Release Notes
Blue Pencil
Version History
v2.01a (April 23, 2015)
- Maya 2016 support
v2.01 (April 21, 2014)
- Maya 2015 support
- Initial support for new VP2.0 API (Maya 2014+)
- Added VP2.0 OpenGL drawing
- Updated transform tools for VP2.0
- Updated Windows build environment for Maya 2015
- Updated OS X build environment for Maya 2015
v1.52 (May 26, 2013)
- Added Transform Tool
- Added Transform Tool context menu
- Transform selected region (translate, rotate and scale)
- Cut, copy and paste a selected region
- Holding 'b' key while LMB dragging changes pencil/brush/eraser diameter
- Added option to draw on previous key if key doesn't exist (when autokey disabled)
- Added keyframe operations to Blue Pencil context menu
- Restore cursor after context menu closes (OS X specific)
- Improved help line display
v1.51 (March 28, 2013)
- Added Layers
- New Layer Types: Animation, Draw and Fill
- Added Layer Manager
- Added Preferences dialog
- Added layer reordering
- Added legacy 1.0x to 1.5 node converter
- Added right-click context menu (viewport)
- Added layer selection to viewport context menu
- Removed draw button from Toolbox (activate draw context by clicking the tool)
- Added right-click context menu to lightbox buttons on the Toolbox
- Selecting a tool selects the active layer node (configurable)
- Selecting a layer selects the active layer node (configurable)
- New MEL commands for creating, querying and editing layers
- Increased maximum canvas size
- Added user configurable default layer settings
- Cut, copy and paste keys between layers
- Added layer visibility toggle
v1.05 (February 2, 2013)
- Fix incorrect drawing when displaying a copy of the the Blue Pencil viewport
- Performance improvements
v1.04 (September 22, 2012)
- Added auto-key functionality
- Lightbox color override for pre/post frames
- Increased lightbox transparency
- Added alternate site license method
v1.03 (August 14, 2012)
- Performance updates
- Linux version released
- Added optionVar to move Blue Pencil menu to Animation menu set
- Added optionVar to increase the maximum canvas size (unsupported)
- Fix incorrect dialog positions on Maya 2011
v1.02 (July 12, 2012)
- Added Color Palette command
- Added Color Palette main menu item
- Added Color Palette menu item to the Toolbox context menu
- Added Blue Pencil Floating Viewport command
- Added Floating Viewport main menu item
- Delete All command removes floating viewport camera
- Changed "Layer 1" to "Foreground" in main menu
- Label change on Retiming Tool
v1.01 (June 25, 2012)
- Initial Release
Known Limitations
- Maya 2011 Service Pack 1 is required due to a bug in earlier versions of Maya 2011.
- Blue Pencil icon is not displayed on the toolbar with Maya 2011
- On OS X, the cursor doesn’t always return to a crosshair in the viewport after interacting with different UI elements in Maya. Clicking on the viewport toolbar prior to drawing restores the cursor.
- In VP 2.0 on Maya 2016, draw orders do not match the legacy viewport. BP layers are displayed underneath geometry. The legacy viewport should be used.