Revolutionary non-overlapping and non-blocking UI delivers unsurpassed workflow Flexible and fully configurable window layout with as many screen setups as you prefer Undo support on all levels Anti-aliased fonts with international translation support Any window space can be easily switched to any window type (curve editor, NLA, 3D view etc) Built-in text editor for annotations and editing Python scripts Graphical user interface for Python scripts Custom themes Consistent interface across all platforms
Animation:
Armature (skeleton) deformation with forward/inverse kinematics with pole target support Auto IK allows posing FK chains easily Non-linear animation editor for mixing individual actions created in Action editor Automated walkcycles along paths Animated constraint system Audio playback, mixing and editing support for sound synchronisation Timeline offers fast acces to many playback functions, autokey, help markers Python scripting access for custom and procedural animation effects
Shape types:
Convex polyhedron, box, sphere, cone, cylinder, capsule, compound, and static triangle mesh with auto deactivation mode Discrete collision detection for RigidBody simulation Support for in-game activation of dynamic constraints Full support for vehicle dynamics, including spring reactions, stiffness, damping, tyre friction etc Multi-layering of Scenes for overlay interfaces
Rendering:
Very fast inbuilt raytracer Oversampling, motion blur, post-production effects, fields, non-square pixels Tile-based and fully threaded Render layers and passes Integral support for the Yafray render engine Export scripts available for external renderers such as Renderman (RIB), Povray, Virtualight, lux render, Indigo, V-Ray
Files:
Save all scene data in a single file, even images, sounds or fonts can be packed for easy transportation Powerful built-in database system allo wing instances, scene management, and dynamic linking multiple project files Special format supports compression, digital signatures, encryption, forwards/backwards compatibility and can be used as a library to link to from other special format files Read and write support for many other 2D and 3D formats
2D: TGA, JPG, PNG, OpenEXR, DPX, Cineon, Radiance HDR, Iris, SGI Movie, IFF, AVI and Quicktime GIF, TIFF, PSD, MOV (Windows and Mac OS X)
3D: 3D Studio, AC3D, COLLADA, FBX Export, DXF, Wavefront OBJ, DEC Object File Format, DirectX, Lightwave, MD2, Motion Capture, Nendo, OpenFlight, PLY, Pro Engineer, Radiosity, Raw Triangle, Softimage, STL, TrueSpace, VideoScape, VRML, VRML97, X3D Extensible 3D, xfig export $14.95
