Release Notes¶
New In Version 1.1.1¶
Release date: 2021-10-28
Animation Tools¶
This update introduces multiple new animation tools and a new toolbar design to organize those tools.
The new toolbar design. The tools can now be used from the bar or from the popup menu. The bar can be re-organized by the animator.¶
The Breakdown tool using the new slider widget.¶
The Snap tool.¶
The Mirror tool.¶
New tools in the curve editor : Nudge Keys, Share Keys, Default Keys, Mirror Keys, Breakdown (tween)¶
Display Overrides¶
It is now possible to override multiple display attributes, per asset or USD/Alembic file.¶
The display overrides are inherited by child objects. The display overrides are :
Visibility : Visible, hidden, show at play, hide at play
Picking : The object can be selected
XRay : make the objects transparent
Occlusion : enable or disable the projection of ambient occlusion
Subdivision Limits : overrides the subdivision limit
Textures : enable or disable the use of textures
Lighting mode (PBR, Simple, Flat, Silhouette)
Rendering mode (Filled, Wireframe, Filled+Wireframe)
Parametric Shapes¶
New shapes (disc, plane, cube, sphere, cylinder) are available. They come with parameters to change their size and the tesselation. It is now possible to change the shader color and opacity.¶
Other Features¶
It is now possible to choose the offset and the time step used to bake a layer into another one in “Full Keys” mode. One can use that feature to bake a layer on 2’s.
The Image Plane has a new Opacity attribute
New In Version 1.1.0¶
Release date: 2021-10-13
This new public release introduces an in-depth USD integration, an intuitive Picker Tool, a modern Media integration (Video/Audio/Images sequence), and many more !
Rumba is now built with Python 3.7 and PySide2
USD Integration¶
Import USD and Alembic files.
Modify and animate any USD/Alembic attribute within Rumba.
The USD/Alembic content is displayed using the high performance Hydra OpenGL renderer.
Picker Tool¶
Select, manipulate your Asset controllers within the Picker.
Create/modify/save any picker to create your own.
The smart Picker option automatically links the Picker to the selected Asset.
Rumba comes with a pre-crafted default Picker.
Media¶
Import any type of media (Video/Audio/Images sequence).
Easily edit your media clips within the Rumba timeline.
Display media on an Image Plane within your scene.
Preview media in a Media Viewer dedicated tool.
New In Version 1.1-rc.2¶
Release date: 2021-09-30
New Features¶
Silhouette and flat shading modes¶
Lock a camera¶
Curves snapshots¶
Inserting a key preserves the curve shape¶
Tools Scale and Thickness attributes. The default shortcuts are now +/-.¶
Selected nodes count in the Channel View¶
Option to show/hide Image Planes
Allow to assign shortcuts on numerical keys
Double clicking a pose in the library does not create a layer anymore by default. This behavior can be changed in the settings.
Bug Fixes¶
Fix a crash in the picker with badly configured manipulators
Fix the display of ghosted keys
The viewport menus are correctly displayed and not cropped anymore
New In Version 1.1-rc.1¶
Release date: 2021-09-16
Shortcuts¶
Alt+Left+Middle to zoom in the Curve Editor and the Viewport
Esc to stop the playback
Alt+A to toggle controllers visibility
Option for Maya-like middle click behavior in the curve editor and the timeline, see below for details
Curve Editor¶
Non-weighted tangents support (called Simple Tangents in Rumba)¶
The middle click Time Slider behavior can be changed for a Maya-like manipulation behavior using the setting Settings -> Curve Editor -> Middle Click Behavior -> Manipulation (Maya Style)¶
Dragging a key now selects it
Shift+Middle click on a key selects it
Press Shift before clicking the key to select and move it
Timeline¶
A setting (Settings -> Timeline -> Key Display -> Dimming) to control the opacity of the keys of the non selected controllers.
The middle click Time Slider behavior can be changed for a Maya-like manipulation behavior using the setting Settings -> Timeline -> Key Manipulation -> Middle Click Behavior -> Manipulation (Maya Style)
Bug Fixes¶
Rigs using Mel expressions including “python” calls randomly crashed or froze Rumba
Font glitch on Linux with a second viewport
Fix a crash after saving the layout with a second viewport
Fix a crash after a CTRL+C on some controllers
Writing a letter in the channel box crashed Rumba
Crash reports are now saved locally in $(HOME)/.rumba if not sent online
New In Version 1.1-beta.5¶
Release date: 2021-06-30
New features¶
Set $RUMBA_USER_RESOURCES to specify extra resources folder to check for user icons
API to activate a camera
Bug Fixes¶
USD integration fixes
Playblast with USD
Saved layout restores duplicated tools
Picker Tool performances and minor fixes
Attributes Tool performances and fixes
Import video opens a dialog to trim/resize the video
Use constraint on manipulator
MTORBA improvement¶
Better euler decomposition in parent constraint and orient constraint
Crash exporting some rigs
New In Version 1.1-beta.2¶
Release date: 2021-05-04
New features¶
Motion Trails are now materialized by a specific node
Bug Fixes¶
Timeline performances
Layers id consolidation
Tab bar style
New In Version 1.1-beta.1¶
Release date: 2021-04-30
New features¶
Z reorder the Picker Areas with shortcuts
Motion Trails plugin
Generic Picker
Bug Fixes¶
Global performances
Crash on new USD
Init Picker Area position on creation
Attributes Editor performances
Pop when using Rotation
Missing and unreachable actions
DPI and secondary screen issues
FPS display
Playblast
Tablet on linux
New In Version 1.1-beta.0¶
Release date: 2021-05-05
This version is now based on Python 3.7 and PySide2, it introduces an in-depth USD integration, an intuitive Picker Tool, a modern Media (Video/Audio/Images sequence) integration, and many more !
Enhanced manipulation¶
Directly select manipulators or controllers
Transform manipulators using the regular transform tools
More Features¶
Python 3.7 and PySide2 scripting
View and edit the attributes of the current selection in the Attribute Editor
Duplicate or lock on selection the Attribute Editor and Picker Tool windows
Copy/paste a node
Change layer height in the timeline
Show All option on the Node List to display the Asset nodes hierarchy
Enhanced Motion trails
Overall performances improvement
Known Issues¶
Large video files can be long to import
Copy/paste is disabled on the media layer
Media clips can’t be moved from one layer to another using the drag n’ drop
New In Version 1.0.3¶
Release date: 2021-03-08
New features¶
An improved Breakdown tool window with a slider and more presets
Shortcuts to select the scale, rotation and translation channels, the default shortcuts are Shift+R, Shift+E, Shift+W
Shortcut to select the hovered object for tablet users, the default shortcut is G
Option to choose to not create a layer on a double click in the library
Option to choose the default tangent mode for the new keys
Bug Fixes¶
Bugs using the Breakdown tool on and outside the curve’s boundaries
Better handling of shortcuts with the better auto detection of the hovered window
Correctly unroll both layers curve cycles when merging a layer
Replace Reference was broken
New In Version 1.0.2¶
Release date: 2021-02-02
This version introduces a major curve editor improvement, orthographic cameras, and many others things.
The curve editor has been greatly improved.¶
Curve Editor improvement¶
A list of the curves is now available on the left for a quick selection.
Normal, stacked and normalized view of the curves.
A lattice tool is available to resize and freely deform the curve keys.
Full copy/paste support from the curve editor.
The controller selection can now be locked in the curve editor.
The selected curves can be “isolated” with a simple click.
The curve labels are now always visible.
Better tangents edition when the curve repeats.
Key insertion is now possible using CTRL+Middle click, or by dragging an existing key with CTRL.
The curve editor settings are now saved in the global settings.
Fix some issues with the delete shortcut and the selection.
New filters buttons to quickly hide/show tangents, infinity, lattice, lattice vertices.
New features¶
Reset overridden/animated channel values to their default values using the “Reset to Default” action, default shortcut is D and works on hover in the viewport.
Save and import nodes.
New actions to reach previous/next key within a layer no matter the current selection, by default on Shift+U and Shift+I.
Select library animation/pose controllers using the new context menu action.
Orthographic cameras.
Bug Fixes¶
Fix issues when adding a key in a layer using timeline hover.
The zoom in picture pan is no more limited to the camera frame.
Toolbar buttons tooltips are back.
Ascii keys are triggering selected channel edit only when the mouse is hover the Channel Box.
MTORBA improvement¶
Add bezierCurve support.
Add deltaMush.distanceWeight, deltaMush.inwardConstraint and deltaMush.outwardConstraint support.
Fix the revolve and nurbsTessellate face orientation.
Add a first polyExtrudeFace support.
New In Version 1.0.1¶
Release date: 2020-12-04
The Agora Studio’s Thor rig exported from Maya¶
Floating licenses support. We can now provide a license server for the studio tests.
Normalmaps support
New shortcuts to select the X, Y and Z transform axes, by default on F6, F7 and F8
On integrated graphic card laptops, Rumba now starts by default on the dedicated GPU.
Bug Fixes¶
Slow selection on some rigs
The ArmManipulator now copes with negative determinant transforms
The HandManipulator now works if some phalanges are missing
A crash using the onion skin
A crash when computing derivatives of an empty spline
SDK¶
The Rumba Windows distribution now includes all the default Python 2.7 modules
MTORBA improvement¶
Add support for choice, eulerToQuat, floatCondition, floatLogic, inverseMatrix, nonLinear twist nodes
Add support for rad_to_deg and deg_to_rad expression functions
Compound and Array dynamic attributes are now exported
An error when nodes names are not unique
An error when the username includes non-ascii characters
The shelf Rename tool is back
The IK target now includes the target rotation pivot
Try to export related nodes that are not under the exported root group. For a simpler exporting workflow, please make sure to add everything under a single group.
The View/Export shelf commands now export the selected node
Exports the Ai Standard Surface basicColor, specularRoughness, Metalness and normalCamera (normalmaps only)
New In Version 1.0.0¶
Release date: 2020-11-01
The Seed2 rig has been updated with better facial controllers
Seed2 poses have been added to the library
Bug Fixes¶
Wrong auto tangent behavior on the curve boundaries
Better floating point number widget and sliders in the properties
Fix various Show/Hide/Delete shortcuts issues
Fix various library glitches
MTORBA improvement¶
Better Mesh linking action in the MTORBA shelf
Improve speed of wrap nodes using exclusiveBind
Crash on some shape without UVs
New In Version 1.0-rc.4¶
Release date: 2020-10-07
Support Advanced Skeleton rigs
Bug Fixes¶
New curves normalization
Freeze if web connections fails
Error at new scene
Handle unicode in the Script Editor
More robust workflow for Constraint Layers
Enabling/Disabling the animation cache was leading to issues
Show the percent of the added pose within the library
Better shortcut handling
Update single channel with the middle mouse button
Fastest “Curve” menu in the Curve Editor
Negative determinant in a matrix was leading to tranformation issues
MTORBA improvement¶
Elbow position mode in the ArmManipulator
Better IkSplineSolver
Better ramp support
Handle blendWeighted with sparse weights
Cluster handle with inherits xform off
Better scale constraint
New In Version 1.0-rc.3¶
Release date: 2020-07-01
Changes¶
No more limitation in the Non-Commercial license !
Bug Fixes¶
Better support for AMD GPU (Radeon Pro WX 8200 on Windows 10)
MTORBA improvement¶
Video and documentation about how to prepare a Rig in Maya for Rumba
Better tools to create and setup manipulators in Maya
Includes the weightDriver plug-in by BraveRabbit, http://www.braverabbit.com/shapes/
Includes the main MGear plug-ins, https://www.mgear-framework.com/
Support for the ikSpringSolver
Better support for motionPath and splineIk
New In Version 1.0-rc.2¶
Release date: 2020-05-25
You already know an FK arm can be moved in IK in Rumba.¶
In the rc2, you can now move an IK arm in FK.¶
TSM rigs support. Rumba provides also a better TSM (The Setup Machine) rigs compatibility. Here is a direct export of the TSM3 sample.¶
Bug Fixes¶
New controllers where not hidden during playback nor by the controller filter switch
Better support for AMD GPU (Radeon 550 on Windows 10)
Better support for Intel GPU (Iris 550 on Windows 10, Intel HD Graphics 630 on Windows 10)
Better support for Wacom tablets, virtual sliders where broken
Wacom tablets can use the zoom in picture feature with CTRL+MMB
Random crash after loading and in Replace Reference
MTORBA Improvement¶
The tool which transfers the manipulator painting from a shape to another one has been re-written
Add makeThreePointCircularArc, nearestPointOnCurve support
pointOnCurveInfo, deleteComponent improvement
The ikHandle transform was not exported
New In Version 1.0-rc.1¶
Release date: 2020-05-08
You can now open and close documents
The mouse wheel now zooms the viewport
Unload/Reload references¶
Replace a rig for another one
Even if Rumba is very tight in memory, you may need to free the cache memory to do a nice playblast or handle a very large scene.¶
Rumba can now export sub samples in alembic files, here we have 1, 2, 3 and 5 samples rendered in Guerilla.¶
A Tool to remap the missing filenames at loading
Preview of the playblast aspect ratio in the viewport
Supports selection set coming from the Maya
New API¶
Better NurbsCurve and NurbsSurface API
New MeshEdit API interface
A new API to export Alembic files, with support for the sub-samples
Python API documentation
More Python API binding
Bug Fixes¶
Animated alembic camera attributes are correctly read
A default layer is automatically created in an empty scene
A corrupted data model was leading to a wrong saved file, making it unable to be reopened
Crash report on Linux
Releasing a constraint with a transformed pivot was leading to a wrong position
Using the breakdown tool with layers may create wrong values
Crash during the manipulation
Crash moving the mouse over the viewport
A crash using malformed maracas expressions
Faster delete keys
Reduce the Alembic and cache memory usage
Smoother play and scrubbing
Lot more fixes..
MTORBA Improvement¶
avgCurve better support
blendShape dedicated plug-in
closestPointOnSurface support
deleteComponent support
detachCurve support
expression support for clamp and rand(), rand returns 0
loft better support
motionPath support
polyEdgeToCurve support
polyMergeVert support
polyMoveVertex support
polyNormal support
polyTweak support
ramp support
rebuildCurve support
rebuildSurface support
A Maya shelf tool to rename a manipulator
Better wrap with scaled geometries and nurbs surface drivers support
Smaller rumbanode files
nurbsSurface ControlPoints connections support