Release Notes for P4GT the Perforce Plug-in for Graphical Tools Release 2009.3 Introduction P4GT, the Perforce Plug-in for Graphical Tools, integrates Perforce with Photoshop, Maya, 3ds Max and SoftImage XSI. These notes include release-specific information about the Perforce Plug-in for Graphical Tools. For details about using P4GT, refer to the online help file by choosing Perforce>Help from within the graphical tool being used. Installing P4GT To install P4GT, download the P4GT.exe file from the Perforce website and run it. P4GT is compatible with: * Photoshop CS, CS2, CS3, and CS4 * Maya 6, 6.5, 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 2008, 2009, and 2010 * 3ds Max versions 6, 7, 8, 9, 2008, 2009, and 2010 * Softimage 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, 5.11, 6.0, 6.5, 7.0, 7.5, and 2010 64-bit plug-ins available for these 64-bit graphical tools: * Maya 2008, 2009, and 2010 * 3ds Max 2009 and 2010 * Softimage 7.0, 7.5, and 2010 * Photoshop CS4 P4GT is available on Windows 2000, XP and Vista. You can use P4GT with any 2004.2 or later Perforce server. Loading the Perforce menu in Maya After installing P4GT, you must configure Maya to load the Perforce menu as follows: 1. In Maya, choose Windows>Settings/Preferences>Plug-in Manager. 2. In the Plug-in Manager dialog, scroll down to P4GT-Maya[-nnn].mll and check "Loaded", then select "Auto-Load." 3. Save your settings and restart Maya. Loading the Perforce dialog in Photoshop CS4 After installing P4GT, you must initialize the Perforce dialog as follows: 1. In Photoshop CS4, choose File>Automate>P4Photoshop. 2. Click on Perforce to display the menu. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New functionality in 2009.3 #231391,231394,231395,231396,231400,231813 (Bug #35383,35384) Added support for Softimage 2010 and Maya 2010. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New functionality in 2009.2 Bugs fixed in 2009.2 #228744,228745,228746,228748,228749,228750 (Bug #37192) Allow sync to non-head revisions in 3ds Max. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New functionality in 2009.1 #202897,203161,203162,203188 (Bug #33475) Added support for 3ds Max 2010. #200040,200175,200371,203923,204211,204212 (Bug #30728) Added support for Photoshop CS4. Bugs fixed in 2009.1 #204098,204099 (Bug #34384) When uninstalling the 3ds Max plugin after using it once on a fresh install, the Perforce menu could be left behind. This is fixed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New functionality in 2008.2 #167380 ** Added support for Maya 2009. (Sir #30836) #164863 ** Added drop-down selection to Submit dialog to support all the submit options. Requires server version 2006.2 or later. (Sir #30290) #164302 ** Added "select/unselect all files" checkbox to Submit dialog. (Sir #28996) Bugs fixed since 2008.2/179173 (first release) #191703 ** Added support for Autodesk Softimage 7.5. (Sir #32719) #184670 ** Fix sync button resize issue in History dialog. (Bug #32164) #182922 ** Fixed crash when clicking on Have Revision column header under Get Latest Revision from Perforce. (Bug #32104) Bugs fixed in 2008.2 #177468 ** File name no longer truncated in the Get Latest Revision/Checkout dialog. (Bug #31756) #172039 ** Changed "Document" to "File". (Sir #30825) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Support added since 2008.1/159864 (first release) #162796 ** Added support for 64-bit version of SoftImage XSI 7.0. (Sir #30451) #162766 ** Added support for 64-bit version of 3ds Max 2009. (Sir #30450) #162658 ** Added support for 64-bit version of Maya 2008. (Sir #30288) New functionality in 2008.1 #158038 ** New option added to enable files to be reverted upon close. Check-in option takes precedence. (Sir #18988) #155592 ** More file info displayed in depot browser. (Sir #15263) #152636 ** Default submit option changed to show all opened files. (Sir #29013) #152633 ** Added new checkbox to Submit dialog for leaving unchanged files in default changelist. Requires server 2006.2 or later. (Sir #21404) #150979 ** Support for 3ds Max 2009 (Sir #28827) Bugs fixed since 2008.1/159864 (first release) #182911 ** Fixed crash when clicking on Have Revision column header under Get Latest Revision from Perforce. (Bug #32104) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New functionality in 2007.3 #137323 ** Support for 3ds Max 2008 (Sir #26423) #135034 ** Support for Softimage XSI 6.5 (Sir #26007) #134348 ** Support for Maya 8.5 and 2008 (Sir #24774 & Sir #26233) #133987 ** Support for Photoshop CS3 (Sir #23477) Bugs fixed since 2007.3/140673 (first release) #155943 ** Prevent Photoshop CS3 from mysteriously crashing. (Bug #28285) Bugs fixed in 2007.3 #133987 ** Prevent Photoshop CS3 from crashing when opening a new file. (Bug #26079) #133617 ** Fixed a problem where the Perforce menu was not showing up on the menu bar of Photoshop CS3 right away. (Bug #26081) #133442 ** Fixed a problem where Photoshop CS3 was crashing during shutdown. (Bug #24960) New functionality in 2007.2 #118901 ** Support for Softimage XSI versions 5.0, 5.1, 5.11 and 6.0 (Sir #18763 & Sir #23441) #117485 ** Support for Maya 8.0 (Sir #22405) #117313 ** Support for 3ds Max 9.0 (Sir #23927) Bugs fixed in 2007.2 #123764 ** Fixed a problem where 3ds Max crashed when loading a file that had external references when P4GT was installed. (Bug #20078) #116888 Improved handling when a depot named "depot" doesn't exist. (Bug #17420) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New functionality in 2005.1 #87101 ** Support for SoftImage XSI 4.2 (Sir #15285) #86109 ** Support for Maya 7.0 (Sir #19816) #87101 ** Support for Unicode enabled servers. (Sir #15522) #87101 ** Added a "sync to" option in the document history dialog. (Sir #15509) Bugs fixed since the first release of 2005.1 #104327 ** Fixed the uninstall for 3DStudio Max so the Perforce menu is properly removed. (Bug #21659) #103504 ** Fixed the install for SoftImage XSI so the plug-in is put into the proper directory. (Bug #20336) Bugs fixed in 2005.1 #89538 ** Fix a problem when a file outside of the workspace view was added into Perforce. (Bug #19475) #87101 ** When showing the results of the last command, the locking operation is no longer shown. (Sir #18373) #87101 ** Filenames are now included with the prompting dialogs. (Sir #16023) #87101 ** Fixed a problem if the server did not have a depot called "depot" when using the "Open From Perforce" functionality. (Bug #17420) #87101 ** When using the "Open From Perforce" option, the default view is now "details". (Sir #15729) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New functionality in 2004.2 Support for Maya 6.5, Photoshop CS2 and 3ds Max 7 Ability to access Perforce depots from within the graphical tools, including filtering on filetypes. 3DStudio Max now syncs external references when files only have XRef objects. Working offline using the "Disconnect/Connect To Server" menu option. Bugs fixed in 2004.2 There is no longer a warning message when opening a file that is not under the client root.(Sir #16738) Fixed a problem with the Perforce menu disappearing seconds after loading in Photoshop CS.(Bug #17549) Installer now allows for multiple installs and gives you a choice of what programs to install for.(Sir #15826) Installer now fails gracefully if it is installed on a system without one of the tools previously installed.(Bug #16008) Fixed a problem with the Open From Perforce browser where the icons stop responding. (Bug #16027) Fixed a problem with the Open From Perforce browser when the user didn't have permission to view the top level of the depot. (Bug #16119) Known issues If you check out multiple Photoshop files from different workspaces, the plug-in might use the incorrect server/workspace settings when you view file revisions from the Document History dialog, regardless of whether you have configured perforce settings using environment variables or a config file. To restore the correct settings, dismiss the Document History dialog and return focus to the open image file. When opening a file in 3DStudio Max that has externally-referenced files, P4GT can sync the externally-referenced files only if you already have copies in your client workspace (even at an earlier revision). If these externally-referenced files are not in your workspace, P4GT cannot sync these files.