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The new Atmosphere System is intended to make it possible to supplement 3D models with a realistic sky and credible weather conditions featuring clouds, precipitation and wind. It should also be possible to add physically correct lighting influences based on the selected weather conditions. Various cloud types and precipitation intensities are available for this purpose.
The new LUA Script Engine is intended to enable a faster workflow, and the ODE Physics Engine is also said to have been improved. VR4MAX 8 supports the current version of Autodesk 3ds Max 2012. The download will be available shortly:
