Buildbox 3.2.0 Beta

Hi There Boxers! We've been hard at work on the new update and are ready to share the BETA with you. There's a whole lot of good for you to check out including FBX, Tabs, and more!

What’s new in Buildbox 3.2.0

3D Animation Support

• FBX files containing 3D model skeletons and animations are now supported in Buildbox.
• New Brainboxes available for 3D animated assets:
  • Animated Platformer
  • Keyboard Controls
  • Mobile Controls
  • Keyboard Camera Controls
• New Content Nodes available for 3D animated assets:
  • Sub Scene
  • Keyframe Animation

Worlds

• 2D Worlds
  • To rotate an object 45 degrees, select the rotate tool, hold shift and drag an axis handle.
• 3D Worlds
  • Ground object that covers an entire scene and provides a solid platform for dynamic assets.

Textures

• Unused textures are removed when Buildbox opens a project.
• Alpha channel support
  • Enabled transparency in textures
  • The texture area without the transparency can cast shadows onto other objects.

UI Changes

• Color coded axis fields
  
• Tabs and home button in the Navigation bar, along with navigation control arrows.
  

Nodes

• Health node now contains Starting Health and Max Health attributes.
• Script nodes now have a purple self reference output, and each input and output can now be color coded.
  
• Move and Rotate nodes now contain a set of range attribute fields.
• The following nodes are now available in the asset Node Map.
  • Sub Scene
  • Keyframe Animation
  • Rotate Towards
  • Speedometer
  • Self Attribute

Ad Monetization

• Facebook Analytics in the SDK tab of the Project Settings window.

Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcut Description
cmd/ctrl + [ Move the selected object down the hierarchy in the outliner.
cmd/ctrl + ] Move the selected object up the hierarchy in the outliner.

Also as is with any Beta release please ensure making a backup of any important projects prior to opening and saving them in the new build.

If you find any bugs or issues please send them into support@buildbox.com with all pertinent details ASAP so we can get them documented and corrected. Drumroll.....below are the links:

Links:

macOS: https://download.buildbox.com/build...2.0-3621_54fd95c62177242f3ddc4b8e0c28a98f.zip

Windows: https://download.buildbox.com/build...2.0-3621_3e93945e0eaf2ef5512cdb4b03554760.exe

Change Log:

added: Node slot colors
added: 'Self' Attribute for nodes
added: xyz colors
added: Ground object
added: Sub Scene
added: Tabs
added: Texture optimizations
added: FBX skeleton
added: FBX skin
added: FBX textures
added: FBX animations
added: FBX animation blending
added: FBX models
added: Facebook SDK
added: Texture Alpha Test
added: RotateTowards node
added: Speedometer node
added: variance for Move and Rotate nodes
added: Heatlh node starting/max atrributes
added: Holding Command/Control while tapping [ or ]
added: Holding Shift while Rotating object in 2D Worlds
added: [JSAPI] added findFirst('name') for Scene class
added: [JSAPI] camera follow force/offset/threshold
added: [JSAPI] Sub Scene api
added: [JSAPI] color functions for 2d animations
added: [JSAPI] request data functionality
added: [JSAPI] depth function for 2d animations
added: [JSAPI] isCharacter and entities functions
fixed: purchase button functionality
fixed: behavior of pop-up menu & menu button in media library.
fixed: Entering a non-default 2d/3d world after clicking Edit Components crashes
fixed: Made platformer brainbox force rotation factor 0
fixed: media library look in Sprite editor, Meshes, and when doing search
fixed: bug with disappearing "Edit Components" button in mind map
fixed: alpha crop for regular textures is disabled now
fixed: inconsistent issue where you are not able to click nodes
fixed: Motor node doesn't work
fixed: bug with splash screen overlapping OpenGL error
fixed: Custom Button functionality
fixed: State machine saving fix
fixed: Control buttons fix for UI Close animations
fixed: crash when user deletes a texture
fixed: Platformer Brainbox
fixed: Health node doesn't emit Damaged when Defeated
fixed: Consent description text in mobile exports
fixed: If Collide node crash if it is connected in a specific way
removed: Time Step for World (adjusted automatically now)

Pertinent Links for FBX:

FBX Importing—https://www.buildbox.com/help/buildbox-3-manual/importing-fbx/

Keyframe Animation node—https://www.buildbox.com/help/buildbox-3-manual/keyframe-animation-node/

Sub Scene node—https://www.buildbox.com/help/buildbox-3-manual/sub-scene-node/

Animated Platformer brainbox—https://www.buildbox.com/help/buildbox-3-manual/animated-platformer-brainbox/

Keyboard Controls Brainbox—https://www.buildbox.com/help/buildbox-3-manual/keyboard-controls-brainbox/

Keyboard Camera controls Brainbox—https://www.buildbox.com/help/buildbox-3-manual/keyboard-camera-controls-brainbox/

Mobile Controls Brainbox—https://www.buildbox.com/help/buildbox-3-manual/mobile-controls-brainbox/