Full MorphEngine Package: MorphEngineTools_Setup.exe [01-01-2002]
Beta 1218 (MeCreatorNew.exe): MeCreatorNew.zip [01-08-2002]

Dokumentation:
MorphEngineTools Manual, german [doc] [12-20-2001]
MorphEngineTools Manual, german [pdf] [12-20-2001]

For bug-reports and questions use morphenginetools@madtoaster.com

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ChangeLog:

Version 1.217:

• MeC: [new] - improved visualization of joint limits.
• MeC: [new] - recompiled using DirectX 8.1 SDK.
• MeC: [change] - the default sizes of toolbars and docking windows have been changed slightly.
• MeS: [new] - "fittest genomes"-folder. When pressing the "clean data folder"-button, the fittest genome of each seed will be copied to a special folder, which can be selected in the "seeds" dropdown list.
• MeS: [new] - the batch files that get created when rendering multiple seeds will delete themselves after execution.
• MeT: [new] - no more need to start MeDateFix manually: MeC and MeS will start it automatically.

Version 1.216:

• MeC: [change] - simplified creation of joints: if a sphere and a cylinder get connected, the sphere will always be used for the "position" attribute of the joint.
• MeC: [change] - range checking for most attributes.
• MeC: [change] - the double grid is the default grid now.

Version 1.214:

• MeC: [new] - joint limit visualization has been added. the joint limits will be displayed in the 3d-views now. the lower limit gets displayed in blue color, the upper limit will be red colored.

Version 1.213:

• MeC: [change] - improved joint attribute "position": only the connected objects can be selected to hold the center of the joint.

Version 1.212:

• MeC: [change] - changed the icon "duplicate", it doesn't look like the group icon anymore.
• MeC: [new] - "File - Run MorphEngineStarter" starts MeS in a mode that lets you access all previously saved creatures
• Files: [new] - added some more creatures.

Version 1.210:

• MeC: [change] - renamed "spring restitution" to "spring damping".
• MeC: [change] - the damping value can used like this: a spring damping value of 1.0 means now maximum damping, 0.0 means no damping. Note: only the display of the value changed, internally, MeCreator uses the same old values. So, Creatures created with previous versions of MeCreator dont have to be converted in any way.

Version 1.209:

• MeC: [fix] - a small bug concerning the spring restitution / stiffness has been removed

Version 1.207 / 1.208:

• MeC: [fix] - the same values can be used for hinge lower/upper limits
• MeC: [change] - the default spring stiffness is now 1000.0, which should result in more stable evolutionary runs
• MeC: [change] - spring restitution: only values from 0.0 to 1.0 are accepted now
• Files: [removed] - MorphEngine Alpha has been removed from the full package, resulting in a smaller download package

Version 1.206:

• MeC: [change] - the color of the joint normals has been changed slightly
• MeC: [fix] - "Terminate If" settings havent been saved correctly, now they work
• MeC: [new] - added the new creature "Walker_01" to the creatures directory. It is a two-legged creature which tries to learn to walk while keeping the balance.
• MeS: [change] - Clicking the "clean data folder"-button will no longer delete all files in the active folder. Only files that get created by MorphEngine will be deleted.
• MeS: [new] - "View"-files will be automatically created by MeS every time the user starts MorphEngine. These files can then be used to anaylize creatures that are still being rendered.
• MeS: [new] - MorphEngineStarter now creates automatically backup files of the used creatures. The backup files will be stored in the active data folder. If the ".mec"-file can be found too in the MorphEngine software directory, it will be duplicated too.