Modo 401
Luxology has just released Modo 401
In this latest incarnation Modo has broken the animation barrier and added lots of really cool features for both still and animated imagery.
A quick run down the feature list reveals some solid new possibilities.
Fur
Fur in Modo is much more than just some simple strands that can be turned into hair or grass or, yes, furry coats for animals. The system has been expanded to allow you to create many types of fiber based materials or organisms like roots, anemones, textured rugs, etc. The fur can be brushed into shape very interactively. Check out the demo video here
Volumetric Lighting
New to 401 is the ability to apply volumetric lighting to a scene. With volumetric light shadows will even cast onto air, much like beams of light that shine against objects in a haze. The really great thing is that you can check out volumetric effects right in the preview renderer. Demo video here
Replicators
Fantastic for adding just tremendous amounts of detail that would normally kill any renderer are the replicators. With these you can add the proverbial sand to the desert, the fish to the ocean and the leaves to the trees. You have to see this to believe it. You start out with just a single source element and then spread this across a designated area using wieght maps to add variation to density, placement, rotation, scale, etc. And they preview really really fast in the editor. Check them out here
And there’s more!
There’s a lot more in the new Modo and for people who use it for more than just modelling this is a very worthwhile upgrade that has a lot going for it.
You can download a demo of Modo here.
Modo lists for $ 995
Upgrades start at $ 395 for the download version.
In this latest incarnation Modo has broken the animation barrier and added lots of really cool features for both still and animated imagery.
A quick run down the feature list reveals some solid new possibilities.
Fur
Fur in Modo is much more than just some simple strands that can be turned into hair or grass or, yes, furry coats for animals. The system has been expanded to allow you to create many types of fiber based materials or organisms like roots, anemones, textured rugs, etc. The fur can be brushed into shape very interactively. Check out the demo video here
Volumetric Lighting
New to 401 is the ability to apply volumetric lighting to a scene. With volumetric light shadows will even cast onto air, much like beams of light that shine against objects in a haze. The really great thing is that you can check out volumetric effects right in the preview renderer. Demo video here
Replicators
Fantastic for adding just tremendous amounts of detail that would normally kill any renderer are the replicators. With these you can add the proverbial sand to the desert, the fish to the ocean and the leaves to the trees. You have to see this to believe it. You start out with just a single source element and then spread this across a designated area using wieght maps to add variation to density, placement, rotation, scale, etc. And they preview really really fast in the editor. Check them out here
And there’s more!
There’s a lot more in the new Modo and for people who use it for more than just modelling this is a very worthwhile upgrade that has a lot going for it.
You can download a demo of Modo here.
Modo lists for $ 995
Upgrades start at $ 395 for the download version.