Knald 1.1.0 Open Beta

Sean VanGorder

Test drive Knald's latest update

 

Our good friends at KnaldTech have recently announced the Knald 1.1.0 Open Beta for all Knald customers. With this update the already great tool gets even better with the addition of a top notch baking solution, including features such as...

• 16xAA (Supersampling)
• Unique Mesh Caching System
• 8k support
• Non-topologically matching cages
• Interactive Ambient Occlusion & Transmission baking
• Instant 100% dilation/bleed
• New settings/preferences management system
• Next-generation DDS export including high performance support for BC6H/BC7/11_11_10 formats
• Fast & intuitive mesh loading
• Interactive cage adjustment within the 3d preview (push)
• MikkTSpace support
• Perfect viewport synchronisation
• Custom cage and wireframe color

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiwaQooXEJ8

You can find more information including download instructions at: https://www.knaldtech.com/knald-1-1-0-open-beta/

Since the announcement of the Open Beta there have already been some fixes included in a new build: http://www.polycount.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2299882&postcount=223

If you have any feedback for the team you can chat with them in our official thread.

 

 

MisterSande

very intuitive program to use. For me It basically unified my CrazyBump/Xnormal workflow. Thanks for doing an open beta!

loggie24

must try this

metalliandy

Thanks for the post, Sean!

I hope everyone is enjoying the new additions to Knald

DShepard

Absolutely amazing update. Never gotten better bakes than I do with Knald.

LaurentiuN

i never had knald...and i have installed for the first time the beta 1.1.0 and ask for license key... i must buy a version before i can test the beta ?

thereisnospace

@s1dK
yeah its actually a closed beta(only for existing customers)

metalliandy

@DShepard, Thanks for the kind words. Glad you are enjoying the new features

@s1dk, The current beta is a customer beta and is open in the sense that anyone who owns Knald can take a look, vs a closed beta that general public (including current owners) cannot use.
We will have a demo build up soon so that everyone can check out the new features.

LaurentiuN

ok then, i` can wait to test it out

Ballo

Amazing! I will wait to a trial or something to test it, if I can change my xnormal workflow, it is more than welcome.

Orb

Very interesting! Can we run multiple bakes in a row like in XN? Can we bake curvature maps? (unless it's what you call transmission?)

metalliandy

@s1dk, @Ballo, The demo build should be up over the next few days

@Orb, Curvature should be added over the next couple of builds and all the bakes are run sequentially if they are all for the same meshes.