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Make your 3D animation projects come to life with the NewTek 3D 2018 Animation Software (Academic), an upgrade license that is now available for electronic download. This innovative and advanced software suite is designed to cater to the educational sector, offering a powerful and sophisticated toolset that is perfect for students and beginners in the realm of 3D animation.
The software features a completely rewritten Physically Based Rendering System, ensuring greater realism, accuracy, and ease-of-use for your rendering needs. The expanded workflow for render and light buffers not only simplifies compositing but also provides unprecedented flexibility. Enjoy the convenience of real-time preview of new buffers in any viewport using VPR, as well as the ability to create custom buffers using the node editor.
Dive into the comprehensive Volumetric Engine with Open VDB Support, where you can specify physically based properties such as Scattering, Absorption, and Emission parameters. This is complemented by powerful node networks that unlock creative potential for visual effects.
The new lighting architecture introduces physical lights with optional camera visibility and improved IES web file loading to accurately replicate the intensity of real manufactured lights. The Surface Editor has been overhauled to accommodate the new shading system, offering node-based materials with a familiar interface for ease of use.
Create immersive virtual reality content with the Virtual Reality Camera, which includes both cylindrical and spherical modes for crafting stereo 360-degree renders and animations suitable for VR applications.
The Modifier Stack with New Deformation Nodes revolutionizes the animation process, allowing for interactive re-ordering of mesh deformations such as Bones, Morphs, Subdivision, and Displacements.
For those seeking a non-photorealistic look, the Cel Shader and Enhanced Edge Rendering provide flexible control over material shading, enabling gradient-based cel shading. Edge Rendering now utilizes any material from the Surface Editor to shade lines with precision.
Integration with FiberFX has been expanded, allowing it to work seamlessly with the new lighting and shading system, and enabling the use of any material on fibers generated using the new primitive object architecture.
Parametric shapes in Layout offer the ability to create virtual primitive shapes that can be displaced, surfaced, and rendered without the need for complex geometry. The Noise Reduction Filter is a game-changer, accelerating render times by reducing the need for Global Illumination rays and samples, while still allowing for noise cleanup using filters.
New Modeler Features enhance the user experience with a Layout View viewport that mirrors the current camera view from Layout. Interactive tools such as Lattice, Smoothing, Array, and Spline Bridge are now at your fingertips. LightWave 2018 also brings new enhancements to the Viewport Preview Renderer (VPR) and introduces additional features and improvements like UDIM texture support, more presets, FiberFX integration, and Unity 5 support.
This upgrade license for the NewTek 3D 2018 Animation Software (Academic) is the ideal choice for educational environments seeking a cost-effective solution to transition to the latest technology in 3D animation and visual effects.