3DS Max/Max Design 2012 SP1 Now Availiable!

Autodesk have released Service pack 1 for its Max 2012 and Max Design 2012 editions.

The service pack includes a massive amount of new features, optimisations and bug fixes!

What's new in this release?

• 3dsmax.mat library missing from installer
• Bad wording in MassFX Dialog
• CAT: CAT inherit Position/Rotation is incorrect when creating absolute layer ( incorrect 90 degree offset,)
• CAT: CAT with motion layer added to container will crash
• CAT: changing rig structure crashes max
• CAT: Cloning rig elements could crash
• CAT: Collarbone rotations are inherited (by the arm bone) incorrectly in SetupMode
• CAT: Crash cloning CAT parent with motion layer that rt click cancelling
• CAT: Crash loading 2010 scene
• CAT: Crash undoing animation
• CAT: CRASH undoing with trackview open and motion layer
• CAT: Crash when working with a leg with no palm/ankle
• CAT: Digit issues: Crash undoing num digits change, digits width/depth scale per seg (not per-digit)
• CAT: Extra node interface is not available from the CATParentTrans
• CAT: Globals track view button freezes zelda
• CAT: Having transform gizmo active in Nitrous caused CAT motion panel ui to strobe
• CAT: Improve CAT Notification system
• CAT: Improve CAT Notification system: Mirrorring of saved pose causes rig to mess up
• CAT: NITROUS: Custom Foot roll rig hangs 3dsmax in Nitrous display
• CAT: Old rig files with segmented limb bones have the 2nd bone parented to the wrong segment
• CAT: Pin Bone doesn't work anymore.
• CAT: Quick exit crash with container workflow
• CAT: Quick exit no CER when click on create cat parent button
• CAT: Reset after using a motion layer path node leaves the foot flatforms behind in new scene
• CAT: rg3 file will keep the same hierarchy name for the bones
• CAT: RG3 rigs will not reload with a motion layer assigned.
• CAT: Right click canceling after shift cloning doesn't restore previous state and now CRASHES
• CAT: Saving clips does not save out controller types for position/rotation when not animated
• CAT: Set IK to max with ABS layers rotates wrist
• CAT: Skin problems with maramma facial rig
• CAT: Skin weight problems in Marine preset
• CAT: Stretchy issues
• CAT: Tail and Spine issues
• CAT: Toes are moving when rotated
• CAT: Twisty limbs solved incorrectly for palms
• CAT: Upper arm and Collar bone setup stretch issue
• CAT: When loading a new motion layer in cat motion editor, momentary disjointing of limbs before refresh
• CAT: Capture animation Retargeting utility fails with maxscript error
• CLONE - Ribbon - Error Parsing XAML file on startup
• Communications Info Center will not show infoballoon notifications until user opens settings dialog
• CRASH WITH INVALID OR EMPTY LOFT OBJECTS
• CRASH WITH SET KEY/AUTO KEY FOR MODIFIERS WHEN GHOSTING IN VIEWPORT IS ENABLED
• CRASH WITH UNWRAP UVW
• CRASH: LOAD ILLUMINATION_ASHIKHMIN_SHIRLEY.XMSL WITH QUICKSILVER ACTIVE.
• DOES NOT RESPECT FILE PARAMETER VALUES LOADING XMSLS. (RELIC)
• Download Vegetation link in Help menu doesn't go to correct webpage
• Environment Map (background) is black on 4870 + XP 32-bit.
• GRID VALUE NOT DISPLAYING CORRECTLY (STATUS BAR IS NOT UPDATED.)
• ISOLATE SELECTION" DOES NOT HIDE XREF'D SCENES
• MEMORY LEAK: LOADING FILES WITH SHADED ARCH & DESIGN MATERIAL + LARGE BITMAP.
• mr Physical Sky/mr Photographic Exposure Control is not updated immediately.
• Nitrous: "OBJECT COLOR" DISPLAY SWITCH DOESN'T WORK
• Nitrous: ALL OBJECTS SHOW EDGES WHEN SHOW GHOSTING IS ENABLED
• Nitrous: ANIMATED DEFORMED MESH STOP TO UPDATE WHEN PARTS OF RIG HIERARCHY HIDDEN
• Nitrous: APPLY TO ALL VIEWS FUNCTION NOT WORKING WITH STYLIZED RENDERING METHOD
• Nitrous: APPLYING HIGHLIGHT WITH INK 'N PAINT TURNS OBJECT BLACK
• Nitrous: Applying Unwrap UVW to the object corrupts 2D View in Viewport Canvas
• Nitrous: Autodesk Metallic Paint material doesn't work
• Nitrous: Benchmark: Bounding Box 5.5k is about 40% slower under Nitrous.
• Nitrous: BLACK BACKGROUND WHEN TONE MAPPING ENABLED WITH MR PHYSICAL SKY ASSIGNED BUT NOT ENABLED IN VIEWPORT
• Nitrous: CAN'T HIDE TARGET GIZMO
• Nitrous: CIVILVIEW: CRASH WHEN MODIFYING SURFACE PARAMETERS
• Nitrous: COMPLETE PROGRESSIVE RENDERING REDRAW NOT DONE AFTER UNHIDING EDITABLE SUBOBJECTS
• Nitrous: CUSTOM SAMPLE OBJECT IN CME APPEARS IN VIEWPORTS
• Nitrous: DEFAULT LIGHT DIRECTION IN ORTHOGRAPHIC VIEWS IS SUPPOSED TO BE SLIGHTLY OFFSET TO UPPER-RIGHT.
• Nitrous: DEFORMING MESHES + GHOSTING = KILLS NITROUS ,  CRASHES MAX
• Nitrous: DOF FLICKER IN QUICKSILVER
• Nitrous: EDGES OF SELECTED POLYS WILL NOT BE DISPLAYED
• Nitrous: Editable Poly > Edit Triangulation/Turn: No dotted triangle line.
• Nitrous: Environment Map still appears in viewport after Use Environment Map disabled
• Nitrous: EXTENDED VIEWPORTS CAUSE LACK OF PROPER REDRAW (FLASHING BETWEEN VIEWPORT POV SETTINGS)
• Nitrous: HIDE FROZEN OBJECTS CHECKBOX IN THE DISPLAY PANEL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY IN NITROUS.
• Nitrous: LIGHTING FROM SHAPE LIGHTS LEAVE ARTIFACTS IN VIEWPORT WHEN CLOSE TO GEOMETRY
• Nitrous: LOST DEVICE AFTER COMPUTER LOCK
• Nitrous: MIRRORED OR NEGATIVELY SCALED OBJECTS HAVE WRONG EDGE DISPLAY
• Nitrous: No backface. It is transparent
• Nitrous: PERFORMANCE SLOW WITH LARGE POLY OBJECT.
• Nitrous: PREVIEW SELECTION NOT WORKING WITH POLY
• Nitrous: SELECTION WINDOW OUTLINE IS DRAWN ON ACTIVE GRID INSTEAD OF IN FRONT OF ALL OBJECTS
• Nitrous: SHADE FACE TOGGLE - SOFT SELECTION BROKEN WITH NITROUS WITH VERTICES
• Nitrous: SHADED MODE ISSUE (OBJECTS DISPLAYED IN VIEWPORT FROM PREVIOUS SCENE UNTIL RESTART)
• Nitrous: Shell Material: Maps are not shown in viewport.
• Nitrous: SHOW NORMAL IN EDIT MESH NOT WORKING
• Nitrous: STATUS NOT ACCURATE IN VIEWPORT MENU FOR DEFAULT LIGHT/SCENE LIGHT WITH CONSISTENT COLORS AND HIDDEN LINE
• Nitrous: UNSELECTING AN HIDDEN EGDE IN EDIT MESH SHOWS BACKGROUND
• Nitrous: Use NURMS Subdivision for imported FBX causes crash
• Nitrous: VERTEX CHANNEL DISPLAY DOES NOT SHOW CORRECT INITIAL COLOR
• Nitrous: VIEWPORT BACKGROUND TOGGLES OFF IN WIREFRAME OR BOUNDING BOX MODES
• Nitrous: VIEWPORT BACKGROUND TURNS BLACK AND FLICKERS IN WIREFRAME OR BOUNDING BOX MODES
• Nitrous: VIEWPORT LAYOUT CHANGES TO THE VIEWPORT SIZE SCALES OBJECTS IN VIEWPORT
• Nitrous: VIEWPORT MENU COMMAND FOR DEFAULT LIGHT/SCENE LIGHT SWITCH FOR CONSISTENT COLORS AND HIDDEN LINE ARE NOT AVAILBLE
• Nitrous: VIEWPORTS BACKGROUND DOESN'T FIT WITH SAFE FRAME
• Nitrous: WHEN USING THE MIRROR TOOL ,  ORIGINAL OBJECT WILL APPEAR WITH NORMAL FLIPPED IN VIEWPORT WHEN CERTAIN MATERIALS ARE APPLIED TO IT.
• NODEEVENTSYSTEM DOES NOT SEND NODE ADDED MESSAGES
• Normal flip issue with mirror object
• ONLY THE FIRST LIGHT WORKS FOR DIRECTX SHADER MATERIAL.
• PLAY SELECTED OPTION PLAYS ALL
• QUICKSILVER: OVEREXPOSURE WITH MR DAYLIGHT SYSTEM
• Realistic Material: Issues with Coordinates (2D) rollout > Angle.
• Realistic Material: Too much blurred due to Coordinates rollout > Blur.
• RENDER REGION IS NOT RESPECTED
• SELECTION WINDOWS NOT WORKING CONSISTENTLY WITH NITROUS DRIVER
• SWITCHING FROM MOVE TO SCALE OR ROTATE DOES NOT PROPERLY CHANGE TRANSFORM TYPE GIZMO DISPLAY ON ALL VIEWPORTS
• Tessellated geometry with Edit Poly modifier and Unwrap UVW crashes max
• Uniform scale in UVW Unwrap editor needs few adjustments
• UVs: Peel causes faces to become unhidden when using "Display Only Selected Faces"
• UVW Unwrap editor is extremely slow
• Viewport Canvas doesn't work with Composite Material / Product Experience Issues: Autodesk 3ds Max linked
   

Get them The update for Max 2012 HERE and Max Design 2012 HERE