Maxwell Render team have announced the launch of the Maxwell Public Beta Area. This means that Maxwell users get access to the most recent builds, and won’t need to wait for official releases to get the latest fixes. It will also help to reduce development cycles, meaning that users get better versions of Maxwell, faster! In … Read more
New Licenses LICENSE TYPE KEY POINTS RECOMMENDED FOR Maxwell Render Suite V3 Node-locked £495 Full features (unlimited resolution, all plugins, Maxwell Studio, Materials Editor) but limited in the following ways: Node-locked (can be installed on only 2 machines – desktop and laptop for example) No networking tools (no networking tools, doesn’t work with network rendering/rendernodes) … Read more
Custom Sun Radius Procedurals Fast ML preview Improved FIRE Voxelization Render Booleans Custom alphas New lenses Material Assistants Pixar Open SubDiv Blockable emitters Image projectors Maxwell Sea Maxwell Scatter Improved Motionblur Alembic Double-sided materials Deep Compositing Volumetrics CUSTOM SUN RADIUS The sun in Maxwell’s physical sky system is now customisable in size and colour … Read more
Interface To take advantage of a wider screen, the Artlantis 5 interface has been completely redesigned, optimising the project’s display and offering an even larger preview. The Artlantis 5 interface is based on a single clear window, standardised on both Mac OS and Windows, making it easier and more comfortable than ever to work on … Read more
The new Vectorworks 2014 release provides many significant improvements, designed to boost both base-level performance as well as improve functionality within specific versions. Major areas of improvement in the core Vectorworks package cover interface and display and file interoperability. Changes to the 3D working environment provide more Sketchup-like modelling behaviour whilst working in perspective views. … Read more
As most of you already know V-Ray for SketchUp 2.0 has recently been released (see our blog post “V-Ray for SketchUp 2.0 Release” for a list of all the new features). The new version is now licensed with a USB dongle to ensure optimum security and reliability meaning you can take your license with you … Read more
V-Ray for SketchUp 2.0 is available to buy now! New to Version 2.0 GEOMETRY V-Ray Proxy – an indispensable tool for managing scene memory and efficiently rendering massive amounts of geometry. V-Ray Proxy objects are dynamically loaded and unloaded at render-time, saving vital RAM resources. Use V-Ray Proxy to render millions of polygons at … Read more
Vectorworks 2014 is due to release imminently and time is running out to grab the current VSS deals. If you purchase Vectorworks with VSS today you will receive 13 months instead of 12. This means you can upgrade for free to Vectorworks 2014 when it is released and to Vectorworks 2015 in September next year. … Read more
Key Highlights of CINEMA 4D Release 15 The new and enhanced 3D modeling, animation and rendering workflow features and performance enhancements in CINEMA 4D Release 15, available for both Mac OS X and Windows, include: Rendering Enhancements The new Team Render delivers quick control over an entire network to take advantage of all surplus processing … Read more
The imminent V-Ray for Skethup release has been promoted to v2.0 in light of the major upgrades and improvements. To test the latest beta release, visit the Chaos site here. Remember: Purchase V-Ray for Sketchup now at current pricing and receive the free upgrade to v2.0 when released (subject to the cost of a … Read more