Candy House 3D 6.5 was launched on March 2, 2021 to repair many bugs and convey a couple of enhancements described in model historical past.
Java runtime and JOGL updates
The principle change is the Java runtime now bundled with Candy House 3D installer beneath Home windows 64 bit and Mac OS X ≥ 10.9. Below Home windows, Candy House 3D 6.5 is bundled with Azul OpenJDK 11.0.10 when put in with a 64 bit structure, bringing a greater person interface beneath HiDPI screens. Below Mac OS X ≥ 10.9, Candy House 3D is bundled with Azul OpenJDK 15.0.2 which helps notarization and the Apple new M1 processor for purposes launched from an .app bundle.
The Home windows 32 bit model of Candy House 3D remains to be bundled with Oracle Java 8u202, primarily to maintain the help of outdated Home windows variations like Home windows XP. Below Mac OS X ≤ 10.9, you will have to make use of SweetHome3D-6.5-macosx-10.4-10.9.dmg installer which runs with Apple Java 6 and Java 3D 1.5.2 (discover that Mac OS X 10.9 is the one Mac OS X model in a position to run Candy House 3D coming from both installers). Below Linux, the Java runtime bundled with installers weren’t up to date but.
Lastly, the JOGL library operating with Java 3D 1.6.1 was upgraded to model 2.4 RC 20210111 to make sure the compatibility of Candy House 3D and Furnishings Library Editor with Java 9 and above beneath Mac OS X.
As these adjustments could result in some varied configurations for Candy House 3D (with out counting all of the Java variations you could use with the JAR Executable model), I up to date the About dialog field to show the Java runtime and the Java 3D model utilized by Candy House 3D, as proven within the following screenshot. Remember to copy-paste this info once you report points!
New choices in Furnishings and Textures Library Editors
This replace comes with new variations of the Furnishings Library Editor (10.8 MB) and Textures Library Editor (1.1 MB) which at the moment are in a position to open Candy House 3D default catalogs contained in Furnishings.jar and Textures.jar recordsdata. In case you wish to replace these catalogs (deleting objects, renaming them,…), take away Furnishings.jar and/or Textures.jar recordsdata from Candy House 3D set up folder, edit them with their Editor, save them as a SH3F or SH3T file and reimport the brand new libraries in Candy House 3D.
The Editors suggest additionally two new preferences in case you wish to handle IDs in your libraries and to configure how Editors retailer imported recordsdata within the SH3F and SH3T recordsdata, utilizing names matching imported file names or utilizing names matching furnishings or texture names within the Editor desk.
As a bonus, a brand new instance was added to the gallery exhibiting a home with pillars constructed on a small hill alongside a lake. It accommodates many objects added to the furnishings libraries 1.8 launched on the finish of 2020.
Hope you will benefit from the view!
The home by the lake by Véronique Puybaret
[Note that the version 6.5.2 was released on April 23, 2021 to fix the deletion of temporary files in work folder and other small issues]
