New classes

Added the following new classes:

• AlReferenceUpdate - Allows you to update the indicated reference files in the Reference Manager.

  See AlReferenceUpdate.

• AlToolMetaData - Provides methods for creating a wrapper around tool metadata.

  See AlToolMetaData.

Updated classes

AlEditor class

Added the following methods to the AlEditor class:

• AlEditor::setTitle(); - Lets you change the title (or label) of a widget.
• AlEditor::setPopupItems(); - Lets you change the items shown by an existing popup widget.
• AlEditor::addMultilineString(); - Adds a text field to show or input of multiple lines of text.
• AlEditor::addGoButton(); - Adds a Go button in the bottom of the editor.
• AlEditor::addCancelButton(); - Adds a Cancel button in the bottom of the editor.
• AlEditor::addNextButton(); - Adds a Next button in the bottom of the editor.
• AlEditor::addResetButton(); - Adds a Reset button in the bottom of the editor.
• AlEditor::addDoubleSlider(); - Adds a double input and slider widget to the editor.
• AlEditor::setImage( const char* symbolName, const char* fileName); - Changes an existing image widget to show the image from given file.
• AlEditor::setImage( const char* symbolName, int imgWidth, int imgHeight, const unsigned char* image); - Changes an existing image widget to show the given image data.
• AlEditor::setGroupExpanded(); - Expands or collapses an existing group.
• AlEditor::setTitle(); - Changes the title (or label) of a widget.
• AlEditor::setPopupItems(); - Changes the items of an existing popup widget.

For more information, see AlEditor.

AlDagNode

Added the following new methods:

• AlDagNode::hasToolMetaData();
• AlToolMetaData::getToolMetaData(); - Gets the metadata associated with a DAG node.
• AlToolMetaData::createToolMetaData(); - Creates AlToolMetaData and associates it with the dag node.

For more information, see AlEditor.

AlObject

Added the following new methods:

• AlObject::asSubdivPtr() - Returns a non-null pointer to an AlSubdiv if it is safe to downcast the AlObject to it.
• AlObject::asToolMetaDataPtr() - Returns a non-null pointer to an AlToolMetaData if it is safe to downcast the AlObject to it.

For more information, see AlObject.

AlSurface class

Updated the AlSurface::trim(); method.

For more information, see AlSurface.

AlCurveOnSurface

Added new create( const AlCurve); method, which creates a Curve On Surface from an AlCurve();.

For more information, see AlCurveOnSurface.

AlFunctionHandle

Added AlFunctionHandle::setToolTitle(); method, which sets the string which will appear in the GUI as the tool title.

For more information, see AlFunctionHandle.

AlUniverse

The AlUniverse::retrieveOptions(); method has been updated to fix a regression with memory allocation. Any plugins using this method will need to be recompiled.