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This release, v1.0.3, brings a few updates to the tools:

* Added support for PNG format textures (ctmviewer).
* Added support for LightWave LWO files (ctmconv and ctmviewer).
* Added support for Geomview OFF files, e.g. as used by the Princeton Shape Benchmark (ctmconv and ctmviewer).
* Improved the OBJ file loader (ctmviewer and ctmconv).
* Experimental support for VRML 2.0 files - export only (ctmconv and ctmviewer).
* Made it possible to run ctmviewer without command line arguments.
* Improved the normal calculation algorithm (ctmviewer and ctmconv).
* Normals are no longer exported if no normals were present in the input file (ctmviewer).

OpenCTM v1.0.2 is the third production release of OpenCTM. This time, the 3D viewer has been much improved, but there are also a few other notable changes:

* Added an OpenCTM exporter plugin for Maya.
* Improved the mesh conversion control in the ctmconv tool.
* Added manual pages for ctmconv and ctmviewer.
* Added a "make install" target for Mac OS X and Linux.

Some minor changes in this release:

* Generally smaller memory footprint and faster compression (LZMA tuning).
* Support for the OBJ file format.
* Improved viewer and converter.
* Source code directory layout and build system cleanups.

The first production release of OpenCTM is ready, after one year of development, testing and documentation.

After several months of alpha testing and tuning, the first beta has been publicly released. Please download and test it.

The beta should be stable enough to start integrating it into your tools in anticipation of version 1.0.