3ds max 2008 is announced. Something interesting is the GPU shadowing system for the viewport. Checkout the video about the "review rendering" feature. It does support up to 64 lights.
I also like the new working-pivot and the new LOD options. The ability to UV unwrap multiple objects manually at the same time also sounds very useful.
And … finally … a better maxscript editor!! Yay :)
I just read about the announced Quest 4.0 features. They include
- COLLADA support (including ability to import at run-time)
- GUI Builder and GUI Widgets
- Weather System
- Landscape System
- Shadow System
- Wii Controller support
- Newton physics engine
- Object Orientation via Interfaces And Classes on top of channels. (Exposed members editable via a Grid GUI. Sounds a bit like "components".)
Souces: Newsletters: February , June and a Forum Thread
