Toon Boom Harmony 20.0.6 Release Notes

Here is the list of changes in Harmony 20.0.6, build 19420 (2023-08-17):

NOTE The Python plugin, which allows Python 2.7 scripts to be run from Harmony, no longer loads by default on macOS Big Sur and Monterey. You can force the Python plugin to load by enabling the FORCE_LOAD_PYTHON_SCRIPT hidden preference.

Fixes

The following issues are fixed in this release of Harmony and later.

General

  • Scene locks are not always released when closing Harmony. HAR-8092

  • Shift+B to navigate down the hierarchy is blocked by Transformation Switch nodes. HAR-7886

  • “Unable to read” tvg file message appears when opening a scene that contains drawings that have been created on a system that has a license that dates back over 10 years. HAR-9358

Database / Control Center

  • Importing multiple scenes in the same operation is critically slow. HAR-8020

  • Palettes are locked during batch renders if colours are being recovered. HAR-8536

Import / Export

  • PSD files saved with Adobe Photoshop 2021 or later are blank once imported. HAR-8835

Rendering

  • Weighted Deform sometimes produces incorrect results when rendering in batch. HAR-8139

Scripting

  • Colour modifications using Color.setColorData are not saved. HAR-8112

  • addNodeToSelectionNode, addNodesToSelectionNode and removeNodeFromSelection in the selection class do not work with backdrops correctly. HAR-8391

Utilities

  • Brush textures are ignored when copying a TVG to an art layer using utransform’s Art Layer options. HAR-7809

  • New keepTexture option added to Pix2vec’s 4 colour vectorization to preserve brush textures. HAR-7918