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Kanzi 3.9

Design, develop, and deploy 3D and 2D user interfaces on computers, mobile, and embedded devices with Kanzi framework.

Kanzi 3.9.15

Kanzi 3.9 highlights

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Kanzi Rust API

The Kanzi Rust API provides ready-made, rich, idiomatic bindings to the Kanzi Engine C++ API, enabling use of the Kanzi Engine in your Rust applications.

Kanzi Package Manager

Kanzi Package Manager beta

Manages cross-platform dependencies and enables seamless asset installation with an intuitive interface.

Kanzi Android Service

Kanzi Android Service

Enables multiple Android apps to share one Kanzi runtime, optimizing resource use, and supporting seamless visual transitions.

Kanzi USD importer 2.0

Kanzi USD importer 2.0

The plugin now supports USD scene export, reimporting changes, switching variants, and includes improved USD import features.

Physical Camera Plugin

Physical Camera Plugin

Add cinematic realism with motion blur and depth of field, powered by a physical camera node.

Smart materials

3.9.10 Materials Rendering

Smart materials

When you change material properties in a smart material, the material automatically adjusts the required preprocessor definitions. Use material rules to adjust material properties.

Smart materials

3.9.10 Materials Rendering

Smart materials

When you change material properties in a smart material, the material automatically adjusts the required preprocessor definitions. Use material rules to adjust material properties.

Image-based lighting

3.9.10 Rendering

Improved image-based lighting

Introduced the Image-Based Lighting Filter Pass render pass preset that allows you to create dynamic cubemap textures for real-time image-based lighting.

3.9.10 Kanzi Studio Preview

Target Preview

See instantly on a target device the changes that you make in a Kanzi Studio project without exporting and redeploying the application.

Kanzi AppView

Introduced Kanzi AppView plugin that allows you to embed Android applications in a Kanzi application.

Animation Editor

3.9.10 Animations

Animation Editor

You can now select from a wider selection of keyframe easing functions and have more options for snapping keyframes and keyframe handles to the Animation Editor canvas.

Kanzi Engine Lua scripting

3.9.10 Kanzi Studio Scripting

Kanzi Engine Lua API

You can now use the Lua programming language in Kanzi Studio to create application and user interface logic.

Rotary controller navigation

Rotary controller navigation

Kanzi Android framework (droidfw) now by default translates input events from an Android Automotive rotary controller to Kanzi navigation key events.

Improved skybox workflow

3.9.10 Rendering

Improved skybox workflow

The improved workflow for creating skyboxes allows you to use the Box and Sphere nodes as skyboxes.

New Preview visualizations

3.9.10 Kanzi Studio Preview

New Preview visualizations

Introduced wireframe and mesh vertex normals visualizations in the Analyze mode of the Kanzi Studio Preview. Improved visualizations of Spot and Directional Light nodes.

Detailed shader errors

Detailed shader errors

When a shader source file contains errors, Kanzi Studio now marks with red type the shader and the items that use that shader. You can see the compilation error messages in the tooltip.

Better Bezier control

3.9.9 Animation

Better Bezier control

The Kanzi Studio Animation Clip Editor now allows you to set the exact values for Bezier handles and adjust what they snap to.

Activity state preservation

3.9.8 Activities UI state

Activity state preservation

When you deactivate an Activity, to preserve the UI state, Kanzi serializes Activity property values and restores these values when you activate the Activity. You can now control whether you want to preserve the UI state.

Rendering workload

3.9.8 Rendering

Rendering workload

You can now set the rate at which a render pass updates its composition target. This way you can control the amount of rendering workload for each frame.

Android templates

Android templates

Android application templates now support JDK 17 and work with Android Studio Flamingo and newer versions.

Multiple 2D effects

3.9.8 2D effects

Multiple 2D effects

You can now apply multiple effects to a 2D node.

Format text strings

3.9.7 Text Localization

Format text strings

Format strings with the format binding function. For example, when you create an application for multiple locales, you can now set the position of words in text for each locale.

Unlimited morph targets

3.9.7 Rendering Morph

Unlimited morph targets

You can now create an unlimited amount of morph targets. For example, this enables you to animate facial expressions of a digital assistant or an avatar.

Android workflow

3.9.7 Kanzi Studio Android

Android workflow

You can now open a Kanzi Android application in Android Studio directly from Kanzi Studio. In Kanzi Studio, select File > Open Application in Android Studio.

Feature packs

Add functionality to your HMI with Kanzi feature packs.

Kanzi Connect

Kanzi Connect

Add connectivity and build services accessible to multiple Kanzi applications.

2.0.14 (Kanzi 3.9.14)

Kanzi VR

Kanzi VR

Feel the scale and depth of your UI ideas in a virtual environment.

1.15.0 (Kanzi 3.9.15)

Kanzi Shapes

Kanzi Shapes

Render 2D vector graphics and SVG content in Kanzi applications.

1.0.0-beta12 (Kanzi 3.9.15)

Kanzi Stereoscopy

Kanzi Stereoscopy

Create realistic 3D perception for stereoscopic displays.

1.0.9 (Kanzi 3.9.15)

Kanzi Particles

Kanzi Particles

Lift the user experience with eye-catching particle effects.

1.0.0-beta11 (Kanzi 3.9.15)

Kanzi Maps

Kanzi Maps

Enhance navigation with unique graphics and integrate map data from various sources.

0.5.11 (Kanzi 3.9.15)

Kanzi Vehicle Properties

Kanzi Vehicle Properties

Access Android Vehicle Properties seamlessly from Kanzi applications.

1.0.0-beta10 (Kanzi 3.9.15)

Kanzi AppView

Kanzi AppView

Host a third-party Android application inside your Kanzi applications.

0.8.8 (Kanzi 3.9.15)

Kanzi Rust

Kanzi Rust

Access Kanzi functionality directly from your Rust application code.

0.8.0 (Kanzi 3.9.15)

Tools

Use these tools to speed up your HMI development.

Kanzi Figma Importer

Kanzi Figma Importer

Bring your designs from Figma to Kanzi Studio.

1.2.9 (Kanzi 3.9.15)

Kanzi Project Templates

Kanzi Project Templates

Speed up your automotive application development with a template.

Documentation

Kanzi USD Importer

Kanzi USD Importer

Import Universal Scene Description (USD) files to your Kanzi Studio project.

2.0.1 (Kanzi 3.9.13-15)

Physical Camera Plugin

Physical Camera Plugin

Add cinematic realism with motion blur and depth of field, powered by a physical camera node.

1.0.1 (Kanzi 3.9.15)

Kanzi Monitor

Kanzi Monitor

Remote profiling and AI-assisted debugging for Kanzi applications, in real time.

1.9.2 (Kanzi 3.9.4-15)

Kanzi Masterclass

Kanzi Masterclass is our step-by-step video guide showing you how to get the most from different Kanzi features.

Kanzi Partner Program

The Kanzi Partner Program is a global ecosystem of companies working together to develop advanced automotive user interfaces with Kanzi.