New features in Basefount Technology’s crowd simulation software for Maya include:
- Buoyancy force can make agents float on water-mesh
- Renewal and reenter action cycle after enabling dynamics
- New force field push/pull agents from mesh
- Better CCT can stack agents on wall and ceiling
- Faster Real Time Display
- Arnold custom attribute
- Faster IK
Plus other minor improvements and bug fixes. Miarmy Express, a free version limited to non-commercial use that allows to render 100 agents is available for download. More on Basefount Technology’s website.