#SOFTIMAGE 3D 4.0 2002 SOFTWARE#

Workflow has been simplified, with image-based lighting now supported by default, and overall performance has been improved: the developer quotes a speed boost of up to ten times on scenes with large particle clouds. The subsurface scattering and image-based lighting algorithms have also been improved, resulting in faster, less noisy renders – without the need to blur environment maps in the case of the latter. The release’s headline feature is a new “blazingly fast” path tracing rendering system.ĭNA is claiming a considerable speed boost for the technology, particularly for multi-bounce GI and complex scenes: “It is not uncommon for images to render ten times faster compared to the previous major release.”Ĭoupled with the path tracer, a new progressive rendering system means modifications to lights, materials and cameras are immediately visible in the render region, making it possible to relight a scene without reloading.

#SOFTIMAGE 3D 4.0 2002 SOFTWARE#

A separate version of the software is available for Maya.įast path tracing and interactive rendering

The renderer supports the majority of Softimage’s native features, including all of the geometry types and material nodes, and the majority of ICE features. Developer DNA Research says that version 4.0 of the renderer boosts performance on large particle clouds by up to ten times.ĭNA Research has released 3Delight for Softimage 4.0, a “major evolution” of its RenderMan-compliant production renderer, adding support for real-time relighting, and some significant performance boosts. Particle tests rendered in 3Delight for Softimage by YouTube user bareijo. Posted by Jim Thacker DNA Research releases 3Delight for Softimage 4.0

Softimage 3d 4.0 2002