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VRED 2020 What's New

To ensure Autodesk VRED products runs to their potential, please ensure your hardware meets the minimum recommended system requirements.

What's New

Here are the new features and enhancements found in VRED 2020 products:

  • Rounded edges shader effect: Simulate a smooth edge between adjoining faces with this effect.

    Not using Rounded Edges Using Rounded Edges

    For more information, check out the Rounded Edges in Raytracing video.

  • Import additional CATIA Axis Systems with new Import Files option: Import additional Axis Systems from CATIA by enabling the Import Coordinate Systems import option or preference. VRED will create a transformation group with a coordinate cross for a better representation in the viewport.

  • Cryptomatte: Added Cryptomatte support for creating masks during the rendering post-process.

    Cryptomatte Example

    For more information, check out the Cryptomatte Renderpass video.

  • Web Shops: Log into a store, find a substance, then purchase and import the content into VRED.

    When the Substance Web Shop dialog is closed, you are still temporarily logged into the store.

    Substance Web Shop

    For more information, check out the Substance Web Shop video.

  • Web Shops Preference: Set the online store download path for the Substance Source Store.

  • Perspective Camera Matching: Match the camera focal length and rotation matrix parameters to a backplate to integrate your model into the scene.

    Perspective Match

    For more information, check out the Camera Matching video.

  • Improved Python functionality for constraints: Use vrConstraintService, as well as vrdConstraintNode, when working with constraints via Python.

    Python constraints

    For more information, check out the Python Constraints video.

  • Export file type setting: Set the export render file type in Render Settings > File Output > Image.

  • Shotgun for VRED: Support for Shotgun integration to manage digital assets, the review process, and teams involved with the creation of assets and more. The Shotgun Engine for VRED creates a bridge between the Shotgun Pipeline Toolkit apps and VRED.

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