New and Unsupported SDK Changes for MAX 5.0
See Also: What's New in the MAX 5.0 SDK , Required Changes to Certain MAX 4.0 Plug-Ins
Overview
This section provides general information on the SDK additions which are accessible yet unsupported in 3ds max 5.0.
Set Key
Discreet will not be supporting Set Key functionality for 3rd party plugins.
Painter Interface
Discreet will not be supporting Painter Interface functionality for 3rd party plugins. However, you may view extensive comments by the developer of this feature in the IPainterInterface header file located here: /samples/painterinterface/include/ipainterinterface.h
BackBurner2 – Network Rendering
Backburner is the new Network rendering system for 3dsmax r5. It provides a unified model for both 3dsmax and Combustion rendering.
Although the API for backburner has not changed from the API available in 3dsmax 4, some changes have been introduced with the way backburner interacts with the 3dsmax application. Some DLLs required for the API have a very close connection to Backburner, so if backburner is not present or is not loaded these DLLs may fail to load, causing plugin failure.