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Version 2.5, June 21, 2010

* Released the version 1.0 of the Furniture Library Editor, a separate tool that lets the user create and edit more easily some SH3F files.
* Fixed a bug that didn't update furniture and textures catalogs after a modified SH3F or SH3T file is imported.
* Fixed a regression bug on textures applied to 3D models with a size different from the one of a 1 centimeter cube.
* Improved DAE/Collada format support for files exported from Sketchup.
* Lowered ground level in the 3D view to limit blinking effect during video creation.
* Suppressed double faces in the rendering computed by SunFlow to get best results.
* Fixed a bug that blocked SunFlow rendering engine when a home contained some furniture imported from 3DS models.
* Fixed a bug that prevented SunFlow to render images when a home contained superimposed walls.
* Improved textures cache.
* Improved temporary files management under Mac OS X and Linux.
* Limited the height of the photo and video creation dialogs for small screens.
* Other minor bugs fixes and enhancements.

Version 2.6, August 23, 2010

* Computed correctly holes made in a wall by doors and windows superimposed on top of each other.
* Removed the shininess that appeared on walls and floors under some view angles.
* Fixed a bug that prevented to save a video under Mac OS X.
* Fixed a bug that stopped rendering 3D models with too large texture coordinates.
* Fixed a bug that prevented to use some 3D models containing many shapes.
* Improved DAE/Collada support for files exported from Solidworks and other tools.
* Updated Furniture Library Editor to version 1.1 to fix a few minor bugs.
* Replaced JRE 6u20 by JRE 6u21 in Sweet Home 3D installers bundled with Java.
* Other minor bugs fixes and enhancements.

Version 3.5, April 28, 2012

Added Furniture > Align side by side menu item to align selected furniture on the sides and on the back side of the first selected piece.
Added Furniture > Align on front side / Align on back side / Align on left side / Align on right side menu items to align selected furniture on the front / back / left / right side of the first selected piece.
Added Furniture > Distribute horizontally / Distribute vertically menu items to distribute selected furniture accordingly.
Added Align or distribute furniture menu in plan popup menu to grant access to these features in the online version.
Added a magnetism behavior during the drag and drop of a piece in the plan, when its borders approach the borders of an other piece of furniture .
Improved magnetism of furniture along walls (including round walls) with anti collision system.
Made zoom in the plan centered on mouse cursor when zoom is done with mouse wheel while Ctrl key is pressed (cmd under Mac OS X).
Added 3D view > Modify virtual visitor menu item to edit visitor location and angles.
Added Adjust eyes elevation according to selected level option in virtual visitor modification pane (selected by default for new homes).
Reversed rotation direction towards up / down in aerial view mode.
Made ground color vary according to light power setting (the ground color of your existing home files will be automatically updated and this might lead to some small changes in rendering).
Reused staircase cut out shape to compute the hole of a ramp in the ground.
Added support for <unit> element in Collada files to get a better default size of imported 3D models at this format.
Added move mouse cursor for objects move in the plan and improved cursors look.
Added a button to access preferences in the tool bar (except under Mac OS X where the cmd + , shortcut is well known and the tool bar already large).
Fixed a bug that froze application when a window displaying a 3D view previously saved as hidden was enlarged under Mac OS X.
Split HomeController class in HomeController + HomePluginController classes to grant access to controllers in a plug-in (if you created a derived version of Sweet Home 3D with a direct subclass or an instantiation of HomeController class, you should just replace com.eteks.sweethome3d.viewcontroller.HomeControlle r class by com.eteks.sweethome3d.plugin.HomePluginController class).
Updated German / Spanish / Brazilian-Portuguese / Swedish help.
Russian version of the user interface reviewed and updated by Андрей Прищенко.
Changed the font of Sweet Home 3D logo (thanks to Julien De Méyère).
Replaced JRE 6u30 by JRE 6u32 in Sweet Home 3D installers bundled with Java.
Other minor bugs fixes and enhancements.

Version 3.6, September 6, 2012

Added the ability to rotate texts, the name of furniture and the name and area of rooms in the plan.
Improved alignment magnetism of a piece of furniture when its side is aligned along a wall.
Stored last folders selected in file dialog choosers for each content type handled by Sweet Home 3D.
Improved furniture catalogs loading at language change and during furniture libraries importation.
Fixed lens type used in video generation for the two best quality levels.
Forced blue color for selections drawn over the imported image in the background image wizard when default selection color is not enough colorful.
Improved selection color management in plan under Mac OS X.
Allowed homonyms among furniture and texture names in catalogs.
Refused to open a corrupted SH3D file when it contains some unreachable furniture or textures.
Fixed a bug that blocked program launch if some files to recover were invalid.
Signed Windows and Mac OS X applications and installers with the certified digital signature of Sweet Home 3D developer (i.e. Emmanuel Puybaret).
Replaced JRE 6u32 by JRE 6u35 in Sweet Home 3D installers bundled with Java.
Other minor bugs fixes and enhancements.