AUTODESK INTROS LATEST MAX RELEASES
Key new features in 3DS Max 2009 include the new Reveal rendering
toolset, which streamlines iterative workflows, and the ProMaterials
material library for simulating real-world surfaces. The release also
delivers numerous biped enhancements and new UV editing tools. Improved
OBJ and Autodesk FBX file formats import and export enhance
interoperability with Autodesk’s Mudbox, Maya and MotionBuilder
software programs, as well as with other third-party applications. In
addition, Recognize, a new scene-loading technology, significantly
improves the inter-application workflow with Revit Architecture 2009.
The 3DS Max Design 2009 app includes all features offered in Autodesk
3DS Max 2009, with the exception of the software development toolkit
(SDK). The SDK is a set of development tools used in the
entertainment markets to integrate software into a production pipeline
and develop in-house tools to be used in conjunction with the
application. 3DS Max Design also includes Exposure technology for
simulating and analyzing sun, sky, and artificial lighting to assist
with LEED 8.1 certification.