Autodesk has released a significant new version of their popular 3D software package—Autodesk 3ds Max 2020. This latest update to Autodesk’s 3D modeling, animation, and rendering software includes performance improvements, faster playback speeds, and revamped UX features.
Key Updates in Autodesk 3ds Max 2020
Performance Enhancements: Experience more accurate viewport framerate playback and quicker speeds with Validity Intervals. The update also accelerates the SetNormals MaxScript function and provides other performance boosts.
Improved Animation Preview: New features enhance the user experience by enabling faster local drive creation. Includes AVI codec selection and unlimited capture resolution, among other capabilities.
Chamfer Modifier Updates: Efficient, predictive modeling is facilitated through updates to the Chamfer Modifier. This includes a Fixed Weight Chamfer feature, presets, an inset feature, endpoint bias, and added depth.
OSL Shader Improvements: Enjoy greater rendering flexibility and customization through enhanced viewport displays of OSL maps, automatic conversion of OSL shaders to viewport shaders, Quicksilver Hardware Renderer support for OSL maps, and new and extended OSL maps.
Enhanced Revit Import: Data imports are accelerated and scene management and organization is simplified. This includes options to selectively combine files by material, the ability to import older Revit files into 2020 without upgrading, more accurate conversion of imported IES lights, and other features.
3ds Max to Arnold (MaxToA) Integration Updates: Streamline your workflows with the ability to export points as Arnold point primitives, faster PFlow instance rendering, and distribution of the Python API to edit, write, and render .ass files without relying on kick only.
There is also support for more than 270 new plugins from 3rd party developers within the first week of launch.
Availability and Pricing:
3ds Max 2020 is available today as a standalone subscription or with a collection of end-to-end creative tools.
