Smoke, flames, explosions and other effects are possible with Particle Physics! Collision detection can also be used for particles for realistic, physics-based effects.

In Shade 9 you can grow, style, color and render realistic hair for figures and other objects.

Apply virtual depth to surfaces for a more threedimensional look by using parallax bump mapping. Parallax bump mapping includes camera position and angle in the bump map calculation when rendering.

Shade 9 allows you to quickly apply and update images in mulNotele areas of a scene through the use of master images.

Shade 9 can now import and export high-dynamic range images (HDRI) in Portable Float Map (PFM) format.

Now it is possible to save Shade 9 scene files as DirectX objects. Shade 9’s DirectX Exporter supports UV, surface attributes and textures.