5.3.0

This version of Atoms VFX contains the following bug fixes.

Improvements:

AtomsMaya: scenes can be referenced
ACS-445: added “Randomize uniform values” option in the override dialoge for vector attributes.
ACS-444: added option in the Atoms UI for setting a different joint for the sitting adaptation.
ACS-440: added “switch mode” button in the Atoms UI for animation clips and agent types.
ACS-447: cache reader scale for sync agents. Added useParentScale option to the cacheReader module.
Rewritten Mirror clip algorithm to cover any case. Raw Mirror is now deprecated.
Added Motion transfer clip operator.
AtomsMaya: removed case sensitivity in add module menu.
Cache and USD exporters now give default names based on the agent group name.
Added seed to variation and agent randomizers (seed is on by default).
Added project forward option to the JointAim module.
Python scripts contained by the scene json are going to be updated to the latest when opening scenes made with previous versions of Atoms.
When registering an agent type (AT), all clips with that AT as compatible agent type will be re-registered too.
added "browse to" buttons for cross referenced assets in the AtomsUI.
added hook buttons for Variation and Atoms UIs.
AtomsMaya: added draw agent position option to agent group node.
AtomsClarisse: added frameRate to AtomsProxy.

Bug Fixes:

ACS-446: boost already registered warnings.
ACS-431: added update_variation_string method to BaseAtomsNodeHostBridge class.
ACS-449: virtual root offset now works also in the Atoms UI animation clip viewport.
ACS-448: improved 2 joints Ik solver.
ACS-439: crash when changing draw mode from skeleton to variation (AtomsHoudini).
ACS-442: renaming modules causes them not to work anymore (AtomsHoudini).
AtomsHoudini: Fixed a bug when removing modules .
Improved stability of the StateMachine operator.
Atoms UI: State machine preview will not reset when you register a state machine.
Atoms UI: Animation clip preview will not reset when registering a clip or selecting to another clip with the same compatible agent type.
Fixed clip weight in state machine debugger.
AtomsHoudini: Atoms UI will not reopen every time press the shelf button for houdini 18.5.* .