MainFrame’s MASH has made great headway into getting a simple to use and powerful procedural tools for Maya. If you have a Maya user and ever looked longingly at Cinema 4D’s MoGraph module and its capabilities, MASH is definitely for you.
We’ve been hard at work here at Mainframe developing some great new features into MASH 3.0
MASH 3 for Maya has some great new features and enhancements with new interface and workflows, a new preset feature, compatibility with Maya’s Viewport 2, new strength maps, Blend and Replicator nodes, multi-threading addition to the Flight node, and a rewritten Distribute node which now includes some great new voxel options.
For a complete list of current features in MASH 3 for Maya, check here.
What’s New in MASH 3
MainFrame has pushed out MASH 3 for Maya which is currently in public beta until May 1, 2014. MASH 3 offers a new Waiter, the centerpiece of MASH, which has been designed for a faster and more intuitive workflow.
Presets
MASH 3 adds a new start window as a visor, which will display MASH presets to get you started. Starting MASH 3 brings you directly to the Maya Visor, which displays the MASH folder containing MASH presets.
Waiter Interface
The Waiter now sports a button / icon driven interface. Left clicking on a button will show all of the relevant connection attributes for that node. The Waiter also includes a new section for setting, storing or loading presets.
MASH Outliner
Other interface changes include a new MASH Outliner Window, which is similar to Maya’s default Outliner, but only shows the relevant MASH network nodes. The MASH Outliner window will live update while you are working on your scene.
Viewport Messages
MASH 3 for Maya will now use the Maya viewport messaging system to show tips, hints, warnings and errors directly in the Viewport. This is a nice feature that can guide you through what will be required next in creating your MASH networks.
MASH 3 for Maya Replicator Node
The Replicator Node in MASH has gone through a rewrite and is a new replacement for the older Echo Node in earlier versions of MASH. With the Replicator node you are able to duplicate every channel in your MASH network simultaneously. The new Replicator node is about 5 times faster than the older Echo Node.
MASH 3 Distribute Node and Voxels
The Distribute node has been streamlined in MASH 3 and now offers new Voxel options
MASH 3 Strength Maps
The new Strength Map feature in MASH 3.0 can replace an older feature of the Mute Node in older versions of MASH. Strength maps can control distribution, rotation, position, scale etc., and are now included on many of the nodes.
MASH 3 Blend Node
MASH 3 for Maya has a new multi-threaded Blend Node which will allow you to blend two networks together with plenty of control for how they get blended.
MASH 3 for Maya Information
To learn more about the new features and what is changed in MASH 3, check out the post here: MASH 3 Preview. You can access the public beta of MASH 3 here: Mash 3 public Beta
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