AUTODESK M&E 2014 product launches

Bellsey

Some of this has already hit the forums, but if you want to know more then go to the link below.
There are videos from the product managers based on FAQs, but there's also a live event later today and also tomorrow

http://area.autodesk.com/2014unfold/index.html

monster

3ds Max 2014 looks to be a very solid release. It focused on improving existing features. And there is on option to disable Caddies!

Thanks for the heads up!

Xoliul

Not too fond of the snazzy website and videos with their product placement and very little focus on actual gamedev related stuff. So here's the What's New page for Max 2014: http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/maxstation/n184-what039s-new-in-3ds-max-2014

Doesn't look too exciting, I'm just curious what the DX11 shaders actually mean or do; there's a lot of ifs before I see it as really useful.
Also is there a list of bugfixes somewhere? I couldn't find it. I'm curious about some particularly nasty ones from Max 2013...

(fixed link)

Bigjohn

That link is for the Max2013 help page

Ace-Angel

Kwramm

not that the new origami icons help with telling the apps apart. And I thought the old green rectangle icon with the white stuff inside was annoying when I launched the wrong app yet again. Get a clue from Adobe, and use some colors....

mystichobo

Xoliul wrote: »

Also is there a list of bugfixes somewhere? I couldn't find it. I'm curious about some particularly nasty ones from Max 2013...

Same, I'd be very keen on this version (even with the small amount of new features) if it was actually stable and didn't feel as bloated as 2013 (because seriously, 2 minutes to open the render to texture dialouge?).

monster

A slightly more comprehensive update list.

http://docs.autodesk.com/3DSMAX/16/ENU/3ds-Max-Help/files/GUID-AA81EA1A-B4E1-4B47-B3AE-7C4AD62E24FF.htm

Xoliul, not sure if this is the type of thing you were looking for.

new support for DX 11 shaders in 3ds Max 2014. In addition, a new API exposes DirectX 11 capabilities in 3ds Max with HLSL (High Level Shading Language) support.

BTW, I think my favorite new feature is the search box. I use it ALL the time in Blender. I hope it searches for modifiers.

Ace-Angel

There seems to be alot of Nvidia partnering going on here, hmmm.