CrowdMaster Release v1.2.0 adds major speedup
The progress of John Roper’s CrowdMaster is impressive! V1.2.0 adds some major speed increase as well as a bunch of new features.
The CrowdMaster team is proud to present v1.2.0! Featured in this release is the Defer Geometry system and new input node:
Version 1.2.0 brings many new features as well as speedups to existing ones. The new defer geometry tool allows you to simulate your agents using just the armatures and then add the geometry back for each one after the simulation is finished. Because all that is being viewed are the armatures, the simulation can run up to 90% times faster in some situations than it previously did. In addition, the preferences have been updates, and the node trees have gained more tools to help to precisely align your agents. On top of this, there have been many additions and updates to the documentation. You can view the full release notes below.
As usual: thank you to the CrowdMaster team (Peter Noble, John Roper) as well as Patrick Crawford and Mark Olson
Documentation and download can be found here.
Release Notes:
- Added Defer Geometry tool
- Added new input node
- Added Use Node Color option to the user prefs
- Replaced debugMode with show_debug_options from the user preferences
- Added Point Towards node
- Moved Ask to Save File to it’s own option
- Added relax for the random positioning generation node
- Added Action Group node
- Updated Note node
- Added ground positioning for the generation nodes
- All files are now PEP8 complient
- Lots of fixes, tweaks, and cleanup
- Many updates and additions to the manual
I’m following closely this project since the first release. I can’t wait to make a tests, if only I had less work! D:
Everything looks promising, great job guys!
i recently used the crowd master addon for a short vid check it out !!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmjfbEGzX6M
Nice Youtube Channel! I’m a subscriber now ;)
Thanks, hope to get some more content out soon
Hey Crowd people! USA president campaigns (and other statistics like that) is your perfect opportunity to show the power of Blender crowd capacity. Just start YouTube channel(s) and make people representing the current statistics of the mass interest.
Almost endless audience of people guaranteed and it is free adverting for Blender and your plugin. :)
Oh, please don’t remind me of our election. It’s too darn depressing. I come here for fresh air.
I’m sorry, but I really believe, that you could use popular events like this election to promote good things also. You can do it without harming anyone’s ideology or political beliefs, just showing the statistics, the truth.
Ha ha! I know exactly what you mean! I don’t know why I’m laughing. Ugh.
Good idea! I will keep this in mind.
This addon’s becoming something more beautiful, every time I see it. Keep up the good work.