Release v2.6.2 (28.03.2023)

Main changes:

• Added a HydraLight2 light source based on an easier-to-develop and support max script.

Improved:

• Added original 3d max transforms to export (for developers).

Limitations:

• Support for HydraLight based on the 3d max API has been discontinued and replaced with HydraLight2.
• The HydraLight2 does not always have the correct brightness in the viewport.

v 2.6.1 (17.03.2023)

Release v2.6.1
15.03.2023

Main changes:

• Added basic support for spectral rendering (available only from API)
• Added support for vector textures (available only from API)

Fixed:

• A lot of small bugs.

v2.6 (19.07.2021)

Main changes:

• Vibrance in the post process.
• Added neural network Intel denoise.
• Support for 2022 max.

Improved:

• Contrast and uniform contrast in a more correct color space.
• Uniform Contrast works more gently, preventing banding.
• Multisampling for the render element: color and normal passes.
• Normal pass takes into account the bump.

Fixed:

• Incorrect anisotropy blocking.
• Incorrect color of the render element: normal pass.
• Splines are always rendered.
• Sometimes the normals break.

Limitations:

• Support for 3ds max 2017-2019 has been discontinued.

v2.5 (25.05.2020)

Major changes to v2.5:

• Plugin for 3ds max 2021.
• Anisotropic BRDF: Beckmann and TRGGX.
• Multiscattered GGX (reflections and refractions).
• Falloff.
• Blended box (triplanar mapping).
• Ambient occlusion (AO, dirt).
• DOF for IBPT and MMLT (there are still some small artifacts).
• Clamp for noise reduction.
• Support for disabling texture filtering (important for rotation anisotropy textures).

Improved:

• Hydra light stands out better.
• Contrast in the post process does not saturate the color.
• A large number of materials does not slow down the material editor.
• Displaying Back/Env in material editor.
• Output messages to the render console.
• Some fixes for broken polygons and vertexes, with warnings about this.

Fixed:

• When the render falls, max freezes.
• In the transparency of the material with the Back/Envir node, the background is not visible.
• Nan pixels with a normal map.
• Different brightness of the Hydra light in different system units of the scene.
• Max drops when the sun's Hydra rotates through the interface.
• Hydra light disappears in the viewport.
• All sorts of small bugs.

Restrictions:

• Falloff, blended box, and AO cannot be embedded in each other.
• The Blended box is displayed as a normal texture in the viewport.
• Blended box for relief (bump) in development.
• Only 2 AO cards with different parameters per material.

v2.5.3 (24.05.2021)

Major changes:

Improved:

• Update Intel Denoise to v1.4.0.

Fixed:

• NaN pixels.

Restrictions:

• Discontinued support for 3D Max 2017.
• So far only for 3ds Max 2020 - 2022.

v2.5.2 (29.01.2021)

Major changes:

• Added neural network Intel denoise.
• Support 2022 3ds max. (26.04.2021)

Improved:

• Multisampling for the rendering element: color and normal pass.
• The normal pass takes into account the bump.

Fixed:

• Incorrect color of the render element: normal pass.

Restrictions:

• So far only for 3ds Max 2020 - 2022.

v2.5.1 (03.12.2020)

Major changes:

• Added "Vibrance" to the post process.

Improved:

• Contrast and uniform contrast in a more correct color space.
• Uniform Contrast works more gently, avoiding banding.

Fixed:

• Incorrect locking GUI of the anisotropy.
• In white balance, color distortion on bright areas.