Japan-based PSoft have announced a new version of their NPR shader plugin for 3DS Max. New features include: Nitrous shader, material transparency, light intensity control, multi-threaded rendering, a spreadsheet for handling materials, rendering of edge selections, open edges, merged groups, self-intersections, etc. Release date has not been announced yet, but PSoft has stated that those who have purchased Pencil+ 3 on or after February 1st, 2017 will be eligible for a free upgrade. More on PSoft’s website.