NATURALMOTION UPGRADES ENDORPHIN ANIMATION APP
December 5, 2006

NATURALMOTION UPGRADES ENDORPHIN ANIMATION APP

Characters can now interact with fluids in physically-plausible manners. Additional effects, such as moving fluids and waves are also supported. The Control Panel plug-in for Maya allows animation generated by a Maya control rig to be mapped onto an endorphin character. Animation generated by Endorphin can also be mapped onto a Maya control rig.

The Push physical effect behavior allows a force to be applied over multiple frames. The Twist physical effect behavior allows a rotational force to be applied over multiple frames.

A new stickiness parameter has been added allowing users to model the effect of sticky surfaces. Format support has also been improved to include the new Acclaim 2 file format. A new library of standard simulation characters and prop characters, a revised endorphin User Guide, and additional tutorials for fluid, push and twist physical effects are included too.

Endorphin 2.7 is priced at $9,495 and an upgrade is free of charge to existing NaturalMotion customers with a valid maintenance contract. Artists can also rent Endorphin on a monthly basis for $1,195. Natural Motion is offering a Learning Edition of V.2.7, which includes the same features as the production version of Endorphin, but without motion file export capabilities.