Update: LightMap HDR Light Studio Xenon 4.2 – NVIDIA Omniverse Connection added to Pro & Indie
The LightMap HDR Light Studio Xenon 4.2 update adds the NVIDIA Omniverse Connection to the Pro and Indie licenses.
What’s new in HDR Light Studio Xenon 4.2?
NVIDIA Omniverse™ Connection
Added to HDR Indie and Pro Licenses
We are pleased to announce that the NVIDIA Omniverse™ Connection has been added to HDR Light Studio Indie and Pro licenses. Now all customers using Indie, Pro and Automotive licenses can enjoy using the NVIDIA Omniverse Connection.
Existing customers with active licenses of Indie and Pro will be able to start using the NVIDIA Omniverse™ Connection right away with their existing licenses. Simply update to HDR Light Studio ‘Xenon Drop 4.2’ build. You can download it today from the Lightmap website.
HDR Light Studio Indie and Pro licenses will now include plug-in connections to: 3ds Max, Blender, Cinema 4D, Houdini, LightWave3D, Maxwell Studio, Maya, MODO, Octane Standalone, Omniverse, Rhino3D & SOLIDWORKS Visualize. A single license of HDR Light Studio Indie or Pro will allow you to use HDR Light Studio standalone or connected to all of those 3D apps.
Updated Connection Build
Support has been added for RTX Real-Time renderer, to join the existing support for RTX Path Tracing. There were breaking changes for our plugin in the latest release of Omniverse. We have now updated our Omniverse plugin to restore compatibility. The updated plugin is available for download now from our website.
Important Crash Bug Fixes
The HDR Light Studio Xenon Drop 4.2 build fixes a number of crash bugs related to adjusting ramps, duplicating lights and using certain presets. We suggest all customers update to this new build that is available to download now.
Blender Connection Update
Support has now been added for Blender 3.1 which uses a newer version of Python that broke the previous build. The updated add-on is available for download from our website now.
3ds Max Connection – FStorm support added
Now compatible with FStorm Render. Live HDRI Map and HDR Area Lights is supported. Tested with FStorm Version 15.0H. The 3ds Max connection is available for download from our website now.
3DEXCITE DELTAGEN Connection
The 3DEXCITE DELTAGEN connection has been updated to support DELTAGEN 2022 and the new Ambiences. The updated plugin is available for download from our website now.
Release Notes and Compatibility
Full release notes can be found here for HDR Light Studio – Xenon Drop 4.2.
Here is the updated Connections Features and Compatibility Chart PDF.
Customers with active Subscriptions or Maintenance can download and install the new HDR Light Studio and Connections today. To download the new builds, please login to your account here and go to the downloads area.
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Posted by Kim Sternisha