Storm Changelog

v0.9.061

• fixing source emission and collision with transforming alembics
• fixing particle flickering in some cases
• turning off vsync for faster interactions on some setups
• adding more startup tips
• adding playblast viewport button
• showing used CUDA VRAM in viewport
• fixing more bugs
• adding more startup tips

v0.9.002

• fixed crashes with node evaluation when moving timeslider and visible Geo Attributes panel
• fixed issue when selecting in the viewport

v0.9.001

• better viewport performance
• brought back viewport antialiasing

v0.9.000

• adding USD export support
• smoother viewport
• adding HUD main cache toggle button
• adding startup tips

v0.6.321

• fixing sph system jittering

v0.6.320

• forces now have a falloff type parameter with a new default
• force strength works independently of system resolution now and is easier to control
• forces default is radial now
• fixing force-classic node which now has a function
• fixing copy & paste for systems, sources, colliders & forces
• hiding & unhiding via keyboard shortcuts is also undoable now
• particle systems now have a parameter to control which attributes to write into alembics
• upres-solver node initialization is faster now
• transform nodes can copy the values directly from transforms of “classic” objects
• speedier timeslider (detached from the procedural node graph evaluation)
• timeslider interaction fixed for frame ranges which start on other frames than zero
• interruptible mesh to volume calculation
• graph not evaluating anymore when just selecting and moving nodes
• fixed cutting & pasting of nodes
• Import-System node can also read-in the force attribute
• reenabling antialiasing of the nodegraph
• adding an Open Recent menu

v0.6.313

• fixing bug where entering values in parameter editor stopped working
• deleting a node from a connection will keep that stream
• updating macOS version

v0.6.311

• fixing an animated alembic issue
• fixing trail node losing its cache

v0.6.310

• fixing an animated alembic issue

v0.6.309

• fixed broken undo of moving of nodes
• enabling/disabling of nodes also undoable now

v0.6.308

• node shake disconnection is less sensitive
• improved delete undo
• fixed node selection sometimes not working

v0.6.307

• fixing deleting of node connections

v0.6.306

• fixing alembic animations not updating
• fixing write node not creating output file
• fixing velocities not getting scaled when using scale parameter on read node

v0.6.305

• fixing bug when deleting objects and connecting sources

v0.6.304

• fixing warning message when editing a parameter

v0.6.303

• fixing startup crash
• also make sure to install the VC redist from here: https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe

v0.6.302

• fixing multiline parameter edits
• fixing renaming of objects

v0.6.301

• fixing startup crashes on some machines

v0.6.300

• improving undo system (now also available for the node editor)
• updating dependencies
• smaller scene files
• sph system resolution can now be above 60
• fixing alembic issue
• panel icons
• more bugfixes

v0.6.013

• fixing damping parameter

v0.6.012

• fixing foam-emit-node surface offset

v0.6.011

• adding new node: push-apart
• fixing attrib-transfer node NaNs in some cases

v0.6.009

• updating to cuda sdk 12.1
• fixing alembic write issues
• particle-to-volume per-point scalings improved

v0.6.004

• activation update

v0.6.003

• fixing background sims on filepaths with spaces

v0.6.002

• fixing granular system NaN errors for higher resolutions

v0.6.001

• fixing Collide-Classic “Transform Stick” for multiple objects

v0.6.0

• adding cloth-solver, cloth-constraints and cloth-guide nodes
• cloth solver allows for stable cloth mesh and lines tearing
• cloth constraints can get created by groups and/or merged together
• adding also visualize-constraint node (cloth only)
• constraints can have varying “stiffness” and “breakStretch” values (pre-existing as point attributes)
• cloth inflation force is now triangle area dependent on default
• alembic importers and exporters can handle lines (curves) as well
• better weighting added to attribute-transfer node (proximity mode)
• attribset-node has an added falloff parameter
• point-delete node can also work on meshes now
• attrib-set node can also directly use a mesh as a “mask” and has a falloff parameter
• volume gradient node has an option to normalize and choose output name
• fixing clone-node (dynamics)
• adding Mesh-Curvature node
• smoke-solver node has an option for linear vorticity
• transform-stick can get enabled on a specific frame (classic collider)
• copy node fix
• alembic timing fix
• write node has the option to remove data attribs
• Storm additionally supports online licenses now
• “Transform Stick” also works for Collide-Classic node
• bugfixes

v0.5.406

• fixed warning

v0.5.405

• adding sm86 cuda support, dropping sm30 support (windows only)
• calc-velocity node: fixing velocity of last point in line mode

v0.5.403

• granular collision friction fix

v0.5.402

• fixing collisions for granular system
• adding triangulate node

v0.5.400

• Read node triangulates alembic polys with more than 4 vertices
• adding granular solver as a node that allows polys to tear and keep their volume (experimental)
• fixing force object

v0.5.194

• licensing changes
• collider transform stick tweaks
• some parameter name tweaks

v0.5.190

• smoke emit node has a density clamp value
• particle friction effect increased (cpu)
• foam-emit node: adding snap parameter and can reduce emission amount
• scaling manips proportional
• improved param eval speed
• force object: reordered params
• bugfixes

v0.5.186

• noise expression function fix
• foam & spray gravity reversed
• adding $GEO env variable
• emitting from nodes into systems more stable
• deform node fix
• fixing write node bug
• bugfix

v0.5.182

• calc-vel node more stable

v0.5.181

• adding attrib-add node
• adding collide-classic node
• adding experimental spray node
• adding experimental foam node
• colliders can now fully pin granular particles when setting “Stick Strength” to 1 and enabling “Transform Stick”
• viewport normals improved for node viewport display
• camera node is moveable while looking through it
• obj-file reader stability improved
• import-system node and others can pick “classic” systems via right clicking parameter field
• mouse wheel support in viewport
• viewport picking stability improved
• bugfixes

v0.5.163

• fixing node deletion crash
• fixing transform node ui viewport issue
• change geo button also works for read nodes

v0.5.162

• new three entry menu for particle rendering style
• per particle size attribute will show in viewport scalings
• improved screen dpi related scalings
• import system imports density & pressure for sph
• improved particle friction to colliders
• plus collider gravity dependent friction and improved static friction
• colliders can get easily inverted
• improved Source uv and velocity interpolation
• attrib-set node can also operate on bool and int attributes now
• improved geo attribute panel column size display
• simpler and new mesher default operation with improved surface
• improved scatter node for surface volumes
• noise node can bet to operate only on positions and/or velocities
• adding attrib-scale node
• adding color-by-vel node
• bugfix project node’s empty attrib creation
• bugfix write node’s read-back function
• make playblast handles one-word paths
• bugfixes

v0.5.132

• read nodes handle static meshes more quickly
• node evaluation and display bugs fixed
• cache writing & macos version more stable
• mesher can handle empty inputs
• nodes can handle relative paths
• fixing dynamic nodes not showing output
• visibility toggling via “1” key improved
• geo attributes panel columns sizes adjusted
• adding an explore scene file location menu entry to file menu
• adding basic smoke setup entry to add objects menu
• fixing smoke emission node for fog inputs & adding max mode for velocity emission
• point node can create point without input
• parameter references work together with @-expressions
• more bugfixes

v0.5.120

• better smoke flow in smaller scales
• can directly convert smoke/fog into meshes
• trail node can handle substeps as well
• adding volume invert node
• fixing granular upres solver node crash
• holding shift while clicking on “add collider” & “change geo” buttons brings up a filebrowser to storm’s geo folder
• adding one more smoke demo scene/updating others
• fixing “allow sleeping to get moved” option for granular system
• procedurals evaluation bugfix
• faster visibility toggle
• fixing reconnecting nodes not updating
• improved smoke collision
• stitched alembics start on correct frame
• further bugfixes & smaller interface changes

v0.5.100

• adding two new demoscenes
• adding point-match node (see “granular_fastCloth” demo scene)
• force node strength can depend on point normals
• write node allows to output an xform per point

v0.5.096

• adding point-sort node
• copy node fix

v0.5.094

• improved node stability
• merge node has one more input

v0.5.093

• system forces can load alembic meshes for transform parenting
• emit node copies custom attribs
• splitnode crash fix
• pointnode color fix
• copy node copies custom attribs

v0.5.090

• adding trail node
• fixing merge node
• fixing copy node

v0.5.089

• fixing writing subsampled alembic files

v0.5.087

• bugfixes

v0.5.086

• can override “maxStretch” on granular system (per particle)
• can override “viscosity” & “surfaceTension” on sph system (per particle)
• attrib-set node has an sdf mask input as second input
• improved particle emitter ids
• fixing volume resample node

v0.5.080

• import & export system nodes reworked
• bugfixes

v0.5.064

• node eval fix
• attrib-from-map node fix

v0.5.063

• adding attrib-from-map node
• adding project node
• adding line node
• adding volume-gradient node
• added a “from line” mode to calc-vel node
• added grid mode to scatter node
• adding voxel bandwidth to particle-to-volume node
• can read lines via obj files
• can specify cuda device via command-line (–cudadevice n)
• bugfixes

v0.5.033

• fixing force node

v0.5.032

• smoke quality changes (experimental)
• improving emit-node
• fixing clone-node
• fixing export-system node
• improving alembic particle reading
• can turn off HUD (H key)

v0.5.002

• fixing volume erode
• fixing volume scale
• can turn off nodegraph’s gl acceleration

v0.5.0

• new feature: procedural node graph
• granular upressing
• mesh deformer
• smoke solver
• new viewport grid
• bugfixes

v0.3.5

• adding cuda support
• option to open files as sequences
• mesher can output vdb files
• stitcher can override the particle size (alembic)
• fixing max speed clamping granular system
• more fixes

v0.3.2 beta

• added stick weight map set mode
• testing deformer

v0.3.101

• sources can emit directly from meshes
• exported objs also have uvs
• new expression functions (remaps & noise)
• new defaults for start and end frames
• defaults for start and end frames can get changed via ini file
• new file browser

v0.3.018

• option to track UVs on particles
• mesher can handle more particle attributes

v0.3.014

• particle stitcher keeps all channels
• change object button now also works for cameras
• minor fixes

v0.3.012

• particle drawing optimized
• environment variables for cache output

v0.3.010

• adding keyframe-handling for camera transforms
• fixing UI scaling issues on windows 10
• fixing readscale issue for static alembics
• fixing crash with mesher

v0.3.009

• undo of viewport camera transforms works now
• renaming of camera works too
• user transformations still work with referenced objects

v0.3.007

• new feature: parameter referencing
• new feature: orient the emission direction with source’s mesh transform
• fixing of crashes with mesher
• bugfixes

v0.3.003

• adding tool: run scene in background
• added parameter reset context menu
• showing max velocity in the viewport
• object can get renamed in object list
• headless mode crash fix
• adding –numthreads commandline argument
• system’s viewport particle size shown properly on scene load
• flat shading is off on default

v0.3.001

• fixing rotation handles
• highlighting changed parameters

v0.3.0

• adding a particle mesher
• adding alembic particle stitcher
• improved sph behaviour
• camera is fully selectable, moveable etc
• camera view lines up with icon position and orientation
• adding curl noise for force
• viewport shader improvements
• viewport overlay improvements
• fallback pathes accept folder paths
• granular particle system wakeup bugfixes
• macOS uses discrete video card by default
• fixed startup crashes macOS
• browse buttons in the preferences
• fully relative file paths in colliders etc
• coloring of objects in objects list
• storm can operate without gui
• more command line parameters
• more bugfixes

v0.2.516

• adding an SPH system
• adding expressions to all numeric and boolean parameters
• caches and images are written faster and more robust
• Alembic particle export fixes and more channels written
• bin-file reading now possible for all systems
• forces can work in wind mode / strength depending on granular clumps
• colliders can read prt point files directly
• manipulator handles visible through objects & smaller visual improvements
• parameter animation & expression handling more robust
• export fallback pathes now part of the scene file
• static alembic geometry reading faster
• licensing more robust and floating licensing as an option
• adding a Linux version
• and more
• bugfixes

v0.2.1:
fixes

v0.2.0:

• more powerful viewport, with faster geometry rendering and better shading & more controls
• more options to render particles (as fast spheres)
• improved transform handles
• easier picking
• faster geo volume creations
• more accurate collisions
• colliders can get pushed out
• new viewport volume display
• alembic/obj has more options including a scale at read time and an option to bake-in
  scale transformations
• collider scaling by manipulator behaves correctly with dynamics
• improved sticking and attraction
• option to delete particles
• introduction of initial states
• importing of alembic cameras
• easier to set, remove and jump between keyframes on any parameter
• context menus for easier setting multiple choice fields
• playblasting possible by menu at any time
• particle systems don’t have to be selected anymore when adding collider, sources etc.
• easy versioning-up of current scene
• prt files store the particles birth position as “emissionPos” (usable in shading)
• noise for initial constraint breakup has more controls
• object names can now start with numbers and can have spaces
• scene’s fps affecting alembic read
• adaptive time stepping
• includes demo scenes
• introducing a mac version
• new pricing model
• bugfixes and stability improvements

v0.149:

• new particle relinking, freezing and sleeping controls for better piling and faster sims
• improvements to the keyframing controls to make it easier to set and remove them
• command line arguments
• including slimmer farm version in studio version
• licenses can have any name
• added collider velocity scale parameter
• granular system resolution is now doubled
• colliders push out particles correctly now – less leaking with fast moving colliders or particles
• general bugfixes.

v0.146:

• new Alembic geometry import and cache export option
• Undo&Redo
• Copy&Paste
• keyframing by expressions and also some hotkeys for keying translation,
  rotation and scale directly (Shift+W now sets a translation keyframe,
  this replaces the old shortcut Shift+W for changing the manipuator
  space which is now controlled by the shortcut “M”)
• the timeline is more active – moving it updates animations now as well
• STORM_LIC_DIR environment variable can be used to specify the folder
  where the license file resides in
• colliders are invertible now
• bugfixes

v0.140:
Initial release