When there were many objects being rendered in vmantra (typically in the thousands -- usually due to particle instancing), vmantra would waste a large amount of time in object setup. This setup time has been significantly reduced. In a sample case of 4550 particle instances, render times went from 4:15 to 0:49.

When there were many objects being rendered in vmantra (typically in the thousands -- usually due to particle instancing), vmantra would waste a large amount of time in object setup. This setup time has been significantly reduced. In a sample case of 4550 particle instances, render times went from 4:15 to 0:49.

When there were many objects being rendered in vmantra (typically in the thousands -- usually due to particle instancing), vmantra would waste a large amount of time in object setup. This setup time has been significantly reduced. In a sample case of 4550 particle instances, render times went from 4:15 to 0:49.

When there were many objects being rendered in vmantra (typically in the thousands -- usually due to particle instancing), vmantra would waste a large amount of time in object setup. This setup time has been significantly reduced. In a sample case of 4550 particle instances, render times went from 4:15 to 0:49.

When there were many objects being rendered in vmantra (typically in the thousands -- usually due to particle instancing), vmantra would waste a large amount of time in object setup. This setup time has been significantly reduced. In a sample case of 4550 particle instances, render times went from 4:15 to 0:49.

New hotkeys have been added for the object/sop viewport layouts. In 4.0, they were 1,2,3,etc. They are now Ctrl+1,Ctrl+2,Ctrl+3,etc.

New hotkeys have been added for the object/sop viewport layouts. In 4.0, they were 1,2,3,etc. They are now Ctrl+1,Ctrl+2,Ctrl+3,etc.