The features of version 0.5 as a preview release:
- Integration with 3ds Max shapes, cameras, lights and shaders
- Image-based lighting support, including the latest Physical Sky
- Interactive Renderer allows parameter changes to be previewed without interrupting work
- Support for AOV and Deep EXR files
- Create geometry at render speed with Procedural Placeholder Nodes
- Texturable Mesh Lights
- Third-party Arnold shader support
- MAXtoA cloud rendering for stills and animations
Arnold runs on Max 2017 and from Windows 7, and with a proper processor (min. SSE 4.2). Download here
More information at http://www.solidangle.com
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