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　　Animation Layers

　　A new animation tool that allows artists to manipulate animation by layering multiple adjustments on to the original animation.　Perfect for adjusting mocap and adjusting the emphasis of various portions of animation.

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　　Cloth

　　Cloth now allows artists to modify the fit of garments once they have been solved on to the character without going back to the original pattern.　Cling has also been added to the cloth properties which allows for sticky or wet clothing.

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　　Hair

　　Hair has had a massive overhaul.　You can now do all your hair styling in the 3ds Max viewport as well as get a far better representation of the final look of the hair directly in view.

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　　mental ray Improvements

　　mental ray rendering has been improved on multiple levels.　The render settings are more intuitive and get excellent results very quickly.　A new daylight system has been added as well as some powerfull new shaders which make everything from design viz to digital environments much easier and more realistic.

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　　Point Cache

　　The improved point cache system allows greater control over cache playback as well as exchange of cache data between 3ds Max 9 and Maya 8.

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　　Poly Speed

　　3ds Max 9 has has a number of signicant speed increases.　This video highlights one of those areas, a quick comparsion of some simple operations on large meshes between 3ds Max 8 and 9.

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