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	Animation Rigging and Assemblies
	Improved Workflow and UI
	New Content Included

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	Rendering
	Animation

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Use modo in conjunction with other software packages

modo works well within your production pipeline. Learn how to share assets with other modo users. Or exchange files with software packages such as Solidworks 2011, Adobe Creative Suite, 3ds Max, Maya, Lightwave 3D and many more.

Load these scene file formats into modo 501

Luxology scene LXO
SolidWorks 2010 and 2011 model sldprt, sldasm (Windows 32 bit and 64 bit)
Lightwave object LWO2, LWOB
Autodesk DXF
Autodesk FBX
Autodesk 3ds
Videoscape GEO
Adobe Illustrator EPS, AI
Adobe Photoshop PSD
Wavefront OBJ
COLLADA DAE (separate download required)
.MDD (import animation data for rendering in modo)

modo 501 allows you to save scenes in these formats

Luxology scene LXO
Lightwave Object LWO
Web3D X3D
COLLADA 1.41 (.DAE)
Autodesk DXF
Autodesk FBX
Autodesk FBX 2006.11
HPGL Plotter file PLT
Layered PSD
Videoscape GEO
Wavefront OBJ

Load these image file formats into modo 501

Flexible Precision image FLX
Targa TGA
Windows BMP
Compuserve GIF
Radiance High Dynamic Range HDR
Adobe Photoshop PSD
EUlumDat LDT
Radiance High Dynamic Range HDR
JPEG 2000
JPEG
Portable Network Graphic PNG
SGI (SGI RGB RGBA BW)
Tagged image file format TIF
ies IES
OpenEXR EXR

modo 501 allows you to save images in these formats

Flexible Precision image FLX
Targa TGA
Windows BMP
Compuserve GIF
Radiance High Dynamic Range HDR
JPEG 2000 JP2
JPEG 2000 16 bit JP2
JPEG 2000 16 bit lossless JP2
Portable Network Graphic PNG
Portable Network Graphic 16-bit PNG
Adobe Photoshop PSD
SGI RGB
Tagged image file format TIF
16-Bit TIF
16-bit uncompressed TIF
OpenEXR Half 16-bit .EXR
OpenEXR Float 32-bit .EXR
OpenEXR Tiled Half 16-bit .EXR
OpenEXR Tiled Float 32-bit .EXR

modo 501 allows you to save movies in these formats

Quicktime MOV
WMV Movie

Related Information

modo for SolidWorks Kit Webinar

Are you working with SolidWorks CAD data and looking for a solution for advanced rendering and visualization? In this April 2011 Luxology webinar, Paul McCrorey presents the modo for SolidWorks Kit workflow for exporting SolidWorks CAD data into modo.

modo for SolidWorks Kit webinar presented by Paul McCrorey

In this full hour presentation, Paul McCrorey takes you step-by-step through the workflow of exporting SolidWorks CAD data into modo using the new modo for SolidWorks Kit.