3ds Max 2020: what’s new?

Here are the novelties of 3ds Max 2020 ! The Chamfer modifier is greatly improved, but also the shaders and many other features. Find out all below.

The Chamfer modifier is improved:

Chamfer modifier user interface has been improved.

The fixed weight Chamfer maintains a constant Chamfer width.

The weighted Chamfer allows you to control the Chamfer edge by edge.

The insert adds rings to the Chamfer when you can’t use smoothing groups, like in game engine models.

Bias of the end point

Depth allows the Chamfer profile to go from a depth of 1 (rounded edge) to 0 (straight edge) to -0.5 (inverted curve).

You can create presets to save your favorite and default settings.

OSL Shaders:

Better representation of OSL maps in the window.

New shaders include: ColorSpace (convert colors to RGB, HSV, YIQ, etc.), Fallout, Halftone (screen space dot pattern), UVW MatCap (get UV coordinates from MapCap mapping) , Normal (get normal vector), Random index by number / color, Simple gradient, Simple tiles, Tri-tone, Threads, Toon Width, Waveform (animated), Weave, Colorkey (creates screen effects Blue green)

The features of 3ds Max 2020 in video:

Improvements and modifications

Alembic : Read control issues have been improved, non-geometric custom attributes such as locators and nulls are exported, triangulation is improved on concave bytes, and performance mode has been fixed.

Civil view : A new GIF checker finds GIF files and lets you replace them with PNG files. This is especially useful when using Arnold Renderer, as GIF files are incompatible.

Modelization : Copy and paste modifiers now retain their names and scripted Booleans now preserve materials.

Performances : Performance improvements let you be more efficient and iterate faster.

Point cloud formats : e57 and PLY file formats are now supported.

Animation preview

Revit import : more flexibility by allowing you to select the criteria to combine multiple objects into one when importing. Revit interoperability now allows you to import Revit 2017, 2018, and 2019 files into 3ds Max 2020 without upgrading them. Additional improvements include IES lighting, better translation of Revit camera, sun, and sky, as well as improved stability.

Unwrap UVW : Flattening is an order of magnitude faster when working with many uv islands. The pixel capture settings are now saved and reloaded.

More info on what’s new in 3ds Max 2020 here