June 7 2013

This version uses the Arnold 4.0.15.1 core.

• Support for creating and destroying mesh nodes during an IPR session. Check the following video IPR Ear
• Frontend to handle the creation of Tx textures. See implementation details .
• Extended the Holdout Matte support to all the builtin shaders.
• Optimized polymesh storage and faster ray accel.
• Added a physically-based sky shader. See details .
• Marble shader implemented.

Notes

• We are not supporting Maya 2011 anymore
• The Shave and a Haircut extension is compiled against version 7.0v32.
• The new IPR code to handle destruction and modification of Maya mesh nodes is experimental.
• MtoA for Mac requires OS X Lion 10.7 or bigger.

Incompatible Changes

• The look of the maya fluid can change due to the change in ramp evaluation which didn't take into account the density created by the texture.
• The snow shader has changed in look due to a bug. Now it matches Maya software.