Flatiron 1.55: improving scene baking!



Flatiron is now available in version 1.55 for Autodesk 3ds Max.

Flatiron is a texture baking plug-in for 3D Studio MAX that can handle multiple objects or whole scenes at once. It automatically generates UV map unwraps which which provide exact pixel to model surface aspect ratio. Flatiron speeds up your scene baking workflow and improves the texturing quality immensely.

This updated version improves the user experience with more convenient interface options, improved unwrap quality and various minor fixes.

Changes in Flatiron 1.55:

• Added support for Autodesk 3ds Max 2011 and Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2011.
• Split angle based seam placements into separate ridge and groove settings.
• Source map channel from which seams are kept can now be different to target channel to avoid undesired overwrites of UV data.
• Simplified user interface to make using the plug-in more intuitive.
• Enhanced unwrap results for specific cases. This results in less fragmentation of coherent surfaces.
• When multiple material types without common slots are baked into the same map it is now possible to select standard material slots as targets.
• Some minor improvements to network rendering, default settings and issues related to selection locks in combination with selection sets.

The Flatiron plug-in for Autodesk 3ds Max 9, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 is now available for sale and as a freely downloadable trial version on its homepage: http://flatiron.3d-plugin.com

Flatiron is compatible with

• 3D Studio MAX 2011 32 bit
• 3D Studio MAX 2011 64 bit
• 3D Studio MAX 2010 32 bit
• 3D Studio MAX 2010 64 bit
• 3D Studio MAX 2009 32 bit
• 3D Studio MAX 2009 64 bit
• 3D Studio MAX 2008 32 bit
• 3D Studio MAX 2008 64 bit
• 3D Studio MAX 9 32 bit
• 3D Studio MAX 9 64 bit

Requirements

• Microsoft .NET 2.0 installed
• Microsoft DirectX 9.0c

About 3d-io

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Contact

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