- [fixed] library fixes
- [fixed] several of MINOR issues
- [fixed] HDA versioning issues
- [fixed] API HDRI (ambientCG/PolyHaven) file names out of sync after changing HDRI size/format in “Preferences”; the current HDRI folder is now rescanned automatically
- [fixed] scan results showing up in the wrong Multi-Tab when switching or closing tabs while a scan is running (all contexts); closing a tab now stops its running scan
- [fixed] random Houdini crashes (segfaults) while scanning or loading the Viewer – scan/folder-tree/viewer threads no longer touch Qt widgets directly, all UI work runs on the main thread
- [fixed] Model Multi-Tabs using the PolyHaven request data of a neighbour tab after closing a tab
- [fixed] stopping a scan (e.g. clicking another library folder while scanning) wrote an incomplete json database and dropped ids, tags and comments of the assets not yet scanned (all contexts)
- [fixed] Houdini freezing for up to 2.5s when clicking through library folders while a scan is starting
- [changed] “Preferences” changes (e.g. HDRI size, renderer) take effect with the next scan instead of mid-scan
- [changed] faster library scans in all contexts, noticeable on large libraries and network drives: shorter scan start delay (300ms), fewer file system checks per asset, quicker database lookups, less idle time between assets
- [added] Right-Click on API HDRI asset item (ambientCG/PolyHaven) > “Download” (size/format from “Preferences”) without placing a node
- [added] assets are accessable while scaning the context by default; “Block GUI while scanning: OFF”, “Preferences” -> “General” -> “Block GUI while scanning”
- [added] showing .IES files
- [added] local thumbnail cache for the asset tables (%LOCALAPPDATA%/ns_AssetHandler/thumb_cache), thumbnails are only read once from the library; unused entries are removed after 60 days, the cache is kept below 1 GB
- [added] “Preferences” -> “General” -> “Clear Thumbnail Cache”
@ Niclas Schlapmann 2026