Note the following:

• Deprecated indicates that the feature or component is currently in the process of being replaced or removed. Note that features and tools flagged as depreciated may persist in Alias for several releases. In these cases, deprecation indicates that support for them has discontinued, and that users should begin to migrate to the newer tool and feature replacements.
• Replaced indicates that the feature or component has been removed and another feature or component now provides equivalent functionality.
• Removed indicates that the feature or component has been removed without equivalent functionality.

Tool, feature, component	Action taken	Description	Additional info
Alias File Browser New Project Set Current	Removed	Removed the ability to switch between the Alias file browser and the Windows file browser.	Use the Windows file browser for opening files. The Set Current and New Project options have been deprecated.
Image Planes	Removed	Image planes in files created by previous versions of Alias are now converted to Canvases.	See the Windows > Canvas Lister.
File > Export > Make Canvas Picture	Removed
Utilities > Command Stepper	Removed	The Command Stepper has been removed from the Utilities menu.
Windows > Information > Layer Stats	Removed		The Object Lister covers most functionality of Layer stats. See Windows > Object Lister.
File > Export > VRML2.0	Removed
File > Export > Screen	Removed		Use a Windows utility or third-party application to create screen captures.
Surfaces > Curve Network	Removed
Curvature Shader	Removed
Curve > Sweeps	Removed
Canvas > Project Sketch	Removed
Surface Edit > Claymate tool	Removed
Import > Re-Import Canvas Layers	Removed
File > Print	Removed	The following functionality is not included in the Alias Print window: Show All option Ability to move and change scale on preview window Set Custom Paper Size.	Most File > Print functionality remains.
View Panel	Removed	Removed the View Panel	Use the updated ViewCube and NavBar to control your view. See NavBar and View Window improvements .
Edit > Cut (copy and paste image functionality)	Removed	Removed the ability to cut and paste images using Edit > Cut	You can still use Edit > Cut for other
Information Window Surface/Surface Continuity Evaluation Deviation LineMeasure (Distance)	Deprecate	Removed options for the displaying labels, including Maximum Label Length, Justify left/right, Prefix.	Options underutilized in previous versions of Alias.
Rendering tools Render > Direct Render All software renderers Import/Export > SDL Convert Frames to Movie Fcheck Render>Render to QuicktimeVR	Removed	Removed software renderers and legacy rendering tools.	See Visualization.
Paint Tools Paint palette Paint Edit palette	Replaced	Removed the Paint tools.The Pencil and Eraser tools are now included in a new Markup Tool palette, which can be used with the new Markups feature.	See Markup Tool palette and Markup Lister.
Animation tools Action window IK Clusters Constraints Shader animations	Replaced	Removed legacy Animation tools and replaced them with simpler animation features.	Note that animations created in previous versions of Alias play back as expected, but they cannot be modified. See Introduction to Animation Tools.
Point Cloud Tool palette	Removed	Removed the following: Point Cloud Tool palette Locators > Deviation > Cloud to Surface tool	Alias still supports the following functionality: File >Import> Cloud WindowsDisplay > Toggles > Cloud Pick > Object Types > Cloud Mesh > Cloud to Mesh
Preferences > Interface > Palette/Shelves Layout	Removed	These preferences were used to tile windows in the legacy Alias user interface. They are not relevant in Alias 2024.	The new Alias 2024 user interface has an improved docking system. See Improved window docking.
Environment Variable - ALIAS_ALT_FONTDIR	Removed	Previously used to specify an alternative location for font files for use in Alias.
Environment Variable - ALIAS_HPGL_CFG	Removed	Previously used to specify the location of the plotter configuration file hp_gl.cfg.
Environment Variable - ALIAS_LOGO	Removed	Previously used to override the default Alias splash-screen with an alternate image.
Environment Variable - ALIAS_FORCE_DEFAULT_ENVIRON	Removed	Previously used to force the default environment in Alias at start-up.