MODO 70 is on its way

Yep, you heard it here first. MODO 701 is being put through its final paces, and will be launching soon!

This brand new major release of MODO will significantly enhance the modelling, sculpting, animation, effects and rendering workflows and continue to add value with a number of new features. Keen to find out more? Join the MODO Product team in their MODO 701 Feature Tour' webcast on March 25th at 10AM (PST) and be one of the first to discover what's new and improved. Spaces are limited, so register for the webcast today to reserve your place. Visit the Luxology website for more information and to see the latest in the series of MODO 701 sneak peek videos. MODO 701 highlights

Procedural particle engine with an easy to use pre-set workflow

Audio playback and a sound channel modifier, bringing animations to life Schematic improvements, reducing scene graph complexity

Dedicated dynamics simulation layer, significantly improving performance Simplified complexity of materials and layered shaders Large scene performance improvements by as much as 175x

Preview render synchronisation improvements, over 50x faster in large scenes

New Python interpreter, making python execution many times faster

Unlimited network rendering

Additionally, following a substantial internal engineering effort MODO will soon be available on Linux, bringing it to all three platforms.

Brad Peebler, Co-Founder of Luxology comments: We've made such big improvements to the existing architecture of the software in MODO 701 that 601 users will notice a huge leap forward. We've also added some really cool functionality like the new particle system. This release will truly deliver on the philosophy that perfection comes through refinement. As always, we have pushed the limits and can't wait to find out what you all think.

What do the artists think? Hagop (Kane) Kaneboughazian, Senior Animation Director at Viscira comments: MODO 701 has the fastest, most highly interactive and powerful render engine available today - to me its almost real-time, which is kind of freaky. A lot of improvements have gone into this release that will be really useful for 3D content creators. The foundation of MODO 701s particle system is going to open the door for insane capabilities and features to the MODO community. Jeffrey Jasper, Digital FX Supervisor & Technical Lead, NEW DEAL STUDIOS comments: The performance improvements and added features in MODO 701 have our artists jumping for joy. The rendering improvements in both preview and final rendering are also phenomenal. 701 just feels so fast! More information on the release and its features will be released in the coming weeks.

LINK:	http://www.thefoundry.co.uk/articles/2013/03/13/497/modo-701-is-on-its...
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