Devin Johnston Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Looks like there are some nice new features, I'm loving the perspective match tool I'll upgrade just for that! http://www.autodesk.com/products/autodesk-3ds-max/features.type-new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Schroeder Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Hopefully they fix the 2013 Nitrous bug that sometimes doesn't fit the background image to your viewport no matter what you select. It random crops into it depending on it's mood. I don't want to jump through 28 hoops just to use a new feature because Autodesk can't fix previous issues. http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=1058465 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic H Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 pflow improvements look good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic H Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Hopefully they fix the 2013 Nitrous bug that sometimes doesn't fit the background image to your viewport no matter what you select. It random crops into it depending on it's mood. I don't want to jump through 28 hoops just to use a new feature because Autodesk can't fix previous issues. http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=1058465 wow just checked that link glad we didnt 'upgrade' to 2013 yet! burn autodesk, seriously they are bloody terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josef Wienerroither Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 That bug is fixed AFAIK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bindunarayan Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Certainly 3D Studio 2014 edition is expected to come incorporated with many exceptional features, but we need to wait and see whether it is going to satisfy all the needs of the today's architects or not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danb4026 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 What's the expected date of arrival? I'm looking forward to the perspective match feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris MacDonald Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Taken the perspective match straight outta sketchup! Some nice updates, but nothing that makes me go "oh Sh*t! I need to drop a few grand on upgrading to this bad boy!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devin Johnston Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 Taken the perspective match straight outta sketchup! I was thinking the same thing when I saw it, I just wonder what it took so long to update such a useful tool? The crowd app looks very useful as well, I hope we'll be able to use our own people models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braddewald Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 How long does it usually take after the release date for the bigger plugins like V-Ray to release a compatible version of their plugins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris MacDonald Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 How long does it usually take after the release date for the bigger plugins like V-Ray to release a compatible version of their plugins? Chaos group are usually really excellent with this. It's usually within 2 weeks to a month. Every night they do a recompile of the latest code, which they are quite happy to send out, should you not be patient enough to wait for the official release, or require it for a tight deadline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devin Johnston Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 I've learned to never use a new release of 3DS until at least the first service pack comes out, the bugs usually make it too aggravating to make it worth using until then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Schroeder Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 That bug is fixed AFAIK Is it? We are on PU6 and it's still there. There are some good features coming but I'm not overly impressed. This year's winner was Maya's modeling tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Schroeder Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 More new stuff:http://docs.autodesk.com/3DSMAX/16/ENU/3ds-Max-Help/index.html?url=files/GUID-AA81EA1A-B4E1-4B47-B3AE-7C4AD62E24FF.htm,topicNumber=d30e3789,hash=GUID-F10EB01A-C1B8-422F-AE10-5AC53854C9EE And, oh holy God, has Hell frozen over? "Also, Isolate no longer zooms viewports by default. To zoom as well as isolate, choose Scene Isolate Zoom Extents On Isolate before you isolate an object or selection." Autodesk must have gotten a brain in the last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danb4026 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 When is it going to be available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josef Wienerroither Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Is it? We are on PU6 and it's still there. There are some good features coming but I'm not overly impressed. This year's winner was Maya's modeling tools. I was talking about Max 2014. Don't know wether this will go back to 2013 in another PU or not How long does it usually take after the release date for the bigger plugins like V-Ray to release a compatible version of their plugins?Generally speaking , this (Max 2014) is not a SDK breaking release, so most ( if not all ) Max 2013 plugins will work on Max 2014. Possibly some installers might get confused, but codewise Max 2013 plugins should be compatible ... Regarding Vray: they already have ( and for some time now ) specific 2014 builds available. AFAIK the only problem were the installation paths etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beestee Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 More new stuff:http://docs.autodesk.com/3DSMAX/16/ENU/3ds-Max-Help/index.html?url=files/GUID-AA81EA1A-B4E1-4B47-B3AE-7C4AD62E24FF.htm,topicNumber=d30e3789,hash=GUID-F10EB01A-C1B8-422F-AE10-5AC53854C9EE And, oh holy God, has Hell frozen over? "Also, Isolate no longer zooms viewports by default. To zoom as well as isolate, choose Scene Isolate Zoom Extents On Isolate before you isolate an object or selection." Autodesk must have gotten a brain in the last year. I received notification from 3ds max user voice that "Use axis center as start snap point" has been returned to it's pre Max 2011 behavior by default. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich O Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 (edited) That camera matching tool looks nifty, it's a lot like SanctusMatchCamera for Maya. Edited March 29, 2013 by Richard7666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josef Wienerroither Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 There are more similar changes eg: Caddies can now be toggled off and the legacy toolwindows can be used again. Don't know wether the caddies were hated so much here in the ArchViz sector too or not, but in the Games/VFX/Animation field they were indeed. Now they can be toggled off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beestee Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Finally!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danb4026 Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Does that help out Vray users at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic H Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 WOW got an email from autodesk saying that WE CAN NOW TURN 'CADDIES' OFF! VERY IMPRESSIVE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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