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Foundry releases Mari 7.0
Published December 4, 2023
Mari 7.0 is here! Experience the power of the Bakery, streamlined texturing, automatic backups, upgraded USD workflows, and improved licensing options
London, December 4 2023 — Mari 7.0, the latest version of Foundry’s texturing tool, is now available. Its new baking tools will enable artists to create geometry-based maps at speed, without the need for a separate application. Mari 7.0 also features VFX Reference Platform 2023 support.
Mari 7.0 is Foundry’s final release of 2023, following on from the launches of Nuke 15.0 & 14.1, and Katana 7.0 & 6.5. Nuke 15.0v2 is also now available.
So what's new in Mari?
- New baking tools, now known as the Bakery — cutting out the need for a separate application or plugin, create geometry-based maps including curvatures and occlusions with ease and speed.
- Texturing content — with new Python Examples and more procedural nodes, access an additional 60 grunge maps, courtesy of Mari expert Johnny Fehr.
- Automatic Project Backups — with regular auto-saving, revert to any previously saved state either locally or across a network.
- Upgraded USD workflows — reducing pipeline friction, the USD importer is now more artist-friendly, plus Mari now supports USD 23.05.
- Shader updates — ensuring what’s seen in Mari is reflected in the final render, shaders for both Chaos Group’s V-Ray 6 and Autodesk’s Arnold Standard Surface have been updated.
- Licensing improvements — team licensing is now available, enabling organization admins to manage the usage of licenses for Mari.
For more information, see the full press release here.