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Maxwell for SolidWorks
Version 3.0.0 Release Notes

Changes

• Scene Manager
  
  • Re-worked Camera, Environment, and Output UIs.
  • Added Camera > Aperture > Lens.
  • Added Camera > Aperture > Custom Bokeh.
  • Sun UI is now decoupled from Physical Sky.
  • Added Custom Sun Type and Color.
  • Added Sun Radius Factor.
  • Added Output > Channels > Deep.
  • Added Output > Channels > Alpha Custom.
  • Added Output > Custom Alphas group.
  Material Editor
  
  • Added Material > Type (found in top tree node).
  • Added Material > Type > AGS.
  • Added Material > Type > Opaque.
  • Added Material > Type > Transparent.
  • Added Material > Type > Translucent.
  • Added Material > Type > Metal.
  • Added Material > Type > Car Paint.
  • Added top node > right-click > Switch To > AGS, Opaque, etc.
  • Rewrote Emitter UI.
  • Added support for light projector emitters.
  • Rewrote Texture Editor.
  • Added Texture Editor > Use Override.
  • Added Texture Editor > Rotation.
  • Added Texture Editor > Mirror X & Y.
  • Added Texture Editor > Hue.
  • New texture params are shown in the preview.
  • Rewrote Displacement UI.
  • Added new displacement parameters.
  Object Properties
  
  • Added Opacity.
  • Added Backface Material.
  • Added Boolean parameter
  • Added Custom Alpha Channels.
  • Added Smoothing.
  • Added Subdivision.
  Maxwell Sea Extension (new)
  
  • Produces a sea surface generated using RealFlow technology.
  Maxwell Volumetric Extension (new)
  
  • Produces Constant, Noise 3D, or Particle-based volumetric.
  Misc.
  
  • Optimized initial loading of plugin UIs.