Hexels Pro Changelog

What's new in Hexels Pro 3.1.5

Aug 29, 2022
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed incorrect previews of very small documents
  • Fixed a bug where some keyboard shortcuts didn’t work

New in Hexels Pro 3.1.4 (Aug 29, 2022)

  • Fixes:
  • Fixed hard crash for some macOS Mojave (10.14.*) users
  • Other miscellaneous performance improvements

New in Hexels Pro 3.1.3 (Aug 31, 2018)

  • ADDITIONS:
  • Added mirror, symmetry & other brush paint FX to the eraser tool
  • SVG Export Improvements
  • Voronoi polygons
  • Document dimensions
  • Embedded image scaling
  • FIXES:
  • Better High Sierra glitch prevention
  • Fixed cropping of opened images at launch
  • Fixed “Apply Mask” for pixel layers
  • Merging a group now preserves that group’s mask
  • Fixed “New Layer from Selection” on pixel layers
  • Post effects can now be dragged to trash can

New in Hexels Pro 3.01 (Jul 30, 2018)

  • Fixes an OpenGL incompatibility with macOS High Sierra and a crash that sometimes occurs when exporting a large image.

New in Hexels Pro 3.0 (Jul 30, 2018)

  • Pixel & Vector Canvas Modes:
  • Live preview of all export settings in Pixel mode
  • Set canvas dimensions in hexels or pixels
  • Pixel-aligned aspect ratios for trixel & isometric art (Shape tab)
  • Pixel Layers:
  • Mix hexels & pixels on the same canvas
  • Hard & soft pixel brushes
  • Flow & opacity based brushes
  • Tablet pen pressure dynamics
  • Better Image Layer Tools:
  • Drag-n-Drop image importing
  • Rasterize hexel layers into pixels
  • Hexelize pixel layers into hexels
  • Animation:
  • Animated PNG export!
  • Smaller GIF exports
  • Animated GIF & spritesheet importing

New in Hexels Pro 1.2.1 (Jun 11, 2015)

  • Fixes an issue where you couldn't always select files in the Open... dialog.

New in Hexels Pro 1.2.0 Build 2324 (Nov 25, 2013)

  • Explore new styles by adding textures to your art, either your own ones or from the built-in library.
  • Check out Voronoi Mode, an all-new, super-versatile shape mode, image import (Pro only), and a host of other exciting new features.

New in Hexels Pro 1.1.2 Build 1929 (Oct 3, 2013)

  • This version fixes bugs with multiple monitors, the Cintiq pen offset button, and a few others.
  • It also adds a Trixels Lite mode for free users, vertical spacing for custom shape, and the Export Again feature, which lets you re-export your work without going through the dialogs. Very useful if Hexels is part of a larger art pipeline.

New in Hexels Pro 1.1.1 Build 1715 (May 21, 2013)

  • Fixed a few bugs here and there, including one that could occasionally result in corrupted Hexels files.
  • Better support for tablet pressure sensitivity and tablet erasers.
  • You can now flip your selection horizontally or vertically
  • Accelerated drawing and increased responsiveness while drawing and panning

New in Hexels Pro 1.1 Build 1618 (Apr 26, 2013)

  • ROTATED TRIXELS! This has been our most popular request by far, so we did it! You can also turn Trixels into right triangles for effects that weren't possible before.
  • Import a background image for your canvas to use for reference or for compositing
  • A new Pixel shape, for when you want to get back to basics.
  • Hexel Opacity slider lets you fade out your shapes to just draw with Glow
  • Flatten to Canvas option moves your Hexels to the background so you can draw over them with different shapes, colors, and glows.
  • Option to quickly export the Glow layer alone, for external compositing.
  • Lots of smaller improvements bug fixes