News

• Hotfix #1 for Ayam 1.13 has been released. Get it from the download page.

• The X3D import/export plugin has been enhanced to fully support the parametric NURBS elements NurbsSweptSurface and NurbsSwungSurface on the X3D side and Sweep, Swing, Revolve, and Extrude (with holes, caps, and bevels) on the Ayam side.

• New in the CVS-Head is now a new object type OffsetNC that creates
  
  offset curves from planar NURBS curves using a simple algorithm (also in use for bevel creation).

• Official Linux executables of Ayam 1.13 are available now for download.

• The list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) has been updated.
• Note to developers:
  Unfortunately, Aqsis 1.2 libslxargs is incompatible again with Ayam 1.13 (and below). Use Aqsis 1.0.1 libslxargs, it can parse 1.2 compiled shaders. (CVS-Head is, of course, already fixed.)

• The online documentation (particularly the import/export plugin section) has been improved quite a bit and put online in a new version.

• News from CVS: there is now a new object type Swing for rotational sweeps.

• Ayam 1.13 has been released. Get it from the download page, see also the complete list of changes.

• Hotfix #4 for Ayam 1.12 has been released. Get it from the download page.

• This new screenshot demonstrates recent advances for Gordon surfaces. In a four curve configuration (Coons patch) now also rational curves are properly supported:
  
  
• To find out what also happened in CVS, please refer to the list of changes.

• DXF export is complete, albeit it only creates POLYLINE (polyfacemesh) and SPLINE entities.

• The X3D import plugin in CVS is now mature, allowing import of the following node types: Box, Sphere, Cylinder, Cone, ElevationGrid, IndexedFaceSet, IndexedTriangleSet, IndexedTriangleStripSet, IndexedTriangleFanSet, TriangleSet, TriangleStripSet, TriangleFanSet, IndexedLineSet, LineSet, Arc2D, ArcClosed2D, Circle2D, Disk2D, Polyline2D, NurbsCurve, NurbsCurve2D, NurbsPatchsurface, TrimmedNurbsPatchsurface, NurbsSweptSurface, NurbsSwungSurface, Contour2D, ContourPolyline2D, DirectionalLight, PointLight, SpotLight, Viewpoint, Transformation, Shape, Group, and Inline.
  The X3D export functionality is almost complete.
• Work on DXF export has begun.

• The Ohloh metrics of Ayam are finally correct. The Ayam home page now proudly presents the Ohloh badge.
• New in CVS is a X3D import/export plugin.

• The DXFIO (AutoCAD DXF import) plugin for Ayam 1.12 has been released in a first version for testing. Get it from the download page.

• New in CVS are now cap surfaces from non-planar curves, see this screenshot:

  

• Hotfix #3 for Ayam 1.12 has been released. Get it from the download page.

• News from CVS: added DXF Import/Export plugin based on Dime. Get the complete list of changes.

• The aysdr and ayslx shader parsing plugins distributed with Ayam 1.12 have been successfully tested with the latest binary release versions of Pixie (2.0.2) and Aqsis (1.2.0), respectively.

• Hotfix #2 for Ayam 1.12 has been released. Get it from the download page.

• Hotfix #1 for Ayam 1.12 has been released. Get it from the download page.

• Ayam 1.12 has been released. Get it from the download page, see also the complete list of changes.

Archive

• 2006
• 2005
• 2004
• 2003
• 2002
• 2001

top of page