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3ds Max has powerful rendering and 3D modelling tools for creating professional-quality 3D animations, models and virtual reality visualisations. An efficient and flexible toolset to help you to create better 3D content in less time.

Perhaps it's a way to, instead of having changed the Node-policy of MR, to grind teeth into the nodes. With regards to MR, it was number 3 of the most used renderers behind Vray and Scanline. The majority of our customers are already paying for workstation and render nodes with Vray or renderer like Pencil+ that utilize Scanline. This is the case for even small or one-man studios that mentioned. You do still have the same rendering capabilities with ART renderer and Scanline that are included.With the acquisition of Solid Angle and since we were licensing MR with dwindling usage, it gave us the chance to re-evaluate what we offer with regards to rendering. What we've ended up doing was essentially making an Arnold workstation license available with each seat of Max. For render nodes, there are individual render-licenses and, which are on par with competitor pricing when you look at our inclusion of a 'workstation license'. In addition, there are very competitive cloud solutions that are offered from companies such as,. You could end up spending less using those solutions as it would cost less maintenance, licensing, etc.Let me know if there's additional clarification you need around Arnold licensing you can check out their.

Release history - 4.0:AfterBurn 4 is the latest update of this plug-in. Since its first introduction back in 1997, AfterBurn has been used in numerous movies, IMAX films, games and commercials. This all-in-one solution enables rendering of ultra-realistic effects ranging from clouds, pyroclastic smoke, dust, superb explosion effects, liquid metals, water and various procedurally defined solid objects.

High quality output and flexibility are hallmarks of AfterBurn that makes it a perfect solution for any production pipeline. For existing AfterBurn users, here is a short list of the major features and additions to this exciting new version:- AfterBurn DaemonsWhen selected in the 'Source Particles/Daemons' listbox, they will display a rollout directly inside AfterBurn.

There is no need to select them inside the 3ds max viewport to be able to change parameters. This means faster workflow with fewer clicking.- Shadow improvementRaymarcher speed will be greatly improved if you use the new AfterBurn Shadow map, a real 3D shadow map, instead of Raytraced shadows. Rendered output is almost identical to that of Raytraced shadows, so the old AB Shadow map has been made obsolete.- Geometry clippingAfterBurn effects can now be contained within geometry, or be visible only to camera / reflection / refraction.- Controllers read TP DataThinking Particles users will be able to pipe TP Data Channel values (including color) to AfterBurn by new abilities of AFC contollers.- ShadersAll AfterBurn shaders are now rewritten as separate plug-ins.

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This makes it possible for 3rd party developers to easly implement their own noise routines in AfterBurn.- Support for 3ds Max mapsApart from built-in noise types, AfterBurn 4.0 can use any 3D texture map as its density. It is possible to even write your own noise types for AfterBurn. Noise parameters are moved to a separate rollout.- FusionWorksAfterBurn 4.0 is fully compatible with FusionWorks, SitniSati atmospheric renderer. That means it can properly blend with ScatterVL Pro and FumeFX. This makes the AfterBurn Renderer, which appeared in the list of Atmospherics, obsolete.- Rendering non-clamped colorsIf rendering uses non-clamped (real) colors channel, AfterBurn will write to that channel also. User will need to propery setup FusionWorks Renderer to create Non-Clamped Color channel.- Viewport displayBesides spheres display, user now has an option to display 2D circles.- AFC ViewAFC View is accessible from AfterBurn Manager rollout. From there, you can easily access and manipulate all AFC and Gradient controls.- Rollups rearrangedParameters from the Manager and Shader/Illumination rollouts concerning rendering have been moved into the new Rendering rollout.

Noise and Animation parameters have been moved to the Noise Animation rollout.- 3ds Max scriptMore AfterBurn methods and AFC and Gradient controllers are exposed to max script.About Afterburn. AfterBurn is an advanced volumetric particle effects engine plug-in that works exclusively with Autodesk Media & Entertainment's 3ds Max program, and gives you the ability to create realistic smoke, clouds, explosions and other organic fiery and gaseous effects. AfterBurn is designed to work in concert with the integrated 3ds Max particle systems to augment their effects, and, in many cases, to create visual effects that you could not achieve easily using the 3ds Max program's native tools. AfterBurn makes it possible for you to create convincing exhaust trails from rockets and missiles, fiery explosions that rival the real thing, swirling tornados that can rip buildings to shreds, gooey lava flows and much more. Pdf.

Just think of this tool as your organic effects generator within the 3ds Max environment.AfterBurn is an incredibly powerful plug-in, used currently by major film effects companies, computer game developers, and 'boutique' video production houses to create amazing visual results. We are glad you've invested in this powerful application to enhance your work, and we hope you're eager to get started.About Sitni Sati. Sitni Sati was founded back in 1999 and quickly became recognized in the field of VFX software development. Innovative ideas and extensive research of the natural phenomena resulted in FumeFX, praised as one of the fastest and most flexible CG fluid dynamics simulation systems available on any platform.

Our dedication to constantly improve the software and usage of the latest technology available helped to narrow the barrier between reality and CG imagery. Sitni Sati software was used in films like Thor, Suckerpunch, Skyline, 2012, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, X-Men: Wolverine, Iron Man, Armageddon, Matrix Reloaded and more.Product: SitniSati AfterburnVersion: 4.2Supported Architectures: x64Website Home Page.