LXSeries Pro

LXBeams News and History

February 14th, 2016

4.6.0 (11014.1) release candidate. Adds Format->Focus->Set Focus Point to Beam Plane. Adds default to white beam when LED mix fields are empty.

February 7th, 2016

4.5.1 (11007.1) fixes an issue converted path objects. Removes unsupported Invert Y Coordinates option.

February 4th, 2016

4.5.1 (11004.2) fixes issue with upward focused strip beam (when there's nothing to display in plan view).

January 28th, 2016

4.5.1 (10928.1) adds shutter rotation to model data.

December 31st, 2015

4.5.1 (10831.1) fixes an issue with a crash after selecting revert changes on close.

December 30th, 2015

4.5.1 (10830.1) adds template rotation to modelData. Adds Cleanup and Distribute commands.

December 10th, 2015

4.5.0 (10809.1) release build.

December 3rd, 2015

4.4.4 (10803.1) returns to build with Xcode 6.4 until Apple fixes some bugs in the SDK.

November 10th, 2015

4.4.1 (10710.1) fixes an issue with printing report headers and OSX 10.11.

November 6th, 2015

4.4.1 (10706.1) adds drag and drop for importing images into templates library.

November 2nd, 2015

4.4.0 (10702.1) adds templates library.

October 28th, 2015

4.3.0 (10628.1) release build.

October 21st, 2015

4.2.9 (10621.1) adds Model Data field to light info as part of a new file version supporting future options for rendering beams in the Model window.

September 29th, 2015

4.2.8 (10529.1) improves speed of network interface lookup. Fixes an issue with switching a light from a mixing type fixture to a conventional fixture.

September 18th, 2015

4.2.8 (10518.1) built with XCode 7. Fixes click sets origin regression.

September 11th, 2015

4.2.7 (10511.1) adds preference for moving a light to also move focus.

September 10th, 2015

4.2.5 (10510.1) adds preference to move all focus points when origin is changed.

September 8th, 2015

4.2.5 (10508.1) improves report menu command functionality when report is in a tab rather than a separate window.

September 4th, 2015

4.2.5 (10504.1) adds alert sheet allowing setting the size of the plot to smaller than contents. Fixes issue with printing a report from a tab when the report is less than one page in height.

August 20th, 2015

4.2.4 (10420.1) improves display of axial beams.

August 12th, 2015

4.2.3 (10412.1) fixes an issue with the auto-generated key block. Improves Art-Net connectivity.

August 3rd, 2015

4.2.2 (10403.1) allows conversion to universe notation when auto filling dimmer fields.

July 1st, 2015

4.2.1 (10301.1) adds cache of image data to increase save speed of lxxplot files.

June 12th, 2015

4.2.1 (10212.2) adds component library.

June 11th, 2015

4.2.0 (10211.1) release version available for download.

June 8th, 2015

4.2.0 (10208.1) adds Select/Select All to contextual popup menu for Inspector's info table.

June 2nd, 2015

4.1.3 (10202.1) adds context popup to Inspector's info table; improves copy/paste/reset of info field locations; improves synchronization of selection with list type reports.

May 16th, 2015

4.1.2 (10116.1) adds ability to access tabs from built-in web server.

May 14th, 2015

4.1.2 (10114.1) 4.1.2 adds Scale to One Page When Printing option and preset sizes menu. Fixes misc size and printing issues.

May 10th, 2015

4.1.0 (10110.1) 4.1.1 model window improvements including non-floating option.

May 2nd, 2015

4.1.0 (10102.1) 4.1.0 available for download.

April 29th, 2015

4.0.5 (10029.1) 4.1 release candidate. Fixes issue with import of .faces files into 1:50 metric scale plots.

April 24th, 2015

4.0.4 (10024.1) Adds support for rgbaw and rgbawv mix types.

April 18th, 2015

4.0.3 (10018.1) adds trap for files that are closed before revert is finished.

April 16th, 2015

4.0.3 (10016.1) separates pars and fixed led keys.

April 7th, 2015

4.0.2 (10007.1) fixed an issue with OS X 10.6. Changes how styled text is edited.

April 5th, 2015

4.0.2 (10005.1) fixed an issue where a binary .lxplot file would not open properly.

April 4th, 2015

4.0.1 (10004.1) 4.0 Release.

April 2nd, 2015

4.0.1 (10002.1) ability to add height and note columns to positions report. Adds support hue and saturation sub-channels.

April 1st, 2015

4.0.0 (10001.1) improves loop prevention when bi-directional OSC is being used and properly updates selection when OSC received.

March 31st, 2015

4.0.0 (9931.1) The Key Entry sheet now displays weight info converted into the plot's measurement system, regardless of how it has been entered and stored in the key record.

March 26th, 2015

4.0.0 (9926.1)

March 22nd, 2015

3.9.12 (9922.1) adds Hive key.

March 19th, 2015

3.9.12 (9919.1) fixes an issue with rendering of level of striplight beams. Fixes crash when pasting relative focus while model panel is showing.

March 14th, 2015

3.9.12 (9914.3) fixes an issue with faster PDF display on versions of OS X before 10.9.

March 14th, 2015

3.9.12 (9914.2) fixes an issue with printing a section view appearing in a tab.

March 1st, 2015

3.9.11 (9901.1) replaces missing standard key files. Adds support for stage plugin for Cinema 4D.

February 26th, 2015

3.9.10 (9826.1) fixes an issue with dashed line styles. This is the first release candidate build for 4.0

February 18th, 2015

3.9.10 (9818.1) fixes issue with upload to box.com. This is the first release candidate build for 4.0

February 15th, 2015

3.9.10 (9815.1) fixes issue with certain kinds of color mixing key entries. Allows creation of beams for color mixing fixtures without intensity device address.

February 14th, 2015

3.9.9 (9814.1) stability improvements: version browsing and iCloud.

February 11th, 2015

3.9.9 (9811.1) adds Faster PDF Display option which uses a bitmap version of imported PDFs for onscreen display (exporting and printing remain at full PDF quality). Fixes issue with key after revert. Adds new Kino Flo key.

February 10th, 2015

3.9.8 (9810.1) adds cursor change to indicate click-to-draw mode.

February 8th, 2015

3.9.8 (9808.1) fixes an issue with Inspector after browsing previous versions.

February 3rd, 2015

3.9.8 (9803.1) improves handling of multiple color eg. 2xR15.

January 28th, 2015

3.9.8 (9728.1) consolidates a number of recent fixes.

January 26th, 2015

3.9.7 (9726.3) fixes styled text regression. Adds Insert Ruler Block.

January 24th, 2015

3.9.7 (9724.1) consolidates a number of recent fixes.

January 23rd, 2015

3.9.6 (9723.1) fixes an issue with undo after a mirroring operation results in graphics that are outside the plot.

January 20th, 2015

3.9.6 (9720.1) fixes labeling of page margin units in metric.

January 19th, 2015

3.9.6 (9719.1) fixes an issue where a document would require clicking away and back to be responsive after tabs were restored. Improves rendering speed in model window with shadows not enabled by default.

January 17th, 2015

3.9.5 (9717.1) fixes an issue where a closed document was not released properly, causing a later crash.

January 16th, 2015

3.9.4 (9716.1) fixes issues with keys presses not being responded to after duplicate and paper margin display.

January 10th, 2015

3.9.4 (9710.1) fixes regression introduced in 3.9.3 which prevents editing of text fields.

January 9th, 2015

3.9.3 (9709.1) adds traps for paths with invalid elements.

December 29th, 2014

3.9.2 (9629.1) improves ability to use menu commands when keyboard is focused on Inspector. Improves stability of model when switching settings and interrupting rendering.

December 28th, 2014

3.9.2 (9628.1) fixes issues with model location.

December 26th, 2014

3.9.2 (9626.1) fixes zoom issue with symbols palette and new plot.

December 23rd, 2014

3.9.1 (9623.1) preview of LXFree 4.0.

November 19th, 2014

3.7.0 (9519.1) release of v3.7.

November 1st, 2014

3.6.4 (9501.1) fixes an issue with printing scaled reports.

October 22nd, 2014

3.6.3 (9422.1) improves xml parser.

October 21st, 2014

3.6.2 (9421.1) updated for Yosemite 3.7 release candidate.

September 12th, 2014

3.6.0 (9312A) 3.6.0 Release.

September 3rd, 2014

3.6.0 (9303A) 3.6 Release Candidate. New report options including alternating shading of rows and lines separating divisions in light list type reports.

August 21st, 2014

3.5.6 (9221A) 3.6 Release Candidate. Adds preference for dimension lines to show hash marks. Fixes update of inspector when tool is selected.

August 12th, 2014

3.5.6 (9212A) adds double line style.

July 2nd, 2014

3.5.5 (9102A) improves handling of device values/levels.

June 30th, 2014

3.5.5 (9030A) temporarily preserves device levels of sub-channels that are not directly represented by LXBeams.

June 24th, 2014

3.5.4 (9024A) re-designed preferences and ability to send /universe/dmx/address OSC messages.

June 10th, 2014

3.5.2 (9010A) fixes possible division by zero when re-sizing objects.