{"id":913,"date":"2014-04-25T20:52:49","date_gmt":"2014-04-25T20:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/torabiarchitect.com\/parametric-array\/?page_id=913"},"modified":"2014-04-25T21:05:18","modified_gmt":"2014-04-25T21:05:18","slug":"release-4-0","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/torabiarchitect.com\/parametric-array\/release-4-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Release 4.0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Para 3d Version 4.0 release date: 23rd of April 2014<\/p>\n<p>Complete ground up restructuring for higher performance, increased stability and stronger platform for future development<\/p>\n<h3><strong>New Features :<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Add-ons<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Array Selection &#8211; Selects array members using boolean value<\/li>\n<li>Export to <em>Comma Separated Values<\/em> (CSV) (exports controller outputs to text files*)<\/li>\n<li>Array Size &#8211; Dynamic array count adjustment<\/li>\n<li>Snap Shot &#8211; Creates single geometry from an array member*<\/li>\n<li>Key Frame Maker &#8211; 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