E-on software, a leading global developer of software for the creation, animation, rendering, and integration of natural 3D environments in the computer graphics, VFX, architecture, and gaming industries, announced the immediate availability of the 2021.1 Release of its VUE, PlantFactory and PlantCatalog Exporter software.
A new free trial version is also available of its VUE and PlantFactory software which includes all the updates from the new release.
Support for Pixar’s Universal Scene Description (USD) - technology preview
VUE, PlantFactory(1) and PlantCatalog Exporter can now export assets to *.usda, *.usdc and *.usdz formats.
Because USD is still in development, the supported features during import and export vary by each application. As of this release, the following asset types are supported:
- Cameras and their properties such as depth of field, focal length etc.
- EcoSystems (static and animated) with and without USD point instances
- Single objects (static and animated)
- Materials
The company will add more features to the USD export as the file format itself continues to expand and support more content.
All three software titles also include a custom-tailored USD export preset dedicated to the recently released Nvidia Omniverse Open Beta.
Deeper integration with Cinema4D
The integration with Cinema4D has been completely revamped and encompasses:
- Rewritten scene export to *.C4D file format with cameras, hierarchies and animation
- Support for V-Ray 5 & Arnold in the conversion tool of the VUE plugin
- The first release of the PlantFactory technology preview plugin for C4D
Interoperability and integration technology updates
The VUE integration plugins are now supported in Autodesk 3ds Max 2021, Autodesk Maya 2020 and Cinema4D up to R23. Additionally, both VUE and PlantFactory plugins are now compatible with V-Ray 5. VUE Convert tools can now use native host application instancing technologies to convert EcoSystem populations such as Arnold procedurals (3ds Max, Maya and Cinema4D) or Cinema4D multi-instances.
The PlantFactory importer plugins technology previews are also now supported in 3ds Max 2019 to 2021, Maya 2019 to 2020 and Cinema4D R20 to R23
