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Published On: March 28th, 2008. OpenSceneGraph export has been extensively refactored and will be released soon, along with Collada export. The new release has some extensive changes in preparation for the commercial release.

Published On: December 21, 2007. Scenomics is in the process of removing all OpenSceneGraph support because of issues with OpenSceneGraph. Expect Collada and/or OpenFlight support sometime in the next few weeks.

Published On: December 19, 2007. A patch has been issued. This addresses some sample file issues.

Published On: December 18, 2007. A patch has been issued. This addresses some installer and API issues.

Published On: December 18, 2007. Scenome Light Commercial Platform is available for download. The new release includes many additional features including constraints, improved terrain generation, and a C++ API. Please note, this release is a beta. Please email support@scenomics.com if you need assistance.

Published On: December 11, 2007. Existing users need to uninstall Scenome before installing the new release. After uninstalling users should delete their HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\SCENOMICS registry group and make sure the application data directory ( the directory containing SCENOME.XML and DEFAULT.BOX has been removed ).

Published On: December 11, 2007. A new binary distribution has been released. This corrects errors in the sample files.

Published On: December 11, 2007. A beta of the light commercial platform is available for download. There are still bugs and documentation gaps. Expect patches until almost everyone is happy.

New gallery images have been posted. These images highlight some of the technology in the upcoming release.

Take a look at some of the platform documentation. You can get a first look at Scenome source code.

Take a look at some of the platform documentation. You can get a first look at Scenome source code.

Take a look at some of the platform documentation. You can get a first look at Scenome source code.

Take a look at some of the platform documentation. You can get a first look at Scenome source code.

Take a look at some of the platform documentation. You can get a first look at Scenome source code.

Take a look at some of the platform documentation. You can get a first look at Scenome source code.

Class ScenomeApplication

Class EditModel3D

The Platform Release is almost ready. Send email to scenome.exe@scenomics.com if you are interested in participating in an early test later this week. The Platform Release includes functionality required to build almost any kind of add on that you can imagine.

By request, scripting documentation is now mostly complete. This phase of work also includes new automatic documentation generation tools for the Platform Release. You can embed data interface documentation in a class and stringtable resource. Scenome builds the documentation automatically at your request. Very easy.

Due to a missing line in a batch file, the RSS feed has not been updated properly for several weeks. Our apologies.

Work on the next release continues at good speed. Several bugs have been fixed and requested features [ EX: we added export to OpenSceneGraph binary ] have been added. We are working on an important performance optimization that we would like to release soon. Attention is being paid to several other areas that need more polish or refactoring.We plan on finalizing the terrain systems before releasing additional technology such as feature integration or OpenFlight export. As an organization we are always focused on infrastructure and resolving current issues before adding major extensions. If you have questions, comments, or concerns, or think that something should be addressed, please contact mike@scenomics.com with a list of requests for the base package. You can expect another release next week.

A few sample files have been published. These sample files are compatible with the new version of Scenome.

An important patch for GIS.DLL is available for download.

At user request, the Execute Metadata Generation command has been moved directly to the modify menu so it is easier to discover and use.

At user request, a new program node has been implemented. This program node converts ArcGrid and DEM elevation imagery to GEOTIFF.

A new patch and installer has been posted.

A new update will be published sometime after 4pm central time. This will likely include a new installer and a new patch. This update includes bug fixes and a few additional features for converting data.

A new patch is available on the updates page.

A new installer is available on the download page.

The documentation update is complete. Several new exercises have been added.

The commands documentation update is complete. Exercises will be refactored next.

The interface documentation refactor is complete. Exercises will be refactored next.

This dicusses the new CreateResampleImageryGeotiffProgramNode.

This dicusses the new CreateSubdivideImageryGeotiffProgramNode.

This dicusses the new CreateSubdivideImageryMrSidProgramNode.

This dicusses the new CreateExtractImageryMrSidProgramNode.

This dicusses the new CreatePreviewMeshProgram node.

This dicusses how to use the Import Geotiff for Elevation command available on the file menu.

This dicusses how to use the Import Geotiff for Overlap Testing command available on the file menu.

A file format change has occured. This means that old files no longer work in the new build. Scenomics engaged this file format change because Scenome is beta; rest assured that file format changes will not occur with the commercial version. Technically this file format change was not absolutely required but avoiding this change would have added additional engineering overhead to the release.

The OpenSceneGraph Export command uses drive-letter dependent paths. This will be fixed in the next release, Monday, August 13th.

A crash occurs when the Create Terrain command is invoked and asked to produce output terrain with tessellation values higher than 32. Despite several investigations the source of this bug is still not known. This affects the Output Tessellation values in the ExportOptionsLayer.

This release has extensive changes that are currently undocumented. If you are a new user please wait until the documentation is refactored before downloading any patches.

The release is code complete; however the documentation refactoring is still in progress. This will take 24-48 hours to complete. During this time you may notice inconsistencies in the graphics and text throughout the online help. A patch is now available for all current users. Please be aware that the new build has some terminology and metaphor changes.

The next release is scheduled for Friday, August 3rd. This release features bug fixes, additional features, clean up, and new documentation.

A patch with a new executable, new plugins, and additional data files was posted on Friday, July 28th.

We've noticed a few key issues with Scenome, including altering its navigation speed and method, increasing support data formats, and increasing overall performance. We are addressing these issues and hope to have another build out quickly.

Check the updates page for the latest patches and extras.

Scenomics has released OpenSceneGraph-compatible scenery data for the Mount Rainier database.

When you write a script or change an existing script do not forget to refresh. To do this select Desktop:Refresh Scripts from the main menu.

Scenome's user interface is highly customizable. You can write a script command and add it to the main menu or command menus. There are several exercises that deal exclusively with customizing the interface.

The Scenome Platform API is being prepared and several important performance optimizations are being implemented this week. Some of these optimizations might make the Friday release. There are a few minor bugs in the multi-threading that are also receiving attention. Additional features are undergoing implementation.

Additional command documentation has been posted.

Additional command documentation has been posted.

Additional command documentation has been posted.

Additional command documentation has been posted.

Additional command documentation has been posted.

Additional command documentation has been posted.

Additional command documentation has been posted.

Additional command documentation has been posted.

A new exercise has been posted.

A new exercise has been posted.

A new exercise has been posted.

A new technology article has been posted.

If you write your own scripts please use a separate file. Do not write scripts inside any of the files included with the Scenome distribution. Each time you install a new Scenome distribution, the installer will overwrite the existing scripts. Your changes could be lost.

Several more tutorials have been added that teach you how to work with link nodes and absolute/relative paths.

Major display problems with Internet Explorer have been mostly resolved. This involved some changes to the look/feel of the site but nothing major.

This weekend there will be additional news.

Additional and refactored documentation is available. This documentation is not final and has been proofed only once.

Learn about the scripting system and why we developed it.

Learn how the Mount Rainier database was built.

Scenomics releases a new sample database.

Scenomics releases an update with bug fixes and additional features.

At present Scenome only uses 1-degree DEM data; Scenome does not load SDTS data and it does not correctly display DEM data created from converted SDTS data. This is because of the method by which the SDTS format is implemented; DEM data created by converting SDTS files is not at all the same as a standard 1-degree DEM. Here is a web site containing 1-degree DEM data for the entire United States. http://edcftp.cr.usgs.gov/pub/data/DEM/250/

Automatic Controls 1. Make sure Scenome is shut down. 2. There are two commands on the worksheet menu: Small Area Scenery and Wide Area Scenery. 3. These scripts control near/far clipping distance automatically. 4. Open \PROGRAM FILES\SCENOMICS\SCRIPTS\WORKSHEET_SCRIPTS.SLL and find these scripts. 5. Change the near/far clip values to your personal settings. 6. Restart Scenome.

You can change the data units labels from feet to meters very easily: 1. Select Edit > Database Properties from the main menu. 2. This displays database properties in the property editor. 3. Scroll down to the Database Properties property group. It's at the bottom. 4. Select Database Units. Metric Meters sets the database unit labels to use meters.

To control camera navigation speed: 1. Select Worksheet > Properties from the main menu. 2. This displays worksheet properties in the property editor. 3. Find the "Camera Settings" property group. It's at the very top. 4. Set "Far Clip Plane" to 100,000 units. 5. Try navigation again. 6. If navigation is too fast, decrease the value. 7. If navigation is too slow, increase the value.

On Friday, July 20th, 2007 Scenomics will release a slightly upgraded version of Scenome including updated documentation, additional tutorials, new features, and new sample databases.

Scenomics would like to know what additional elevation imagery and texture imagery formats you need. For elevation, currently SDTS is planned and ArcGrid has been mentioned. Scenome uses GEOTIFF imagery at present. If there are additional format requirements, please send email to formats@scenomics.com to participate.

Scenome is available for download.

Scenome Modeling Tools releases on July 9th. This is the first of 8 weekly releases through the first week in September.

New site opens with Scenome User Community.