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Software > Renderers

Corona 1.7 RC1 released

Sep 25, 2017 by CGPress Staff
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Render Legion has announced a release candidate of Corona 1.7 for 3DS Max is now available to test for current license owners. Major new features include:
  • Up to 8 times faster rendering, thanks to the combination of many speedups including several borrowed from V-Ray in the recent partnership.
  • Reduced memory usage, particularly with render elements.
  • Corona MatLib, a collection of over 300 ready to use materials
  • Dedicated hair shader, plus compatibility with 3DS Max’s native Hair and Fur, Ornatrix and Hair Farm tools.
  • Dedicated skin shader.
  • CoronaMtl now has a new SSS mode, and dispersion
  • Dedicated Corona Camera
  • UVW Randomizer
  • Bump Converter so that any map can be used as a bump map
  • UI improvements for HiDPI monitors
Scenes saved with 1.7 are not compatible with 1.6. Find out more on the Corona Forum.

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max
7 years ago

Corona for Maya!

maya
7 years ago

Corona for Houdini!

houdini
Reply to  maya
7 years ago

Corona for Amapi!

bey
Reply to  houdini
7 years ago

noo! Mirai first!

Juma
Reply to  maya
7 years ago

+1 for HoudiniFX!

Blender
7 years ago

Corona for Tesla!

Amapi
7 years ago

Corona for Bananas!

vandam
7 years ago

Corona for free! 😀

Tesla
7 years ago

Corona for Bryce !

Juang3d
7 years ago

Corona for Blender!

…

Ah… ok… Blender already has Corona… ok… thanks…

Carl
7 years ago

Corona for Corona with lime and a really comfy hammock on a nicely shaded deserted beach with your significant other, great books and music and, no phones!

Igor Posavec
7 years ago

and where is Corona for Amiga OS Real3D?

spaceffrog
Reply to  Igor Posavec
7 years ago

Nah … just get the Sculpt version (Sculpt4D Junior is not supported though )

mortas
7 years ago

ugh! Real3D the most confusing 3d app every created for the amiga, that was $600 down the drain for me back in the day :OP

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