CG Wishlist

Updated: Apr 27th 2012

This is my personal software wishlist, features I would like to see added to my favorite software. Most wishes come with an explanation page, which goes into depth on how the feature could potentially be implemented. If you choose to write a plugin, or if someone at the company in question decides to use any of these ideas in their software, please feel free to do so, that's the purpose of this page.

Go here to see old wishes that have appeared in the software.

Total Wishes: 81

General

Priority 1: Add History to the Import / Export Dialogs
Priority 2: Merge needs "Merge by layer" and "Merge by selection set"
Priority 2: Double Tap Key Binds
Priority 3: Presets for All Objects and Modifiers
Priority 3: Ascii Scene File Format
Priority 3: PNG format shoud allow for non-premultiplied alpha

Layers

Priority 1: Layer Manager Needs Subgroups
Priority 2: Drag and Drop Objects Between Layers
Priority 2: Prevent Object Creation On A Hidden Layer
Priority 2: Clearing All Empty Layers From A Scene

Scene Explorer

Priority 3: Scene Explorer: More Compact Interface (Less Space Between Names)
Priority 3: Scene Explorer: Custom Order

Modeling

Priority 1: Catmull Clark Subdivision Surfaces
Priority 1: Scatter Modifier
Priority 1: Taper Controls In Renderable Splines
Priority 1: Double Click Edge to Select Loop
Priority 2: Next Button To Select Subobjects
Priority 2: Chamfer Modifier
Priority 3: Double Click Face to Select Element

Camera

Priority 2: Depth Of Field: Non Photoreal Ranges

Camera - mentalray

Priority 2: mentalray Lens Distortion in Viewport

Lighting

Priority 1: Surface Type Multipliers
Priority 1: Skylight Include / Exclude List
Priority 1: Light Intensity Spacewarp
Priority 2: Hotspot Falloff / Near & Far Attenuation Needs Transition Curve
Priority 2: Light Include / Exclude / Multiplier: Rule Based System
Priority 2: Occlusion Map Controls To Skylight
Priority 3: Line Light

Lighting - mentalray

Priority 1: Skylight / Bump Interaction in mentalray
Priority 1: Smooth Area Illumination
Priority 1: Show Area Light Icon In Viewport

UV Mapping

Priority 1: Blended Box Map
Priority 1: Projection Mapping
Priority 1: Linear UVs In Turbosmooth and Meshsmooth
Priority 2: UV Untangle
Priority 2: Show Face Distortion in UVW Unwrap Modifier
Priority 2: UV Subobject Conversion
Priority 2: Spline Mapping Needs to be Procedural
Priority 2: Named UVMap Channels Instead of Numbered

Material Editor

Priority 2: Add New Sample Objects to Material Editor

Materials

Priority 2: Composite Material Needs Pure Additive Mode

Materials - mentalray

Priority 1: Bring Back Utility Bump and Disp Combiners
Priority 1: Composite Material Need Full Compatibility With Mentalray
Priority 2: Utility Transparency Combiner Material
Priority 2: Utility Cutout Combiner Material

Maps

Priority 1: Multi/Sub-Map Improvements
Priority 1: Show Map on Back Needs A Falloff
Priority 1: Add Groups To PSD Input Options
Priority 1: Many Maps Produce An Incorrect Bump
Priority 1: Mipmaps
Priority 1: Curvature Map
Priority 1: Warp Texture
Priority 2: Split Out Coordinates Dialog into a Separate Map
Priority 2: New Bitmap Tiling Options
Priority 2: Falloff Map's Distance Blend Doesn't Work With Local or World Axis
Priority 2: Channels Map
Priority 2: Reference Object Map
Priority 2: Solid Wireframe Map
Priority 3: Illustrator Vector Files Can Be Read As Texture Map

Maps - mentalray

Priority 1: Darktree in mentalray
Priority 1: BerconNoise in mentalray
Priority 3: Reflect/Refract Map Fully mentalray Compatable

Maps - Color Correction

Priority 1: Color Correction Map's Saturation Produces Artifacts
Priority 1: Color Correction Map Should Not Have Its Contrast Clamped At 100
Priority 1: Color Correction Needs HSV Advanced Mode
Priority 1: Color Correction Needs RGB Set
Priority 2: Color Correction Needs Clamp Value
Priority 2: Color Correction Needs Remap Value

Rendering

Priority 1: Multi Image Rendered Frame Window
Priority 2: Initially Suspended Setting In Netrender Should Be Saved With Scene
Priority 2: Progressive Refinement Rendering

Rendering - mentalray

Priority 1: Pause Button For mentalray
Priority 1: Pick Next Bucket On Rendered Frame Window
Priority 2: Save Each Bucket To Image As It Renders
Priority 2: Samples Per Pixel Override
Priority 2: Option To Not Clear The Rendered Frame Window Before A Mentalray Render

Maxscript

Priority 1: Ability to Create and Manipulate Knots Inside of Curve Controls
Priority 1: Complete Maxscript Access to Scatter Compound Object
Priority 2: Render Command Needs to be able to Render any Viewport, or the Locked Viewport
Priority 2: Complete Maxscript Access to Loft Compound Object
Priority 2: Access to Unwrap UVW Methods Without Edit UVW Window Open

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