What’s new in Studio 18.1?April 15, 2019

Susie StitzelProduct Manager – Design & 3D Solutionssusie.stitzel@esko.com

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3D Studio Max (3DS)

Blender (BLEND)

FBX (Autodesk but supported by others:Cinema 4D, Lightwave 3D, Maya, etc.)

Open source formats: STL, DXF, OFF

Note: Basic material properties, like color, are imported but textures will be discarded

More import formats for Studio Toolkit

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In Scene Settings, choose the method you prefer when changing the view in the Studio window:

Orbit the Camera: the previous method for changing the view; all existing files will open with this setting (but you can change it)Spin the Model: a new option where the lighting and camera are fixed and the model turns – as if it was on a “turntable” (the default for all new files)

New interaction mode

Tip: If you change this option for an existing Illustrator file, save the file to make it the default when you next open it

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Load your own lighting environments from the Scene Settings dialog

Currently supporting the OpenEXR (.exr) formatMany free-to-download web sites for both HDRI (.hdr) and EXR files

Custom lighting environments

Tip: Adobe Photoshop can open and convert files between HDRI and OpenEXR formats

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Custom lighting environments – Examples

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Custom lighting environments – Examples

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When you save a Scene Preset, custom lighting environments are embedded in the preset

Imported lighting environments are also linked to the Illustrator document

Illustrator will prompt for a missing link but…You still need the original lighting environment file to view your file as it was saved – a good reason to use Scene Presets

Known limitation: Custom lighting environments are NOT embedded when exporting to Collada – the Esko Viewers will default to using Studio’s “Office” environment

Custom lighting environments – working with Scene Presets

Tip: Save a custom lighting environment as part of a Scene Preset to quickly it use on future files

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In Studio’s Change Board dialog, you can change the flute direction for ArtiosCAD files

Changes both the fluting on the edge of the board and the face of the boardSave As… a copy to be placed back in your Illustrator document

Flute direction for ArtiosCAD files