Creative Edge | iC3D New Features

Previous version release notes:

iC3D - Software Update V6.5.3 - Release date 16.03.22

Additions and Improvements

• AI 2022 Plugin update – Plugins now ARM compatible on MacOS
• Updated PDF Libraries within iC3D PDF Renderer
• Reduce Rim light effects option when using “Environment” Backgrounds
• Improved texture map resolution for 3D PDF exports

Fixed

• HDR Light map import detail
• OSX Installer fix for Icons
• Depth of field background colour display
• Animation export for 30FPS
• U3D export texture resolution

iC3D - Software Update V6.4.7 - Release date 06.12.21

Additions and Improvements

• AI 2022 Plugin update
• Shrink film friction functionality added to material settings; used to control frowns and smiles on your shrink

Fixed

• Ray Trace rendering:
- Bottom of carton or model appearing black
- Lighting lock functioning incorrectly
- Hide label/displacement on rear side of model

iC3D - Software Update V6.4.7 - Release date 06.12.21

Additions and Improvements

• AI 2022 Plugin update
• Shrink film friction functionality added to material settings; used to control frowns and smiles on your shrink

Fixed

• Ray Trace rendering:
- Bottom of carton or model appearing black
- Lighting lock functioning incorrectly
- Hide label/displacement on rear side of model

iC3D - Software Update V6.4.2 - Release date 26.10.21

Please Note! If you are running Mac OS Big Sur, or higher, please click here to download this latest release!

Creative Edge Software, is pleased to announce that our latest software update Version 6.4.2 of iC3D, is now available for download!

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please goto the main iC3D menu, and select Help/New Features

Please watch our 5min overview movie below which will showcase all the latest features of IC3D
Click here to view in larger format via our youtube page

Additions and Improvements

• New Blister Pack Template, for rapid model creation
Click here to view full tutorial in larger format via our youtube page
• New Tie Top Bag Template, for rapid model creation
Click here to view full tutorial in larger format via our youtube page
• New Cellophane Wrap Template, for rapid model creation
Click here to view full tutorial in larger format via our youtube page
• Added M1 Rosetta2 support, enabling installation and use of iC3D on new Apple machines with M1 capabilities
• Added Zoom To Margins for High Res Ray Trace image export

Fixed

• Ignoring Light Blockers for High Res Ray Trace image export
• Export Animation Rendering for Windows platform
• Lighting Lock Export for Pitched Cameras
• PDF Editor Zoom
• PDF Editor Offsets

iC3D - Software Update V6.3.3 - Release date 01.09.21

Additions and Improvements

• Hide Mesh functionality; hide or show individual selected model meshes
• License hiding option; to hide license data from users

Fixed

• Fixed language issues for OSX build within iC3D Preferences menu
• Ray traced movie export for iPhone size option
• Curved panel folding crash
• Adobe Ilustrator pług-ins installation correction for windows platform
• Sealed shrink template fixes
• Ray tracer transparency fix when zooming out
• Standup Pouch template editing UV remapping fix
• Border Alpha ray tracing option for shrink fix
• Workspace saving when iC3D is set to Japanese language
• Saving template data when iC3D language is set Chinese Language (Simplified)
• Multiwall bag data saving when PBOM option selected
• Fix for imported 3rd party 3D files when using interior and fill template
• Fix for Point Editor; detach mesh (faces) crash

iC3D - Software Update V6.2.10 - Release date 20.01.21

Maintenance Improvements

• Updated Plug-ins for continued support with Illustrator 2021 V25.1

iC3D - Software Update V6.2.8 - Release date 08.12.20

Maintenance Improvements

• Support for Mac OS Big Sur
• Support for Adobe Illustrator 2021 (V25.0)

iC3D - Software Update V6.2.5 - Release date 08.10.20

Additions and Improvements

• Group/Ungroup models functionality from within the Object Editor
• Enhanced model duplication options
• Added new Torus & Rounded/Flared rectangle primitives
• Added new horizontal gradation option to background settings within the lighting controls
• Added Shrink iteration counter to Sealed Shrink template
• Added adjustment of the contents inside a bag for horizontal, and depth control within Sealed Shrink template
• Added default option for overprint setting for PDF Editor to iC3D Preferences menu
• Added WebRT creation tools for WebRT subscribers

Fixed

• Fixed language issues for OSX build within iC3D Preferences menu
• Fix for double sided flag being lost after editing label name within the Object Editor
• Fixed panning becoming erratic when zoomed in
• Fixed Opsis Export “Animation Only” option available even if no animation is added
• Fix for CF2 files with unclassified lines not importing all data
• Fix for Illustrator V24.3 no longer opening files passed by iC3D
• Fix for Workspace settings not saving. Changes to PC build on how this is handled
• Fixed Shape Modeller sizing issue when editing shape
• Fixed crash; for when a spot effect is created on the rotated art direction on stand up pouches
• Fix for icons showing incorrect states within the Object Editor
• Fix for minimum Torus primitive inner ring value setting making a non-object
• Fixed crash on Dynamic Backgrounds generated lighting
• Fix for Chinese character filenames not loading
• Fixed Shelf icons displaying incorrectly

iC3D - Software Update V6.1.4 - Release date 15.09.20

Additions and Improvements

• Added a no antialias setting to sdk and IC3D
• Added Import Peg hole to Custom SU Pouch
• Added Custom Peg Holes

Fixed
• Fix for Illustrator 2020 update
• Fixed Dynamic range not loading if input value is over 10
• Fix for legacy colour support in iC3D Render Manager
• Fix for spout and pouch not having a root node within Custom Pouch template
• Fix for imperial measurements on custom pouch importer
• Fix for spout and pouch not having a root node within Custom Pouch template
• Fix for OSX Catalina and above not starting correct update
• Fix for 3d pdf generated labels being too big
• Fixed issue with edge getting corrupted on Hole_Cutout.dxf in Custom SU Pouch

iC3D - Software Update V6.1.0 - Release date 16.03.20

Please watch our 4.5min overview movie below which will showcase all the latest features of IC3D
Click here to view in larger format via our youtube page

New Features

• New custom stand up pouch template; allowing the quick creation of any shaped stand up pouch
• New enhanced software ray tracer; allowing accelerated Real Time Ray Tracing on Mac/PC Platforms
• New export to Adobe Dimension option; allowing 3D models built in iC3D to be imported in to Adobe Dimensions

Fixed

• Permissions for Illustrator 2020 plug-ins

iC3D - Software Update V6.0.2 - Release date 18.12.19

Additions/Improvements

• Added shine map support for metal ray trace materials
• Added support for RGB and CMYK Colour Management within the iC3D PDF Editor
• Added Collada and OBJ export options; used to control over the colour used to define transparent areas on exported opacity maps, transparent or black

Fixed

• Fix for Fresnel Normal Maps edges causing interference on raytracing
• Fixed HDR Normal maps not being exported to Collada

iC3D - Software Update V6.0.1 - Release date 11.11.19

Please watch our 3.5min overview movie below which will showcase all the latest features of IC3D
Click here to view in larger format via our youtube page

New Features

• New Depth of Field camera function; allowing you to specify focal point and adjust aperture settings
to achieve desired effects
• New Raytracing Render control flags; to define meshes as light shields, with supporting functionality to ignore light shield shadows and omit objects from Alpha Render pass
• Enhanced IC3D Modeller and IC3D Designer licencing options

Additions/Improvements

• Moved Legacy colour so it could be controlled on a file by file basis
• Added support for OSX Catalina

Fixed

• Fix for lock light rotations being incorrect on multiple camera preset export

iC3D - Software Update V6.0 - Release date 16.09.19

Please watch our 4min overview movie below which will showcase all the latest features of IC3D
Click here to view in larger format via our youtube page

New Features

• New dark User Interface
• Support for 'Fresnel Lens' effects; including lens creator and pattern editor for creating 'Fresnel Lens' finishing effects, with the ability to ray trace your final Fresnel lenses applied to your models
• Enhanced support for 'Holograms'; including an editor to design your own holographic patterns, with the ability
to ray trace your final holographic effects
• Added hi-res export option; ’Borders Only’ option. This exports your hi-res image with a transparent background, but with no transparency on any of the objects within the scene ( except to each other )
• The ability to export a render with multiple camera presets, but only creating the ray trace data once. This constitutes a
significant speed increase when rendering multiple views of the same file
• The ability to save your current GUI layout, and the ability to switch easily between GUI layouts. This allows users to easily swap out their layouts depending on operator, or task

Additions/Improvements

• The ability to define the exported size of a movie file from iC3D
• The ray tracer preview window will now display it's size, so that you can gauge the actual exported image ratio and what will be in view
• New additional 3D models pack that can be separately downloaded and installed
• Green indicator added to currently selected light within the 'Lighting Editor' control panel, this makes the selected light easily identifiable
• GS1 camera presets added to IC3D camera for selection

iC3D - Software Update V5.5.8 - Release date 05.08.19

Additions/Improvements

• New function to convert Camera Pre-set Data to the Camera vectors and position information
as required by U3D file format
• ZAE file format support
• Camera Pre-sets List to 3DPDF Export
• Created our own greyscale conversion routine
• The ability to export multiple views in a single 3DPDF
• 'Use Preset FOV' option added to image export portal
• Changed auto default on send button in PDF editor
• Corrected directions of normal map to y up and x right
• The ability to select 'Save without guides' option within the UV editor (These are the models UV/artwork guides opened within Adobe Illustrator)

Fixed
• Combining of disabled height maps
• Inaccurate camera pan when set from pre-set camera list
• Validation of label images
• Mac GUI issue with PDF export
• Issue with files loading without default lighting and not updating PBR lighting
• Specular colour on U3D export to accurately reflect the chosen specular colour
• Non-label textures needing to be forced to square textures for resolution purposes
• PDF editor e_form incorrect handling
• Tangent, bi-tangent issue where UV's are zero
• Labels not hi-lighting when selected
• Auto enable empty texture (stop it happening)
• Shaped bag, not creating transparent flaps
• Textures that are too large for U3D export
• Crashing when selecting a carton face in the main scene
• Issue with curved carton not respecting centre and scaled faces options in Ray Tracer
• Renamed spot colours; when the layer name does not match the spot name
• Normalisation of tangent space calculation
• Bag seals upside-down on some flexible bag templates
• Not downscaling textures size to 4096 on U3D export
• Blurry output result for OSX build on 3D PDF Export
• Crashing when adding zippers within Stand Up pouch template
• Quatro Gusseted flexible bag template not drawing 2D layout changes
• German locales switching floating point
• Deep material copy issue on distributed renders
• Corrected reseting of FOV, camera, and environment maps
• Opacity not being updated correctly for opaque white effects
• IC3D Render Manager; OSX build crashing when exporting multiple jobs of the same dimension
• IC3D Render Manager; Not starting if it found an .NFO file with no companion .IC3 file

iC3D - Software Update V5.5.0 - Release date 11.03.19

Please watch our 3.5min overview movie below which will showcase all the latest features of IC3D
Click here to view in larger format via our youtube page

Additions/Improvements
New iC3D forum; user platform to share tips and best working practises
Click here to engage with the new iC3D Forum

• Automatically hide rear-facing labels and displacement effects, also included with multiple export options.
• The ability to lock lighting environments independent of the camera;
achieve same lighting effect from every pack shot angle
• CMYK white handling options added to Special FX panel;
visualise artwork elements with applied 0% CMYK values as white, or transparent effects
• 3D printer support like Stratasys;
multi choice 3D print export options, allowing you to print 3D mock-ups directly from iC3D
• Added more modern OpenGL windows and contexts
• Ability to add custom logos to iC3D Opsis accounts, available on request!
To request your customised iC3D Opsis account, please download and follow a
simple set of instructions on our customisation form

Click here to download the iC3D Opsis customisation form
Click here to download a Japanese version of the iC3D customisation form

iC3D - Software Update V5.5.3 - Release date 20.11.18

Please watch our 5min overview movie below which will showcase all the latest features of IC3D
Click here to view in larger format via our youtube page

Additions/Improvements
• Speed up's for STL file Imports
• PDF export multi-byte language support
• Multi select line in Carton template
• Support for Ryzen Processors in Ray tracer

Fixed
• Animation bug
• Artwork on top of foil areas displaying correctly in Open Gl and Ray Tracer
• PDF Spots not matching between Adobe Illustrator and IC3D PDF Editor
• Alpha Channel on Hi-Res export when using a Preset list
• Point Editor crash when deleting points on a mesh
• Offset fin seals not showing correctly in template preview window
• ENV file loading issues

iC3D - Software Update V5.5 - Release date 18.09.18

New Features

• Real Time Ray Tracing
• Curved Folding; the ability to add and fold curve fold lines and faces on your carton die-lines
- Click here to view iC3D Training Movie Curved Folding via our youtube page
- Click here to view iC3D Training Movie Curved Folding; Curved Face Editor via our youtube page
• All Adobe Illustrator Layers are now rendered on to your models print surfaces in iC3D
• Interactive Lighting Editor; use this feature with your Raze Render Preview screen to work interactively
with your lights in real time and see the results instantly, click here to see new lighting Tutorial
- Click here to view iC3D Training Movie Lighting Editor Basics via our youtube page
• Additional Light edit enhancements, Click new lighting tutorial link for further detail
- Further Dynamic Range
- Individual light power control
• Hue, Saturation, Brightness and Contrast controls for:
- Rendered Images, allowing global model colour correction
- Specific Labels, allowing individual artwork colour correction
• New material library with Ray Traced visual, create materials for Ray Tracing in real time
• Improved Export HiRes options
• Output presets; save your favourite Hi Res Image output sizes and reuse them from a drop down menu to avoid
typing the same details every time
• Camera preset list options; export a single camera preset, or multiple angles with a single click export
• New Background control window, new location for scene background and Dynamic Background features
• Swapping option of OpenGL window and Raze Render Preview windows switch seamlessly between these 2 formats
• IC3D Opsis High Res export option, improved resolution and magnification of your 3D models shared via
the cloud

Fixed

• DPI reporting in export image now correct value shown
• Normal Map usage now possible on artwork labels
• Template saving between Mac and PC

iC3D - Software Update V5.1 - Release date 11.04.18

Additions/Improvements

• Optimized Ray Traced Rendering using “Adaptive Sampling”, increasing the Ray Trace rendering by 65%
• Distributed Ray Traced Rendering – This is an add on option to iC3D, allowing Renders to be distributed across multiple computers further reducing the time for Rendering.
Please contact sales@creativeedgesoftware.com to inquire pricing

Distributed rendering configuration:

Learn how to configure your IC3D RenderManager App and your Remote Render Nodes for distributed rendering. Click on the link below to download a short installation manual.
Remote Renderer configuration manual

Fixed

• Fixed rendering inside of bags in OpenGL and RayTracer
• Fixed Crash on Zipper in Stand Up Pouch

iC3D - Software Update V5.0.5 - Release date 04.01.18

Additions/Improvements

• Render Manager; added no intermediate renders option to speed up job processing
• New Flat Bottom Bag Template added to template library
• Allow more spot effect layers on label materials when ray tracing
• Shine maps now working with plastic Ray-trace materials

Fixed
• Render Manager; added no intermediate renders option to speed up job processing
• Point and UV editors to correct area zoom issues and accuracy
• Pan making border edit controls un-selectable within the UV Editor
• Changed border edit controls to resize to screen zoom within the UV Editor
• Twitchy selection in UV Editor using multi-button mouse
• Inverted drag on selection and area zoom options within the UV Editor

iC3D - Software Update V5.0.2 - Release date 20.10.1

Additions/Improvements

• Support for Adobe Illustrator 2018 plug-ins

Fixed
• Fixed raytracer opaque white issues
• Fixed Illustrator stability problems
• Fix for folding base flaps; not folding underneath when selected in bag templates

iC3D - Software Update V5.0 - Release date 05.10.17

New Features

• Full 3D Point Editor equivalent to, or exceeding other specialist 3D applications
• Added Primitive generation, Cube, Sphere, Cylinder, Plane and Pyramid for easy modelling of
complex 3D shapes
• Added 3D shapes and Shape Editor to Shape Modeller for complex shape modelling
• Sealed Shrink Bags (Plastic bags sealed at both ends with contents and shrink options)
• Added UVW Editor
• Physics Simulation for bag crumpling, deformations and wrapping (e.g. sweets and chocolate wrappers)
• Added new Spritzing materials
(For tutorial, in IC3D application go to: Help Menu/Welcome/Tips and Tutorials/Create Spritzing)
• Redesign of Hi-Res Export settings, including pixel calculator
• Added snapshot capability to Raze Raytracer window

Additions/Improvements

• Added Save and Load of settings to Hi-Res Export
• Added tooltips with job info to Render Manager
• Added retention of quality settings when saving and loading files
• Added ‘Document Camera Settings’ to Camera Pre-sets in camera window as an easy way to return to the camera position saved in the document
• Added right button rotate when in transform mode
• Added support for Spot Colour Images and Gradient to PDF Rendering
• Improvements to Bump resolution in the Ray Tracer
• Hi-Res export screen will now offer to match the aspect ratio of the current OpenGL or Raze windows when switching between render export options
• Added a default ambient occlusion to Preferences for on/off when starting up or doing New
• Added multiple point select and deletion with DEL or BackSpace keys
• Added show and hid all windows for client render displays within the Window menu
• Added merging of displacement meshes to standard meshes so they can be used in shrink calculation
Warning: May slow down shrink to label application
• Raised number of shrink decimals if using Imperial values to 4 for further accuracy
• Added Trigger spray bottle to model library
• Updated Illustrator Plugins to V5.0

Fixed
• Opaque white issues in Raytracer
• IC3D not loading double-clicked file if Render Manager open
• incorrect UV in 2D Spinner
• Scaling of normal maps
• Normal Map or Bump Textures applied to material not showing if transparency was set to 100%
• Sub-section offsets in CF2 files
• Label overlaps (left or Right) in Ray Tracer
• Diaper bag dimensions wrong on height change
• Label not regenerating when a cut-out layer data was removed