V.09.50

XGen Guide Color:

• For the guide color to work, you will need UV on the scalp mesh.

• Instead of going through all guides on every operation, only selected guides will be going through the coloring procedure now. A new algorithm has been implemented for baking out the Ptex for the guide color. This speeds up the coloring process when there are many guides in the scene. 
• Due to this change, a new ‘Updated Selected’ button has been added. You can apply the current settings (SubD level, Color Randomness) to “selected guides” only. 
• Click on the Update All button, to apply the current settings to all guides in the current XGen descriptions.
• Fixed an error triggered when an empty guide layer is middle-mouse clicked. Now it should give a warning instead of an error message.
• Removed the Isolate checkbox as it is no longer required with the middle mouse toggle.
• As mentioned, the processing speed has increased dramatically. However, if you are working on creatures and use the entire body as the scalp mesh, it will still take some processing time.
• Check out the new Guide Color Demo: New Guide Color Demo

Curve From Tubes/Cards:

• Volume Fill feature added. With geo tubes selected, fill in the volume of tubes with curves on selected tube meshes.
• 3 Card Extraction Modes added: Users can now extract curves from cards with 3 more options:
  • Custom Geo Topology and Sides.
• Please note that if the face count on cards is high, extraction using these new options can take some time.
• Updated input field with a slider. 
• Check out the new Curve From Tubes/Cards Demo: https://youtu.be/aNfVlzGE9Ug

Curve Reverse:

• Added Auto Filter Mode
• Remove the UI window and attached a left-click pop-up option instead. Now we have two reverse options:
  • 1. Manual select the ‘Tip’ and perform the reverse. This is our existing function
  • 2. (NEW) Auto Filter mode: Select all the curves, shift select the scalp mesh, or a reference geometry, and the script will do its work to reverse the curves automatically.
  • The icon is defaulted to option 1
• Check out the new Curve Reverse Demo: https://youtu.be/9lJZZ84OstY

Curve Snap:

• Reverse Mode added. Users will now be able to snap a curve in reverse 
• Check out the new Curve Snap Demo: https://youtu.be/Qlajq3iCqss

Curve Add:

• Middle-mouse clicking a mesh will create a linear curve now. (Just like XGen)
• If no curve is detected within the interpolation distance set, a linear curve will be added instead. (Just like XGen)
• The linear curve will orient to the normal of the underlying face.
• Increased the default interpolation distance from 5 to 50 to respect closer to the real-world scene measurement

Minor Updates: 
Curve Sculpt:

• Symmetry will be turned off when UI starts, this will fix where the sculpt direction is reversed as some have reported.

Curve To Curl:

• Fixed Color Editor Swatch not updating

Curve To Braid:

• Unlocked resizing of Side Curve UI for users unable to see the ‘Create Curves’ button.
• Increased the subdivision levels on default braid geometries.

Known Issue:

• XGen Guide Color Tool on first use shows up a polySmooth() error. Please restart your Maya if you see this.