available for the 64-bit graphical tools: * 3ds Max 2018 P4GT is available on Windows 7, 8, 10, 2008, 2012, 2016 Intel (x64) You can use P4GT with any 2004.2 or later Helix server. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New functionality in 2018.1 #1716400 (Bug #95364) * Added support for 3ds Max 2018. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New functionality in 2017.1 #1580262 (Bug #90325) * Added support for 3ds Max 2017. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bugs fixed in Patch 3 since 2015.1/1205848 (Patch 2) #1209945 (Bug #78555) * Added support for 3ds max 2016. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New functionality in 2015.1 #962358 (Bug #73395) * Added support for 3ds max 2015. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New functionality in 2014.1 #762424 (Bug #70492) * Added support for 3ds max 2014. #740568 (Bug #60148) * Added support for 3ds max 2013. Bugs fixed in 2014.1 #802751 (Bug #47476) Now after syncing to latest or prior revisions of a file in 3ds Max 2013/2014 and Maya 2013/2014 the correct version of file is opened. Prior to this the file was not opened. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New functionality in 2011.1 #322716 Enable stream support for all plug-ins. #318402, 319179, 319203, 319215, 320108, 320142, 320181, 320675, 320683, 321560, 321581, 321745, 321748, 321755, 322382 Added support for Photoshop CS5.5, Softimage/3ds Max/Maya 2012. Bugs fixed in 2011.1 #385159 (Bug #49324) * On Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 2008, a client running as Administrator would fail to properly process file names in non-ASCII character sets (such as Shift-JIS). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New functionality in 2010.1 #254766,254769,254786,254792,254809,254814(Bug #38743,38744,38745,38746) Added support for Photoshop CS5, Softimage/3ds Max/Maya 2011. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New functionality in 2009.2 Bugs fixed in 2009.2 #228744,228745,228746,228748,228749,228750 (Bug #37192) Allow sync to non-head revisions in 3ds Max. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New functionality in 2009.1 #202897,203161,203162,203188 (Bug #33475) Added support for 3ds Max 2010. Bugs fixed in 2009.1 #204098,204099 (Bug #34384) When uninstalling the 3ds Max plugin after using it once on a fresh install, the Perforce menu could be left behind. This is fixed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New functionality in 2008.2 #164863 (Sir #30290) ** Added drop-down selection to Submit dialog to support all the submit options. Requires server version 2006.2 or later. #164302 (Sir #28996) ** Added "select/unselect all files" checkbox to Submit dialog. Bugs fixed since 2008.2/179173 (first release) #184670 (Bug #32164) ** Fix sync button resize issue in History dialog. #182922 (Bug #32104) ** Fixed crash when clicking on Have Revision column header under Get Latest Revision from Perforce. Bugs fixed in 2008.2 #177468 (Bug #31756) ** File name no longer truncated in the Get Latest Revision/Checkout dialog. #172039 (Sir #30825) ** Changed "Document" to "File". -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Support added since 2008.1/159864 (first release) #162766 (Sir #30450) ** Added support for 64-bit version of 3ds Max 2009. New functionality in 2008.1 #158038 (Sir #18988) ** New option added to enable files to be reverted upon close. Check-in option takes precedence. #155592 (Sir #15263) ** More file info displayed in depot browser. #152636 (Sir #29013) ** Default submit option changed to show all opened files. #152633 (Sir #21404) ** Added new checkbox to Submit dialog for leaving unchanged files in default changelist. Requires server 2006.2 or later. #150979 (Sir #28827) ** Support for 3ds Max 2009 Bugs fixed since 2008.1/159864 (first release) #182911 (Bug #32104) ** Fixed crash when clicking on Have Revision column header under Get Latest Revision from Perforce. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New functionality in 2007.3 #137323 (Sir #26423) ** Support for 3ds Max 2008 Bugs fixed in 2007.3 #133617 (Bug #26081) ** Fixed a problem where the Perforce menu was not showing up on the menu bar of Photoshop CS3 right away. #133442 (Bug #24960) ** Fixed a problem where Photoshop CS3 was crashing during shutdown. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New functionality in 2007.2 #117313 (Sir #23927) ** Support for 3ds Max 9.0 Bugs fixed in 2007.2 #123764 (Bug #20078) ** Fixed a problem where 3ds Max crashed when loading a file that had external references when P4GT was installed. #116888 (Bug #17420) Improved handling when a depot named "depot" doesn't exist. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New functionality in 2005.1 #87101 (Sir #15522) ** Support for Unicode enabled servers. #87101 (Sir #15509) ** Added a "sync to" option in the document history dialog. Bugs fixed since the first release of 2005.1 #104327 (Bug #21659) ** Fixed the uninstall for 3DStudio Max so the Perforce menu is properly removed. Bugs fixed in 2005.1 #89538 (Bug #19475) ** Fix a problem when a file outside of the workspace view was added into Perforce. #87101 (Sir #18373) ** When showing the results of the last command, the locking operation is no longer shown. #87101 (Sir #16023) ** Filenames are now included with the prompting dialogs. #87101 (Bug #17420) ** Fixed a problem if the server did not have a depot called "depot" when using the "Open From Perforce" functionality. #87101 (Sir #15729) ** When using the "Open From Perforce" option, the default view is now "details". -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New functionality in 2004.2 Support for 3ds Max 7 Ability to access Perforce depots from within the graphical tools, including filtering on filetypes. 3DStudio Max now syncs external references when files only have XRef objects. Working offline using the "Disconnect/Connect To Server" menu option. Bugs fixed in 2004.2 (Sir #16738) There is no longer a warning message when opening a file that is not under the client root. (Sir #15826) Installer now allows for multiple installs and gives you a choice of what programs to install for. (Bug #16008) Installer now fails gracefully if it is installed on a system without one of the tools previously installed. (Bug #16027) Fixed a problem with the Open From Perforce browser where the icons stop responding. (Bug #16119) Fixed a problem with the Open From Perforce browser when the user didn't have permission to view the top level of the depot. Known issues When opening a file in 3DStudio Max that has externally-referenced files, P4GT can sync the externally-referenced files only if you already have copies in your client workspace (even at an earlier revision). If these externally-referenced files are not in your workspace, P4GT cannot sync these files.