3DS Max News

Chaos Group has released an updated version of V-Ray for 3DS Max. New features include a new viewport IPR mode that is also faster and now supports atmospheric effects, completely redesigned glare and bloom effects for improved speed and accuracy, (more...)

SCG Studio has released a new 3DS Max script for editing vertex normals. It is able to calculate normals in one of three ways, using either the mesh's topology, a projection gizmo, or by projecting the normals from another mesh. It also includes a layer system that enables the mesh to be divided into up to 7 layers, each of which can be calculated independently. The script costs a minimum of $20 on a pay-what-you-want scheme. To find out more, visit the product's Gumroad page. 

iToo Software has released a new tutorial for Forest Pack about how to master the 3DS Max plugin's area modes to quickly populate scenes with trees and foliage. There's also some RailClone content too, looking at how to add tiles to roofs and add fences using the built-in presets. A video, written version and exercise files are available on the iToo Software website. 

A number of companies will be offering discounts during this year’s Black Friday (November 23) and Cyber Monday (November 26) sales.  Details are already starting to be released and so, as we do every year, we're collecting a list for our readers.   (more...)

AMD has released the latest version of its free GPU renderer for 3DS Max. New features of version 2.4 include the addition of adaptive subdivision, a bilateral denoiser that is on by default, the ability to export for .rpr format, a new AO node that can be used for simulating dirt, the ability to use physical lights in Active Shade mode, improved Uber shaders, improved performance and more. Read the full list in the release notes. 

French VFX supervisor/director has released a new Demoreel of work spanning the last 5 years. The majority of the work was created using 3DS Max and Nuke. Watch it on Vimeo.

Vladislav Bodyul has released RC Camera Mod, a new modifier that enables the user to control the display of objects for each camera separately. It costs $7 and a free trial is available. Find out more on Vladislav's site. 

Ivan Tantsiura. a senior concept artist at Crytek, has released RIDON Hoverbike 2018, an impressive personal project some 2 years in the making. Created in Max and rendered with V-Ray. Watch it on YouTube.

Quixel has released an update to its Bridge application for managing, importing and exporting Megascans content. Bridge 2018.5 includes new live link integrations for 3DS Max, Houdini, Toolbag and improvements to Maya and Unity. These plugins enable the user export assets from Bridge with pre-defined materials, geometry setups, and displacement support in a simple click. (more...)