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New and Improved Features by Chapter

• The Replace from Library function can • N e w Roughness Map and Metal Map
now be overridden by holding down the options for some Material Classes. See
Alt key. See “Replace From Library” on “Material Maps” on page 1012.
page 942.
3D Views
Custom Symbols
• N e w Virtual Reality option in Per-
• Free standing symbol objects can now be spctive cameras and overviews lets you
rotated in all directions in 3D views using view the model using a VR headset. See
the edit handles. See “Rotating Symbols” “Virtual Reality” on page 1072.
on page 967.
• The Camera Defaults dialog was
• N e w Inserts into Wall attribute for cus- replaced by multiple defaults dialog for
tom symbols. See “Options Panel” on the different 3D View tools. See “Camera
page 956.
Defaults Dialogs” on page 1043.
Other Objects • The obsolete Display Callouts for Sec-
tions/Elevations check box was removed
• Distribution Regions and Paths have new from the Camera Defaults dialogs. See
spacing and scaling options. See “Distri- “Camera Defaults Dialogs” on page
bution Region/Path Specification Dia- 1043.
logs” on page 1004.
• The Always Display Active Cameras
• The Distribution Path Specification dia- check box was moved from the Camera
log now has an ARROW panel. See “Dis- Defaults dialog to the 3D View Defaults
tribution Region/Path Specification dialog. See “3D View Defaults Dialog”
Dialogs” on page 1004. on page 1046.
• The objects assigned to Distribution • N e w Ray Casted Sun Shadows option
Regions and Paths can now be replaced for cameras improves quality of shadows
directly from the library. See “Distributed created by sun light. See “Camera Panel”
Objects” on page 1003. on page 1076, “Camera Panel” on page
1082, and “Record Walkthrough Along
Materials Path” on page 1164.

• N e w Plane shape option for the • The Open Object edit button is now
material preview pane in the Define available when multiple cameras are
Material dialog. See “Define Material selected. See “Camera Specification Dia-
Dialog” on page 1028. log” on page 1075.
• N e w Ambient Occlusion Map option • Cameras now follow their floor when
for materials. See “Material Maps” on floor levels are added or exchanged. See
page 1012. “Multiple Floors” on page 713.
• N e w Metallic option for General Materi- • The obsolete Remove 3D tool was
als. See “Texture Panel” on page 1033. removed from the program.

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