Viewport improvements
- OpenSubdiv improvements:
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Note: This video shows the workflow in Maya, but you can do the same in Maya LT.
- Performance improvement by a factor of 2 to 4 for sculpting and mesh editing workflows when using the OpenSubdiv Catmull-Clark Uniform subdivision method.
- OpenCL acceleration for OpenSubdiv Catmull-Clark Uniform subdivision method is now enabled on the Mac OS X platform, and therefore is available on all platforms.
- OpenSubdiv Catmull-Clark Adaptive subdivision method is now integrated natively in Viewport 2.0.
- It is available in both DirectX11 and Core Profile (both Compatibility and Strict) devices, on all platforms.
- Through native Viewport 2.0 integration, OpenSubdiv adaptive meshes now support procedural textures and full shading networks, along with increased fidelity light effects.
- Displacement maps can be previewed using the Adaptive method. See Preview displacement results in the viewport.
- Note that there are still certain limitations. See OpenSubdiv Limitations.
New Hair material geometry in the Hypershade Material Viewer
You can now render your hair shader using the hair swatch geometry in the Material Viewer in the Hypershade.
New ShaderFX hair shader
A new Hair Surface Shader node has been added to ShaderFX that allows you to create hair materials for your game.
Texture files are provided in the /presets/Assets/Textures folder of the Maya LT install that you can connect to the Opacity Map and Breakup Map attributes of the ShaderFX Attribute Editor.