Bifrost 2.2.0.2 Released!

[jonah.friedman]

Update: 2.2.0.2 is released! This is a patch release which adds support for Arnold for Maya 4.2.0 / Arnold 6.2. Release notes: https://help.autodesk.com/view/BIFROST/ENU/?guid=Bifrost_ReleaseNotes_release_notes_release_notes_2_...

Happy Bifrosting! 

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We’re pleased to release Bifrost 2.2.0.1 for Maya 2018, 2019, and 2020 for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. They can be downloaded on the Area today. 

Blog post (for this and Maya 2020.4): https://area.autodesk.com/blogs/the-maya-blog/introducing-maya-20204/

Release notes: https://help.autodesk.com/view/BIFROST/ENU/?guid=Bifrost_ReleaseNotes_release_notes_release_notes_2_...

Version 2.2 of Bifrost for Maya includes a ton of new stuff, including the Bifrost Graph Shape, Scatter Pack, Escape termination, Fields, overhauled influences for simulation, Aero improvements, Arnold rendering improvements, volume toolkit improvements, curves-to-strands conversion, and MPM improvements. Last but definitely not least, they include a beta release of Terminals! 

This is a major release - which means it has backward compatibility implications. Please see the release notes (linked above) for more information. 

[thomaslisle1309]

hey great Christmas has come early! this year 

[Anonymous]

Perfect time! Seems that it will be perfect playground during Christmas holidays and lock down! 🙂 

[morteza.cg]

You guys are the Best, so many amazing features! 

I haven't tested everything yet but so far escape termination and the new force and field system are my favorites.

[papafigkos]

that's great 

[brendanh-ie]

Seems like the Bifrost download link for Maya 2020 Linux is broken. I get the following error:

This webpage is not available

https://up.autodesk.com/2020/BIFROST/Bifrost_2.2.0.2_Maya2020_Linux.run

ERR_INVALID_RESPONSE

[jonah.friedman]

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@brendanh-ie wrote:

Seems like the Bifrost download link for Maya 2020 Linux is broken. I get the following error:

This webpage is not available

https://up.autodesk.com/2020/BIFROST/Bifrost_2.2.0.2_Maya2020_Linux.run

ERR_INVALID_RESPONSE

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We see the same thing, working on fixing it. 

Edit: It's now fixed. Thanks for reporting it, sorry for the inconvenience.