Flatiron 1.10 released (Max 2010 support)



3d-io released the newest version of Flatiron, the scene baking plug-in for 3ds Max

This free upgrade to Flatiron supports 3ds Max 2010 and includes significant improvements and new features.

Following the needs of Flatiron users, we have focused on adding the most requested features, such as user defined seam preservation and support for polygonal unwrapping mode. At the same time we have polished the MAXScript interface, improving Flatiron’s integration into custom production pipelines.

Changes in Flatiron 1.10:

• Added support for 3ds Max 2010
• Added a polygon based seam creation mode that does not split polygons (i.e. quads) with seams
• Already existing seams on meshes can now optionally be kept as they are. This allows users to guide chart creation where required by specific circumstances
• Added the new features (unwrapping mode and keep seams) to MAXScript interface (see documentation for details)
• Resolved ‘out-of-memory’ issues for certain file types
• Fixed ‘Target map slot’ no longer resets on every selection change
• Fixed occasionally broken unique parameter handling; Unique parameters are now interpreted and sent to the renderer correctly
• Fixed unique parameter automatic reset to default values after pressing Bake button. Set values now remain intact
• Fixed problems with Vray that were caused by Vray doesn’t tolerating zero-faced objects
• Improved MAXScript interface; assigning non existing bake element via MAXScript will not cause problems, verbose mode is turned on, printing out the list of supported parameters. Respectively for ‘target map slot’ assignment
• Fixed occasional merge error in network render mode
• Fixed occasional ‘invalid network path’ error in network render mode
• Fixed slow downs when selecting larger group of objects which don’t have any material
• Fixed rare crash when baking an object with shell material where the first submaterial is NONE

The update is now available for download at http://flatiron.3d-plugin.com/download/