iClone 8 – new features reveal

Just in today, iClone 8 New Features Introduction. Some of the highlights…

* extended animated .FBX support (“Drag and drop! Any FBX motion data format is compatible, which largely removes platform barriers for motion data and makes it all compatible”);

* many improvements to animation editing and figure controls;

* a new look for the figure Control Rig;

* Hotkey Manager and Collection Manager (“freely categorize objects in the Scene Manager”);

* simulated volumetric lighting in real-time (by adding “visible volume to directional, spot and point lights”);

* mirrors (“simulate realistic mirror reflection, with various control settings like opacity and blur”);

* NVIDIA Omniverse connection (requires RTX graphics card);

* performance optimization (such as “hidden objects will not be processed in the background” for large scenes).

iClone 8 is not out yet. The official take from the Forum is… ”

“iClone 8 … not scheduled for release until at least Spring 2022”

Since the downloads of purchased versions are limited to the last three versions, now might be a good time to go get and archive the installers for iClone 5 — just in case you ever need it for backwards compatability.