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Interoperability
•DWG™ import options
and an optimized import memory management system make it possible to import large files with complex scenes and a large
number of objects.
•Select Similar feature
parses object metadata to isolate objects with similar characteristics, making
simple work of identifying and
changing multiple objects in a scene.
Rendering
Enhancements
•New version of mental
ray® (3.5) software.
•Rendering performance
for large, data-heavy scenes has been dramatically enhanced using
mental ray.
mental ray.
•New architecture and
sun and sky shaders make it easier and quicker to harness the full power of mental ray.
Performance
•DirectX ® optimizations
improve interactivity with high-density geometry and complex scenes.
•Improvements to file
I/O, working with splines, geometry modeling, viewports, and XRefs.
Learning
•Video-based tutorials
focused on getting started quickly.
•New book featuring
tutorials of architectural workflows integrated with Revit® and AutoCAD® software.