About NOX renderer 0.3.39 open beta we wrote some days ago. And already now is released new update, version 0.3.40. This update fixs some bugs like oversatured sky and any others. NOX renderer 0.3.40 open beta consist 3ds Max plugin. New version can be updated automatically or you can download it manually.
Recently haggis visual effects & animation released a script which allows the users of Autodesk Maya 2012 to export they work into Houndinis Mantra standalone render engine and so use the advantage of this powerful renderer. The exporter should support as much features as possible directly out of Maya. To this day a working Alpha release is out supporting Windows only and Autodesk Maya 2012. The Alpha release is supporting so far just the basics function such as Sampling, Depth of Filed and some more and a lot of features have to be done in the future. The gallery below shows the exporter in action.
Evermotion released a new version of their standalone render engine called NOX. Because there is very less basic information about this renderer we can’t tell for sure about the team which is developing the render engine or more information this kind, but because it’s hosted by Evermotion we guess it’s they development. NOX renderer is a render engine based on unbiased methods and it’s free of use also for commercial purposes. NOX is compatible with Autodesk 3DsMax 2011 (lower) and Blender, but the developers promised to release TODAY a version compatible also with Autodesk 3DsMax 2012.
Cebas released a new Service Pack 4 for their render engine for 3DsMax finalRender 3.5 as well for finalRender 3.5 SE. The new service packs brings with it several improvements and bug fixes which touched also finalToon , opening up a whole new world of illustration and cartoon rendering effects for 3ds max. The True Line Renderer (TLR) with unparalleled line quality and rendering speed, offers with this latest service pack even more than before. You can download the service pack from customer page at Cebas.
Maxwell released a new update of his render engine Maxwell Render for Bonazai3D updating it to version 2.5.2.2. This new release requires Maxwell Render 2.5.1 or higher and Bonzai3D version 2.5 or higher to be working and possibly to install. The update brings with it new features and also bug fixes such as adding Simulens support, support for Bonzai Render Area Rectangle and much more. The update also fixes troubles of reading predefined Bonzai3D material library.
