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 Alias|Wavefront Launches Maya 5 Bonus Tools Pack Posted by: amigo
Source: Press Release
Date: Wed May 14 2003
Los Angeles, CA - E3 - May 14, 2003 - Alias|Wavefront�, an SGI (NYSE: SGI) company, announced today that the fourth iteration of its Bonus Tools Pack is now available for use with the its Maya� 5 software. The Bonus Tools Pack, formerly known as the Bonus Games Pack, now combines a consolidated tool set that contains games tools, unsupported plug-ins and development kit tools. It can be downloaded for free from: http://www.aliaswavefront.com/maya/plugins.
Upon installation, the Bonus Pack adds a new pull down menu to the standard Maya 5 user interface, giving users access to a variety of new tools that facilitate routine tasks including polygonal modeling, texture mapping and animation. These new tools consist of scripts, supplemental user interface (UI) features and plug-ins. New additions include: automated foot setup, paint geometry tool, test render node and a vertex normal manipulator tool.
These Bonus Tools, developed by Alias� staff, are currently standalone plug-ins. Several tools from the earlier iteration of the Bonus Game Pack are now included with Maya 5 software, including: extrude vertex, texture editor toolbar, blend channels and copy UV between UV sets.
Originally launched in November 2001, the Bonus Tools Pack currently contains more than 60 features in the form of plug-ins, scripts and UI enhancements. The tools are unsupported and users are encouraged to submit suggestions for their improvement. All scripts and plug-ins can also function as sample code for developers who wish to make their own custom tools.
Related Links: A|W Bonus Tools Pack page
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