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MAXtoA

Iterative update to the 3D software updates key modelling tools like Smart Extrude, and the Bake to Texture system for games work.

Wednesday, March 24th, 2021

VFX production renderer gets new V-Ray-style light mixer, improved GPU rendering and USD support, and support for OpenColorIO 2.0.

Saturday, January 30th, 2021

Update to the 3D software adds new retopology tools and support for bloom effects in the viewport.

Thursday, December 3rd, 2020

Renderer gets new post effects framework, physically correct nested dielectrics, improvements to USD support and Arnold GPU.

Thursday, October 29th, 2020

Latest Max update adds new Smart Extrude system and Spline Chamfer modifier, nine more OSL shaders.

Wednesday, August 26th, 2020

Big update cuts render times on modern multi-core CPUs; adds new IPR window for 3ds Max users, and new Cinema 4D scattering system.

Thursday, August 6th, 2020

Long-awaited GPU rendering system Arnold GPU now out of beta and ready for production use. Subs prices down for single users.

Thursday, December 12th, 2019

MAXtoA plugin updated to support Arnold 5.4, but otherwise, it's mainly bugfixes this time round.

Tuesday, November 26th, 2019

New update adds OSL-based toon shading and built-in greenscreen keying, and makes viewport animation playback up to 2x faster.

Wednesday, March 27th, 2019

MAXtoA 2.4.43 adds option to export as Arnold points primitives, plus new options for instancing Particle Flow systems.

Thursday, March 7th, 2019

Update to the renderer adds a Modo-style Round Corners shader and normal map blending; further speeds up adaptive subdivision.

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018

Release adds new Fluid Loader object for tweaking and rendering cached sims, further updates to Alembic and OSL.

Thursday, September 20th, 2018

Big update to the renderer adds toon shader, adaptive sampling, two denoising systems, progressive rendering, native Alembic support.

Friday, April 6th, 2018