Autodesk makes us the honour of a 2009 version only 6 months after the 2008 version. Why? For this vintage 2009, the company's flagship of the firm is not alone, but together with a so-called Design. The latter is dedicated to the display and the introduction of architectural projects or design Do not worry, you will not have to tear their hair (with the functions Hair, of course
) to find out which version to buy, differences between the two remaining offers minimal. I would say a few words at the end of this article.
The previous version of Max was the pride of the optimization of all kinds, including the one on display, very impressive. Let's see what we reserve milling 2009…
Objective beginners
Max 2009 seems to have a heart to focus on the poor beginners in 3D. First point, we note the launch of the programme the emergence of new films show more complete. But the will of accessibility is not stopping there. Two new visualization tools and navigation are emerging. A cube, firstly, now occupies the upper right corner of each window It aims not only to learn about your position in relation to the scene, but also easily turn it around.
You can use it in two ways: either by clicking on one of these indications on the cube (top, bottom, but also cardinal points) to redirect the scene, either by clicking and dragging on the cube to rotate the it interactively. What seems at first glance to be a gadget, especially for those familiar with the keyboard, works very well and can never be lost in complex scenes. Not to mention the possibility at any time to return with one click at the sight ¾ default.
The other navigational tool is dedicated to the movement: the Steering Wheel to zoom in, make a Pan of the scene or move through it. The function takes the appearance of a hard transparent, easy to use and which will allow any newcomer to better manage its collection of books and move them. Petit useful gadget associated with the tool, a button allows Rewind "rewind" your travels. It thus becomes easy to retrace his steps, in real time and in any view of the interface. Finally, a menu associated with the tool proposes, if you find the wheel too intrusive, other versions smaller and adapted to certain types of manipulation.
The cube navigation and Steering Wheel. In 1 in the three views, you can view the cube, which allows both of you find in the scene and to reorient.
In 2, the wheel can move easily in space.
Two tools for beginners welcome.
Since we are talking about navigation within the scene, a new panel dedicated to this task makes its appearance. Choose a camera and a curve, and an animation is immediately created using these two elements! You can even during your walks or "walkthroughs" move your gaze or pointing continually it to a selected object An animation is automatically processed, making the development process very natural A tool as powerful as simple to use, which delight especially architectural firms.
In 1, the window of Travel, with its many options for you walk into your buildings. In 2, the spline used to create the animation of displacement. Select it simply, and the animation is immediately processed along this curve. In 3, you can ask the animation always point to a selected object (here the house), which appears in the preview 4.
Also in regard to support for neophytes, Max adorned now has a bar that also helps discreet complete. It does not merely question the integrated assistance, it also parallel accesses on the Internet at different sites of aid and support.. It also allows Autodesk to communicate with clients on ads for updates, for example.
The new aid floating Max 2009. In 1, research carried out on the documentation installed on the disk.
In 2, Autodesk offers online resources and in the community (The Area).
Explorer scene
The explorer scene was completely redesigned for the power and efficiency. A new filter can create selection criteria based on the name of the elements, but also the color or type of display objects. You can open several windows exploration, in which you choose or not to use the filter. It thus becomes easier to manage complex scenes.
In 1, a new filter system very powerful, you can view or not objects depending on features selected (name, colour, type, etc. ...) 2, it showed the result of the use of filter "Name starts with Camera." In 3, another management window does not open the filter, all objects appear so.
Modeling
Few news about modeling. On note progressives ( Soft Selection ). There is mainly the appearance of greater interactivity in creating progressive selections (Soft Selection). An interesting feature because it allows to set up quickly and intuitively your selections progressives.
Animation
The small number of developments in this area is mainly focused on Biped. We discover a new function to facilitate quadrupeds, which can simply manipulate hands as if they were feet. You can also use a pivot point for the overall biped different from the default (the use of working pivot, recently added, is perfectly possible), which makes handling easier models in animations where the body moves entirely, such falls or dives.
Last novelty, the option Mirror in Place can create animations for your bipedes symmetrical. With the classical symmetry, you change the initial direction of the topic. Here, the direction in which the edge model remains the same, that is the only path which is amended: for example, a shift to the left after symmetry produce a shift to the right. (Practice your choreography for musicals)
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