There were two details on the roadmap that may not have stood out at first glance, but which will mean a lot to you as we move forward – those were the new Standalone format, and the increased compatibility of Corona materials between 3ds Max and Cinema 4D. (Another and very much happier contributing factor was several team members having to take time off due to the arrival of four Corona babies – you can meet three of the new arrivals here! We strongly believe in a good work-life balance, so naturally newborns had to take priority!) New FoundationsĪs mentioned, there was a lot of foundational work done in Corona Renderer 6. The above factors meant we had to shift some planned features out of Corona Renderer 6, and even with that done, it still took longer to complete version 6 than we had expected. However, Render Legion has revamped the Corona Renderer website (it’s still an ongoing work, apparently), and launched a new support portal, so visible progress is being made.The new 4K Cache worked in many cases, like here, just not in all cases Of course, that raises the big question: when is Corona officially going to be released? Originally scheduled for November, the current status (as of 23 January) is “no exact date yet … but as soon as possible”. It’s licensed for commercial use, and isn’t time-limited or feature-locked – but it is provided ‘as is’, so don’t expect bug fixes or support. Originally released in March 2014, Alpha 6 is a pretty generous choice for a perpetually free licence, since it’s the update that added distributed rendering, along with save/resume rendering and the physical camera. Developer Render Legion has just announced that Alpha 6 of the production renderer will remain free forever, and licensed for commercial use.Īlpha 6 of Corona Renderer for 3ds Max will remain free forever, even after the software has officially been released, developer Render Legion has announced.Īlso available as a standalone app and a Cinema 4D version, the much-anticipated Corona is a fast, production-capable CPU-based biased/unbiased renderer. An overview of Corona Renderer for 3ds Max Alpha 6, recorded for Max Cookie.

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