The Autodesk FBX file format is now supported as a 3D content import format in addition to the previous support Storyboard had for Wavefront OBJ files. Scene objects can be manipulated direct by importing the animations directly from the FBX file or by manually selecting individual node attributes.
Added a new argument to the 3D render extension (-omodel3d,diag=n) that can be used to enable various levels of diagnostic output.
Animations can be previewed and single stepped within the Designer environment without having to launch the complete application simulation. Animations can be designed and viewed in a variety of different execution contexts to ensure proper applicability in all environments.
Users have the ability to take snapshots (set keyframes) during animation recordings.
Groups can now be incorporated into Designer templates opening up a broad new range of functionality that can be pre-packaged and used out of the box. Animations, images, 3D model content, timers and Lua scripts can all be incorporated into template blocks and moved from project to project.
Quickly analyze and convert existing large or scaled image content to nine-patch format to achieve immediate memory and runtime performance improvements. Design and edit nine-patch images directly in the Storyboard Design environment.
Fast project refactoring through the use of customized search criteria and an expanded set of multi-selection based property changes.
The -ogesture,mode=multi option needs to be passed to the Storyboard Runtime Options when exporting an Android apk from Storyboard Designer.
Ability to re-order the layout/presentation of screens. Place associated screens close to one another so that customers can move back and forth between them easily, compare them, etc.
Storyboard Designer requires Mac OS X 10.8 or greater due to the requirement by the Java 8 runtime from Oracle.
Images that are not referenced directly, but are pulled in at runtime based on a Lua script action, will not be identified as used by the Resource Cleanup wizard and may be removed accidentally.