MAXON Computer is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the second free service update to CINEMA 4D (Release 11.021) since the initial delivery of Release 11 in September. This free update provides users with over 100 enhancements in the areas of rendering, animation and workflow. Most issues were addressed as a direct result of reports from customers through CINEMA 4D’s advanced reporting system.
The free update is recommended for all users of CINEMA 4D R11 in any configuration as well as BodyPaint 3D R4 owners. The update is immediately available through CINEMA 4D R11’s Online Updater directly within the application or can be downloaded here.
Rendering
* Corrected perfect spheres rendering in orthographic views.
* Fixed DPI settings for Multi-Pass rendering.
* Child render setting now inherits modified resolution from the parent setting.
Advanced Render
* Several items addressed when utilizing Full Animation mode.
* Various fixes to the Sky Sampler mode.
* Improvements to Compositing Tag GI settings affecting child objects.
* Minor CineMan shader errors solved.
* False geometry interpretations in prepass corrected for more accurate reflections.
Animation
* Solved possible issues when converting Animation Layers to Motion Clips.
* Problem solved where a Motion Clip could disappear during blending
* Pivot point could unintentionally move the object in the wrong direction
Interface
* Various enhancements to screen refresh in the Timeline, viewport and IRR.
* Conflicts with Japanese keyboard settings and shortcuts fixed (Mac only).
* Inconsistencies with user data handling addressed.
* Function added to remove texture in brush tip.
Viewport
* Improvements to Enhanced OpenGL interpretation of animated materials.
* Corrected pause error when navigating using the 1, 2, or 3 keys (Mac only).
* Improved display of Baked vertex maps from Ambient Occlusion.
* Updates to Interactive Render Region.
Other
* MoGraph: Various cloner irregularities fixed.
* Material Editor: Corrected display of layer sets in 16-bit .PSD files.
* Modeling: Improved stability of Dissolve function.
* Improved 3D mouse handling.
* Superior memory management for Online Updater.
* Various Command Line arguments on Mac fixed
The Help system files are available for download at the MAXON Website (www.maxon.net), or via the online updater from within the applications.
About MAXON Computer
MAXON Computer is the developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions. Its award-winning products have been used extensively in the film, television, science, architecture, engineering and other industries. MAXON products have been used for and in The Golden Compass, Beowulf, all three Spider-Man films, Surf’s Up, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Ghost Rider, Open Season, all three Pirates of the Caribbean films, Monster House, Eragon, Superman Returns, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Serenity, War of the Worlds, Polar Express, The Flight of the Phoenix, Van Helsing, King Arthur, Star Wars: Episode II – The Attack of the Clones, the On-Air Packages for TMZ T.V., Comedy Central, Monday Night Football, Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, ESPN, NFL Network, TiVO, NBC, DirecTV, CBS NFL, Smart House, Fox and many more. MAXON has offices in Friedrichsdorf (Germany), Newbury Park (CA, USA), Bedford (UK), Tokyo (JP) and Paris (FR).
