Any news on next MAX release?

[MegaPixel]

I recently renewed my MAX subscription but couldn't help ask myself "What if I don't see anything new this year around?" I also felt kind of left out on this past release with respect to features/improvments for the visualization community. Has anyone heard anything through other forums or conferences that might hint at when and what is coming next?

 

Sorry this isn't a very useful post - Mega

[STRAT]

http://maxunderground.com/archives/002814_max_75_for_subscription_members.html

[MegaPixel]

Thx, Strat

 

I've always wanted to create a 'hairy' house (Laugh!). On a serious note, perhaps the Hair Plug-in could improve upon my grass elements.

 

I also found a topic in the Discreet "Take 5" forums regarding this subject.

http://support.discreet.com/webboard/wbpx.dll/%7E3dsmax

[PiXeL_MoNKeY]

http://www.cgarchitect.com/news/newsfeed.asp?nid=2490

or http://www4.discreet.com/company/press.php?id=1076

 

It seems to include some nice features, plus it looks like more Lightscape technology is being included:

Visualization Features—3ds max customers in design markets often require a broad cross-section of 3D and visualization tools. With the subscription delivery of 3ds max 7.5, product designers, architects, inventors and others in this space will have the advanced modeling capabilities offered in 3ds max and Autodesk VIZ in a single package.

 

* Radiosity Adaptive Subdivision—adds adaptive subdivision to the radiosity plug-in, enabling higher quality, more accurate and more efficient radiosity processing

* Batch render—gives users a solution to quickly render a series of stills from different angles, with the option to change render settings and layers in between views

* UVW mapping improvement—place physically-scaled materials onto objects in the scene more easily and accurately with support for real-world measurements

* Sweep modifier—“Loft” a shape or profile along lines or polylines imported from AutoCAD or line work created in 3ds max, even applying pre-set shapes to simple linework

* SceneState—capture object, layer, material, camera and light information as a "scene state” that can be saved and restored at will

* Autodesk Revit® 7 Interoperability—Autodesk Revit users can now create high-quality images of their models with 3ds max 7.5 by importing/linking a Revit model via the DWG format, and having their scene objects correspond directly to individual Revit objects

* Autodesk Inventor® Interoperability—access the Inventor file option directly within the import tool

* DWF export—convey ideas and share designs by exporting models from

* 3ds max 7.5 for viewing with Autodesk DWF Viewer and Autodesk DWF Composer

 

-Eric

[Aaron2004]

So is Max 7 better than VIZ for Architecture?...or could VIZ do some to these things already (like the batch render and better support for dwg's)

 

 

 

Aaron

[PiXeL_MoNKeY]

The original leaked info mentioned Viz 2006, which has yet to be announced. So I am not sure if these features are in Viz 2005. In the end I guess this means that Max will have most if not all features that are available to Viz and Viz will just be a subset of the Max toolset.

 

-Eric

[Chaz]

I just heard at a meeting two day ago, that Max 8 was coming sometime in October. Also 7.5 was to ship in April.

[MegaPixel]

Usually the "Whole Number" version rolls all of the Extensions over into it but I am hoping Discreet doesn't just leave it at that. I'm hoping version 8 will have just as many new "unique" enhancements as 7.5 does.