Maya 2017 Update 2 Info

Maya 2017 Update 2 is widely regarded as a significant maintenance and feature-boost release that notably improved the experience by adding support for native environment map reflections. This update also brought critical security enhancements via an updated FBX SDK and refined the Render Setup system for better performance in complex scenes. Core Feature Updates

“Finally, Maya supports environment map reflections in Viewport 2.0... Works well with the aiStandard shader.” ddankhazi.com · 9 years ago Maya 2017: Graph Editor Updates Maya 2017 Update 2

: Supports blurred reflections for non-shiny surfaces. Maya 2017 Update 2 is widely regarded as

: Improved Fresnel modulation for realistic material viewing. Maya 2017 Update 2

: You can now view environment map reflections directly in the viewport without complex Hypershade workarounds.