Gravity Sketch news & patch notes

🐛 Bug Fixes - Fixed an error which could cause grab to stop functioning after editing the thickness of a fine line stroke.

General

🚀 Features & Improvements

- Added ability to select specific objects for export - Faster import times for files with a high number of assets - The Alias export preset now automatically rotates the model to align with Alias’ axis convention - Re-enabled turntable mode for creator roles

VR

🚀 Features & Improvements

- Added object context tab which shows an object’s origin coordinates, measurements and more. Summon this with the selection tool or whilst in edit mode

🐛 Bug Fixes

- Fix normally disallowed export options/formats shown if they were last selected in Screen App and then synced over cloud

Screen App

🚀 Features & Improvements

- Reworked environment settings panel, allowing greater control over environments, lighting and reflections - Can now exit follow mode by double clicking an empty space

🐛 Bug Fixes

- Box select no longer affects viewpoints - Fixed large lag when clicking on an object group with high number of objects - Fixed camera clipping when switching between perspective/orthographic whilst zoomed in - Miscellaneous zoom/scroll tweaks - Fixed vertical lock showing wrong keyboard shortcut

🚀 Features & Improvements

- Added a toggle when importing FBX files containing subdivision data that lets you directly import the subdivision data including creases.

VR 🚀 Features & Improvements - You can now click in the thumbstick on the drawing-hand controller to alternate the thumbstick between changing brush size or changing brush type. - Disabled Minimap navigation feature. - Updated icons for Teams. - You can now see other users’ Online Users menus in Rooms. 🐛 Bug Fixes - Layer groups are now taken into account when determining what your active layer should be on loading a sketch. - Fixed welcome tutorial sometimes spawning quite far away from you. - Fixed incorrect storage calculation in Files. - Fixed a menu overlap when logging in with SSO. - You can no longer snap points that are on the mirror to nearby points of other objects that are not on that mirror axis. - Reviewers can no longer interact with objects on all layers using the Selection, Color and Flip Normals tools. - Fixed adding many edge loops very close to each other sometimes causing a subdivision error and causing a surface to temporarily disappear. Screen App 🚀 Features & Improvements - You can now import multiple files of a different format at the same time. - Hid the central cube from the gumball that VR users use to reposition it, and hid rotation and scale parts of the gumball when selecting a single point. - Added a Section View tool. - You can now drag points, edges and faces in edit mode directly without selecting them first. - You can now use two selection modes: Selection (V) and Direct Selection (A). Selection will select an object and show the gumball whereas Direct Selection will immediately enter edit mode on an object. - Removed restriction around using the Selection tool while at a viewpoint. - Clicking on empty space while in edit mode now exits edit mode. - Added a Vertical Lock option, which when disabled allows you to rotate the camera 360 degrees on the pitch axis. - Added Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Z as an alternative shortcut for redo. - Added keyboard shortcuts in various button tooltips. - Improved mouse panning so that on-screen content should move consistently about the same distance as your mouse cursor. 🐛 Bug Fixes - Reduced the number of conflicts between the app and web browser’s keyboard shortcuts. - Improved the appearance of the Cmd symbol. - Fixed highlights of sketch objects being stretched horizontally at most aspect ratios. - Added missing “Fullscreen” button in browser version. - Closing the export save location modal after changing the location no longer appears to save the change. - You can no longer select and edit annotations with the Selection tool. - Fixed box selecting sometimes moving the camera slightly. - Fixed some models importing with inverted normals on web.

🐛 Bug Fixes - Fixes an occasional crash when editing subdivision geometry in a Room.

🐛 Bug Fixes - Fixed an edge case which could cause some users to be unable to load into a sketch.

VR 🐛 Bug Fixes - Fixed being unable to unanchor images from your physical space in Drafts. Screen App 🐛 Bug Fixes - Fixed being unable to import files from an external team if you are in a Room belonging to that team.

🐛 Bug Fixes - Fixed being able to interact with other user’s control points if you were both in edit mode at the same time.

General 🐛 Bug Fixes - Fixed permission denied error when taking screenshots in a Room that belongs to a Team you are not a member of but an organization you are a member of. VR 🚀 Features & Improvements - Removed the sketch “Turntable” view feature. 🐛 Bug Fixes - Improved the stability of Spatial Alignments made with QR codes. - Fixed “Align sketch to floor button” not moving the sketch to the floor if it was not aligned with the axis origin. - Fixed the “Choose your dominant hand” window on first launch sometimes appearing quite far away from you. - Pressing the grab then drawing trigger on the offhand controller as a Viewer no longer moves the Room unpredictably. - Fixed controller inputs breaking if a layer is hidden that contains an object you were drawing on in stroke projection mode. Screen App 🚀 Features & Improvements - Added the ability to select and import multiple files of the same format simultaneously. - Added a Duplicate button to the selection tool menu for objects and stroke points. - The warning that you are muted when you may be trying to talk now only appears if there are other users in the Room and is dismissed if you unmute. - Reorganised the tabs in the Import menu for users who have been migrated to app.gravitysketch.com - You can now see other user’s selected objects and subdivision edit points as highlighted. 🐛 Bug Fixes - Improved the size of edit mode control points and edges in some scenarios. - Fixed bad client request in the Import menu when trying to expand folders while in Shared With Me/Screenshots. - Fixed being unable to scroll the viewpoints list if your cursor was over a viewpoint name. - Fixed double clicking on the mirrored copy of an object focusing the camera on the original copy of the object. - Pressing Esc while grabbing and moving a point in edit mode no longer blocks the object from being reselected.

General 🐛 Bug Fixes - Fixed reference points not syncing their properties VR 🚀 Features & Improvements - Option to move measure tool input to the edge of the controller 🐛 Bug Fixes - Fixed app crash when drawing volume combining planar, low poly, and point mode - Fixed persistent “New” tag in Online Users menu - Email field now properly truncated in handraise form for paid subscriptions - Removed ability to make some broken subd shapes that cause errors Screen App 🚀 Features & Improvements - Layer management UX improvements (drag and drop interactions, name truncations) - Subdivision levels can now be changed from edit mode - Camera view no longer resets on entering edit mode - Escape key can now be used to exit most modes and tools - Model dimensions can now be changed on import - Default isometric view camera when importing a model - Other users’ UI can now be hidden when taking screenshots - Removed poorly compatible floor grid - Improved measurement readouts when moving point in edit mode - Renamed User Settings to User Preferences - ****: unrestricted camera movements 🐛 Bug Fixes - Fixed several dodgy UX interactions with Reference Points - sketch scaling behaviour, inability to move them, excessive zooming on double-click, - Fixed empty and malfunctioning comments being created by cancelling an annotation - Fixed materials sometimes loading indefinitely - Materials, Environments, Settings and Learn menu are now properly hidden when UI sharing is off on following a VR user - Fixed wrong pen colour on re-entering annotation mode if marker tool was selected - VR user’s light beam orientation now syncs properly once confirmed rather than always pointing down - Opening a comment created in a different camera mode (perspective vs. orthographic) to what is active no longer requires two clicks - Text objects edited by other users are no longer unselectable - System default audio input no longer disappears after deselecting - System default audio input item no longer blank

General 🐛 Bug Fixes - Reverted some recent subdivision performance changes which may have been causing errors VR 🚀 Features & Improvements - Added a message the Online Users menu to explain that Spatial Alignments has moved to the Environment menu - Removed Plus announcement banner from lobby 🐛 Bug Fixes - Fixed spatial alignment objects moving when you enter edit mode on them Screen App 🐛 Bug Fixes - You are no longer allowed to ungroup objects when selecting only part of the group via Isolate selection

VR 🐛 Bug Fixes - Fixed the app not running when using SteamVR as the OpenXR runtime.

General 🚀 Features & Improvements - Re-enable laser pointer for viewers - Faster loading of HDR environments, removal of seam at the back of the environment - Added cloud syncing of user preferences across devices 🐛 Bug Fixes - When import quality options are available, default to High rather than Original to avoid performance issues - Voice chat audio is no longer on a delay when joining a room in Web Collab on Safari and waiting some time to interact with the app VR 🚀 Features & Improvements - Can use smart move while grid is enabled - (standalone only) Faster loading of large images - Paint tool now highlights objects in its range, is more precise 🐛 Bug Fixes - Environment dome is now properly lit, gives correct preview of the environment in use - Can now use colour saturation increments when a sketch tool with a central line is selected - When import quality options available, don’t preview original quality before asking confirmation in performance impact popup - Wi-fi symbol above controller now accurately reflects connection issue status - Collab - fixed user becoming invisible and not uploading changes if they experience longer connection fluctuations - (Quest only) Transition between Touch controller and MX Ink pen no longer requires opening the Quest OS menu Screen App 🐛 Bug Fixes - Ensure mic is muted by default on joining a room

General

🚀 Features & Improvements

- IGES imports now correctly interpret trim curves. Please note these are now imported as mesh data rather than NURBS. - Reorganised preferences panel into Room/Document Settings for more intuitive options management - For upgraded users, added optional package for supporting more file types

🐛 Bug Fixes

- USDZ exports no longer lose image map and base colour - Fixed Web Inspector/Web Collab screenshots sometimes coming out visually wrong

VR

🚀 Features & Improvements

- Display mesh quality when model quality options are available - Environments panel now has thumbnail previews for HDRs - More edit modes available when multi-editing compatible objects

🐛 Bug Fixes

- File path for local saves is now less truncated and more legible - Disabled now incompatible Meta Avatars as they were also causing issues with native GS avatars - Unified “file with this name already exists” flow for older and newer files - Added login screen when attempting to export whilst unauthenticated - Fixed drawing sometimes being interrupted by putting down non-drawing controller - Fixed mesh preview sometimes not showing when model quality options are available - Fixed autosaves being corrupted if the text tool is active on force app quit - Fixed lobby UI missing/overlapping in certain conditions - Pico 4 Ultra now has correct controller models - Solved UI conflicts when user is part of different teams with the same name - Community designs are now opened correctly as a draft - Unified room renaming error messages when file with same name already exists

Screen App

🚀 Features & Improvements

- Navigation cube visual updates, added Show Whole Sketch button - Users are now muted by default when joining a room, warning message if muted whilst speaking - Moved Undo/Redo, Settings, Import, Export to consolidated GS logo dropdown on top left

🐛 Bug Fixes

- Fixed being unable to remove users from shared - Removed unused “remove user” UI for reviewer roles - Fixed Join in VR button occasionally not working - Screen users’ changes to model quality now propagate to other users and persist after exiting the room

VR 🐛 Bug Fixes - Fixed a performance issue that could occur when in edit mode.

🐛 Bug Fixes - Stopped the Early Adopter claim reward button from appearing in the lobby for organization users.

VR 🐛 Bug Fixes - Fixed several buttons and UI not being present in onboarding rooms.

🚀 Features & Improvements - Reworked many elements of the Free plan, Early Adopter status and the Viewer role in Rooms. For full details see https://gravitysketch.com/blog-post/updates/refreshed-plans/ 🐛 Bug Fixes - The app no longer soft locks when an error occurs in the process of opening a Community Designs file as a Draft. - Fixed autosaves that are generated while the user is typing in the text tool being corrupted.

🚀 Features and improvements - Restored detailed cloud diagnostics for better issue tracking

VR 🚀 Features & Improvements - Added customizable floating grid - Added XYZ readout for measurements and reference point objects - Decluttered lobby (3D models & plinths removed) - For models that have different levels of rendering detail in app, this can now be locked - (Quest and Vive headsets only) Smoother performance when working with highlighted objects - Expanded rigged model import compatibility - Banner announcing upcoming GS migration to GS website for eligible users ### 🐛 Bug Fixes - Fixed hidden layers still being included in USDZ, GLB, Blend exports when using layer solo mode - Fixed autosaves becoming corrupted when created whilst the text tool is open - Fixed desktop UI showing join room/enter room password messages when performing certain other operations - Fixed lobby lighting being affected by last sketch session, resulting in dark environment objects - Fixed material swatches being hidden by section view and passthrough occlusion - Fixed issues opening specific sketch files - Fixed HDR environments sometimes not loading in sketches - Fixed sticky grab trigger when switching between left-handed and right-handed mode - Improved performance when highlighting objects - (Standalone only) Fixed passthrough becoming unavailable after certain operations with web browser - (Standalone only) Fixed thumbnails not being created for new drafts Screen Collab 🐛 Bug Fixes - Fixed duplicated extensions in exported file names

VR 🐛 Bug Fixes - Reinstalling the app with USB File Access enabled or deleting your cache on Windows no longer causes built in sketching textures to go missing. - Fixed the HDRs sometimes not loading in drafts/rooms shared with you. - Fixed other right-handed users’ controller pointers appearing in the wrong position. - You can no longer create Drafts in a shared organization space.

🐛 Bug Fixes - Fixed bug that prevented GS Web users from saving brand new drafts

🐛 Bug Fixes - Fixed a rare issue that could make sketches containing images unloadable.

VR 🚀 Features & Improvements - You can now snap to the stage floor grid - You can now configure the stage floor grid density from grid settings - Changed button config of MX Ink stylus including assigning a button for toolbelt. 🐛 Bug Fixes - The app no longer asks for local storage access on install if you previously allowed it but did not have it enabled at the time of uninstalling. - Fixed clicking New Room on the desktop lobby not doing anything. - Improved default name for new Rooms created in folders. - Imports from Vizcom via the web browser now go into the right folder. - Fixed Exit button on in-sketch desktop Esc key menu not exiting. Screen App 🐛 Bug Fixes - Fixed screenshots on macOS. - Fixed options at the bottom of dropdown menus in the Export panel sometimes being unselectable due to being off screen. - Stopped showing user roles for users invited to a Community Room.

🚀 Features & Improvements - Moved GS Labs toggle to lobby Settings. - If there are multiple news items present in the lobby they will now stack and expand on hover. - Added “Don’t show me this again” button for lobby news

VR 🚀 Features & Improvements - Renamed Sketches and GRS to Drafts. - Renamed Collab Rooms to Rooms. - Updated create new file window within lobby Files menu. - Simplified save and export flows. - In Drafts the Save menu always opens to the file browser. - Removed “Save As” as a separate button. Saving from the Save menu will now always allow you to choose a file name and location. - Choosing to save an existing file in a new location will cause you to immediately start working within that new file. - Changed notification text upon saving or exporting successfully. - Added a warning pop-up when leaving a Draft without saving changes - Removed autosaves when leaving a Draft without saving changes (due to the warning mentioned above) - Renaming a Draft while working in it now overwrites the existing Draft immediately. - Removed save options from the Save menu in Rooms. Drafts can still be created from Rooms in the Export menu. - Rearranged Export menu UI. - Added “Include hidden layers” export option for Draft exports. - Moved Screenshot out of the Save menu. It is now accessed only from the Quick Access wrist menu. - Enhanced discoverability of the Quick Access Menu for new users by making it visible without requiring a hand rotation until it is interacted with for the first time. - Pressing New Room will no longer create a new Room if you choose to cancel before the Room loads. - Improved performance and downloading times of large files containing many parts. - Improved performance when using tools that snap to other geometry. - Multiple Orthographic Views can now be rendered at once on standalone headsets. 🐛 Bug Fixes - Fixed the wrong “how to use” info sometimes being displayed for the custom export preset. - Grabbing sketch objects while the Import menu’s sign-up prompt is present no longer causes the prompt to disappear. - Fixed a case where sometimes other users could be invisible when joining a Room. - Fixed two edge cases where the Import menu could appear empty. - Fixed the Save menu file browser opening to the workspace’s top level every time it’s opened. - Fixed the “Help” button in the wrist menu not working. Screen App 🚀 Features & Improvements - Renamed Sketches and GRS to Drafts.. - Renamed Collab Rooms to Rooms. - Added a Join in VR button to easily join the launched room from your headset. - Added “Include hidden layers” export option for Draft exports. - Improved performance and downloading times of large files containing many parts. 🐛 Bug Fixes - Fixed the Import window not showing all files in folders containing many files. - Fixed being unable to select videos with the selection tool.

VR 🚀 Features & Improvements - Misc background improvmeents 🐛 Bug Fixes - Fixed app not respecting last selected export preset options Screen Collab 🚀 Features & Improvements - Added ability to rotate non-mirrored imports around axes before confirming - Better camera repositioning when double clicking on images/videos - Layer contents object count when about to delete a layer