Here you can find information about what is new in HPOxygen Server version 5.2.22.
After installation of HP Oxygen of version 5.2.13 or later, on running the system you may obtain the error message: If so, download the newer version installer and then run it. As soon as your HL Driver is updated, you may continue using the system. Note The driver update will not affect older HPO releases installed on the system - they will continue to work normally. |
Features described in this section are available for a fee. To purchase, refer to your distributor. |
The system now provides the new AnyCut workflow which includes new tools and comfortable user interfaces for registering your own new cuttings from your own designs (ascii, dmc), sample stone scans and successful allocation solutions. The new workflow significantly simplifies both the process of cutting registration and subsequent solution allocation, and also provides extended control over parameters of the solutions. This is achieved by providing the new user interface for user cutting registration, as well as adding a new Recut algorithm paired with the relative appraiser and providing the option of automatic start of SmartRecut basing on the automatically detected best Recut solution.
You can apply the new workflow to any cuttings.
The AnyCut workflow includes the following steps:
Below these steps are described in an overview video and as step-by-step.
Overview Video
This stage includes obligatory normalization of the model you decided to use as cutting, then registration optimal normalization variant as a new cutting.
This stage includes sequentially:
The latest version of the system allows executing both steps within one run.
For the Recut allocation within AnyCut workflow, two new algorithms are added to the system:
To perform Recut + SmartRecut allocation for AnyCut with your previously registered cutting:
Select +SmartRecut option. With this option selected, from the two best Recut solutions, the SmartRecut will be immediately started.
Note that the SmartRecut algorithm will run with the latest used options. The latest version of the Relative appraiser in addition to others supports Fix Girdle, Fix Crown and Fix Facets options. |
This step is optional as AnyCut is able to run on a single base form (cutting itself). Still, it is recommended to register allocation forms, especially for the different W:L ratio, as it significantly improves allocation results. |
For any registered cutting, immediately after its registering or at any moment later, you can add any number of the allocation forms. Each allocation form is a high-quality solution variant for your cutting. Any solutions or normalized scans can be registered as allocation forms for your registered cuttings.
Although the registering of the allocation forms is optional, it may improve the quality of solutions, because on running your registered cutting, the optimization algorithm will check all the included forms trying to produce solutions well allocated with these forms. This means, the more high-quality solutions you register as allocation forms, the better results you achieve when running optimization with your cutting.
To add a new allocation form to your registered cutting, do one of the following:
As of August 19, 2019, GIA is using a different methodology for measuring an average girdle thickness. The cut grading system remains the same - only the method used to measure this parameter has changed. The lab was using a method that excluded features such as naturals and extra facets next to the girdle that were not close to vertical. Going forward, the lab is using a method unaffected by any features at the girdle * .
* This thwarts the practice of adding extra facets to artificially reduce the girdle thickness measurements. |
This methodology is used in HP Oxygen 5.2.10 and later:
Starting from version 5.2.10, if there are extra facets adjacent to the girdle, the Girdle bezel, and Girdle bone are calculated using the NEW method. The Girdle valley is calculated using the OLD method.
See details in Girdle Heights Calculation Methods
For the calculation of the Girdle Bone and Girdle Bezel parameters, it is important how the following points are found:
The approach to finding these points has changed.
The same approach changes were applied to pavilion bezel points and all bone points. This change affects also the Crown Height and Pavilion Depth calculations. |
To produce the solutions optimal from the perspective of the Hearts and Arrows ( H&A ) optical symmetry standard, for the "My Round | GIA Facetware + MyRound" appraiser the new "MyRound_H&A" profile has been added. The profile also contains the set of 8 profile-specific H&A presets, that allow getting a variety of excellent H&A solutions within one run for later comparison and selecting the best one.
In the video below you can find some information on how H&A profile and presets can be used and examples of produced solutions.
For the "MyRound | GIA Facetware + MyRound" Appraiser, the new "MyRound_SweetLine" profile is added. The profile is based on the "MyRound_ModernCut" profile but holds narrowed boundaries for the SweetLine parameter, which means it is aimed at producing solutions with better optical performance (see Using SweetLine for details).
The system now provides the ability to apply Recut and Smart Recut algorithms sequentially within one run. To enable, select your Recut algorithm, then select the + Smart Recut option, then start allocation.
With the + Smart Recut option, the SmartRecut will start automatically after the Recut, basing on the two best Recut solutions. In the solution list, you will obtain both recut and SmartRecut solutions.
SmartRecut starts with the last selected options. |
How the presets are used in the system is changed.
Previously | Now |
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The same presets were shared between the different profiles, thus if you changed some preset, the new value affects all the profiles sharing the preset; you could not use different preset settings for different profiles. | Each profile contains its own set of presets. Thus, if you change some preset, the new value affects only the profile it belongs to. |
The presets allow producing a spectrum of solutions within one run of an algorithm with this profile. The new approach allows precise configuration of profiles without interference with the other profiles. Each profile now consists of 1) cutting parameter intervals 2) presets values.
Note that the system allows copying both cutting parameter intervals (Cut and Symmetry tabs) and presets values into your own editable profile. There you can further tune them. More explanations about how profiles and presets are used now and examples are presented in the video below:
To comply with the color coding:
...color legend and names of some presets have been changed comparing to previous versions.
Here are the changes spread between profiles of most appraisers:
Here are the changes related to the presets used by the SmartNormalize algorithm:
For proper functioning of the system, it is required that you download and use the new versions of files. |
The files with the initial scanner settings have been updated. You can download the updated files from the page: Initial Scanner Settings
You can quickly download all files listed on the Initial Scanner Settings page as a ZIP file. |
Changes:
The Interactive 3D Reports Client utility has been updated to work properly with the new structure of folders where reports are stored.
To download the OctoNus Interactive 3D Reports Client Setup 1.2.12.0, click here .
The following algorithms have been renamed:
The new names reflect more clearly the difference between the algorithms and help to understand which of them should be used in each particular case.
The "13. Single (Rough)" algorithm produces several different solutions in the different areas of a diamond.
The "18. Semipolished" algorithm finds all the same solutions as "13. Single (Rough)", but selects only one - the best - of them, and then adds one more solution to it, which is aligned to the facets of the initial semicut stone and this solution may be better, especially after applying Smart Recut.
For allocation results the facet marking now is applied immediately after solution creation; Instead of the Polish Report method with very basic facet marking, the system now uses the pre-installed sample markings specified for each standard cutting.
Using the specific marking sample for each cutting makes the resulting Facet Making more accurate and reduces or eliminate the need for manual corrections.
For the Recut mode, on the left panel, the Diamond Allocation Settings panel now has a new look.
The new interface allows more comfortable work when selecting an algorithm and its options, including cutting.
For the "13. SmartRecut (Brilliant, Oval)" algorithm, for Brilliant cuttings, the accuracy of the calculation is increased for the following parameters:
This allowed to significantly improve the main output characteristics of the algorithm - the mass and the quality of the produced solutions - as well as the algorithm work speed. Below you can find the statistics obtained from SmartRecut RBC tests for EX grade.
Now you can manually edit automatically created reflect contours. To access the editing tool, in the
Developer mode, load your Reflect photo set, then use the Reflect tab, Pavilion sub-tab. With the appropriate photo selected, click Manually Click Contour.After tool activation, you can add, move and delete points with you mouse and keyboard, as described in details in Manual Editing of Reflect Contours.
Finish editing by clicking the Finish button. Save your project via File > Save . Your edited contours will be saved along with the project.
For the Photos views around the system, it is now possible to enable the Magnifier which represents the area around the cursor in the Scene in an enlarged form.
To enable the Magnifier, from the main menu, select View > Show Magnifier (Lens). The Magnifier is displayed in the top right corner of the Scene for all Photos views.
To hide the Magnifier, deselect the option in the menu.
Now to the exported report data file (generated using the Export Report Data function), the following information is added:
Multiple improvements have been implemented for I3D Report, I3D Mini View and Comparative I3D Mini View.
Previously lines representing girdle heights in I3D views were positioned incorrectly. Now this problem has been fixed. The positioning of girdle height lines in the I3D views is in correspondence with their representation on the Girdle Thickness graph.
For the additional convenience, now the height lines become invisible when the corresponding facet is not visible in a view.
For square cuttings, the 4 new groups of girdle heights are added to I3D Report and views:
In correspondence with how it can be done in Interactive 3D report, now it is possible to show/hide Legend in I3D views.
Note that you can select either Legend or Average Parameters to be displayed - but not both of them at the same time. |
In the Recut mode, in the solution list now the information about the profile is displayed. Mouse over the solution to get tooltip including an appraiser and its profile names.
For the Polish, Comparative, Facetware, Custom, Faceting, I3D reports the naming has been changed for the folders storing report results:
Was | ...\Documents\OctoNus Software\Polish Reports\RTF\Project Name\ XXXX-Project Name \XXXX-Project Name-report.rtf |
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Now | ...\Documents\OctoNus Software\Polish Reports\RTF\ Project Name \ XXXX \XXXX-Project Name-report.rtf |
...\Documents\OctoNus Software\Polish Reports\RTF\ Project Name Cropped \ XXXX \ XXXX-Project Name Cropped-report.rtf |
The cropped project name is used when the maximum file path name (MAX_PATH = 260 characters ) is exceeded.
The changes have been implemented to avoid errors caused by the maximum file path name going beyond the limit.
The following fixes for the known problems and improvements have been implemented:
In the Recut mode, the Plans & Scans section was inconvenient to work with scans when there was a lot of solutions. Now this problem is solved.
A periodically appearing error during editing a model edges (using Scan > Edit Model Edges panel) has been fixed.
In the Scan mode, in the Cutting & Method section removing from Samples did not work. Now deleting works fine.
Minor improvements in the Crown Reflect basis adjustment have been implemented.