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The Foundry Mari 4.2 released

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The Foundry has release the latest version of its texture painting software Mari 4.2 with Mirrored Projection, the new feature which allows user to paint on one side of a mirror plane while Mari projects the same strokes to the other side, without the need to prepare the UV layout of the model specially first.

New Features


Mirrored Projection
  -Mirror Projection brings highly-requested simultaneous, symmetrical painting workflows to Mari, without the need for specialized UV layouts. Previously, painting the same designs on both sides of a symmetrically formed model required a considerable amount of asset preparation with a lot of repetitive actions. Now, artists can paint on one side of a mirror plane while Mari projects the same paint to the other side of the mirror plane, dramatically increasing artist efficiency.

Mirror Plane Masking
  -Mirror masking prevents secondary projected paint overlapping across the mirror plane. The masked side of the mirror plane can change automatically based on the artist's view, or be locked to one side. Ordinarily, mirror-projected paint would overlap at the mirror plane where one side meets the other, resulting in an asymmetrical center. By masking the opposite side of the mirror plane for each projection, the paint meets at the mirror plane with a perfectly reflected edge.

Mirror Plane Manipulation
  -The mirror plane can also be locked onto an object or locator, allowing the reflected edge of the mirror projection to be manipulated to the best symmetrical position and orientation. Ordinarily, to paint a model symmetrically, the artist first has to ensure it’s correctly aligned to the center of the scene. The ability to manipulate the mirror plane gives the artist full freedom on where the symmetrical paint will fall, without any prep in other applications beforehand, increasing artist efficiency and creative control.

Feature Enhancements

  -TP 354956 - The Paint Buffer Symmetry Mirror options included in the Project Controls toolbar have been renamed for clarity. They are now the Mirror Painting options.
  -TP 279109 - Opening a project in an incompatible version of Mari now gives a clear error message as to the version incompatibility.


Availability


Mari 4.2 is available for Windows 7+ and CentOS/RHEL 6+ Linux for £1,468 for a perpetual license with one year of maintenance or is available to rent for £499 annually or £49 monthly. More detail of the release can be found here!


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