The v0.5.6 release introduces a new Viewport Display Presets cycling tool with convenient hotkeys, fixes Qt 6.x compatibility issues for Maya 2025/2026, and includes documentation updates and build system improvements.
Full Changelog: v0.5.5...v0.5.6
What's Changed?
- New Viewport Display Presets Tool (#277)
- Added new tool to cycle through viewport display presets with hotkeys (see docs).
- Forward cycling: ` (backtick) key.
- Backward cycling: ALT+` (ALT + backtick) key.
- Tool is accessible from shelves and menus.
- Maya 2025/2026 Compatibility
- Fixed issue where windows would get stuck behind main window in Qt 6.x.
- Added
Qt.WindowStaysOnTopHintflag to maintain proper window behavior.
- Documentation Improvements
- Updated Center 2D Tool documentation to reflect mesh component support.
- Added comprehensive hotkey documentation including the new Viewport Display Preset hotkeys.
- Improved Viewport Toggle and Hold-Out tools documentation.
What's Changed? - For Developers
- Build System Improvements
- Fixed Maya 2019 build on Linux by adding missing 'MPlugArray.h' include.
- Moved OpenMVG to ./lib/thirdparty/ directory for better organization.
- Bug Fixes
- Fixed menu creation issue when multiple dividers (
---) are present in menu definitions.
- Fixed menu creation issue when multiple dividers (
Known Problems
- MM Renderer - Rotate Manipulator Obscures Silhouette (#276)
- Docking the Solver UI is no longer supported due to a bug in Maya 2025 (#267)
- Only Maya 2020+ is supported on Windows, due to the OpenColorIO (v2.2.x) dependency.
- Markers are not distorted by Lens Distortion in Maya 2023.0, and 2023.1.
- Please upgrade to (at least) Maya 2023.2.
- MM Renderer incorrectly displays selection in Maya 2022.0.
- Please upgrade to (at least) Maya 2022.1.
- Solving Lens Distortion does not act correctly in some cases - this is being actively developed and improved - please report bugs.
- There are lens distortion update issues in the Maya viewport with Markers and Lines node types.
Please report any bugs or suggestions you find in this release here and clearly state the version of mmSolver you are testing.