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Dome Maker 1.1 – What’s new?

Watch Jonas Noell update video HERE

Updates & New Features

Support for 3dsmax 2026.3

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Only Dome Maker 1.1 support 3ds Max 2026.3
Dome Maker 1.1 is NOT compatible with Dome Maker 1.0

Users that use 3ds Max version between 2024 and 2026.2 can choose Dome Maker 1.0 from the launcher to keep working in their scenes.

 

General:

  • Alpha Mode options
  • Box Mode
  • UI extended vertically
  • More define group options box and scrollbar
  • Updated function for the Check for update button (everything runs online, a prompt will tell the user when a new version if available at launch of DM)
  • Introducing Dome Maker Launcher
  • UI image revamp
  • New Preset Manager
  • Match Color Shortcut

New Preset Manager:

  • Save and Load Preset
  • Select the settings of Dome Maker you want to save in the preset.

Dome Options:

  • New scalability Spinner Box, scale size increase
  • Ground Level Slider
  • Ground Offset Spinner

New rollout : Color Corrections Options

  • Light Gamma Slider
  • Dome Gamma Slider
  • Link Gamma checkbox
  • Saturation Slider

Background Options:

  • New Dome Maker Background Options
  • Vignette 2.0 with more options (Size, Falloff, X and Y size)
  • Backplate features
  • Backplate Gamma Slider, Saturation and Temperature features

Camera Options:

  • L button to lock aspect ratio
  • Fetch Backplate Image Size button to match render output to backplate size
  • Lock button for camera movements
  • Bigger camera list view
  • Perspective Match features

HDRI Browser:

  • Set Folder is now Add folder, added folder are saved and loaded when the browser is opening.
  • Dropdownlist to select a browsing folder
  • Search subfolder checkbox to allow user to view all HDRI from the main folder + subfolders.
    NOTE: the search subfolder function check all files in subfolder to collect HDRI file. If there is too many files it will takes forever and may crash 3ds Max. User should make a convenient folder to store his HDRI file.)

Options:

  • Removed the save Background Color (no need anymore)
  • Color Management Mode (Gamma workflow (2.2) and OCIO Default)
  • Enable Launcher to pick what version of Dome Maker to use

New Dome Maker Launcher:

  • Choose version to keep backward compatibility with old projects

BUG FIXES:

  • Hidden objects will remains hidded when the color matching process is used.
  • Floor offset creating shader issues
  • Temperature spinner behavior not working properly
  • Lots of small bugs
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