My list of most important upgrades in Vue 7 xStream
- External dependetcy - function editor node, now objects can directly interact
- Meta node - simmular to ICE in XSI, can create prebuild complex functions and easy reuse them, or share.
- Water controls, displacment and other options
- New Volumetric material 2, use for new clouds.
- Infinity terrains
- Camera intesepation control, camera animation
- World units control
- New support for openGL
- New render engine
- Render cows now can moo as service
- xStream integration, manipulating Vue objects from hosted application and access other settings directly
12.Recording macros
- Object graphs
- Recycle inderect lighting in rendering, save a lot time
- Ecosystem, painter more flexible, can paint from any view on any serfice
- xStream and Infinity come with lots plants, save a lot $$ if you purchasing them from cornucopia
- Fixed lots bugs, that still be in Vue 6.
- Space navigator is now supported
- Updated list for integration application
- xStream no more need license for each render, one license support all render (Maya, Max,XSI ...etc)
- Better support for poser files
- New nodes in function editor
and more
we are recording tutorials to cover all new additions and changes, so far we have 8 done and more coming out very soon. www.geekatplay.com/vue7.php
Let me know if you want to see any specific option or addition.