: Improved Fresnel modulation for realistic material viewing.
The most celebrated addition in this update was the improved visual fidelity within the workspace, allowing artists to see more accurate material behaviors without jumping into a final render. Maya 2017 Update 2
“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 : Improved Fresnel modulation for realistic material viewing
: Community feedback from platforms like Autodesk Forums suggests that while many issues were addressed, some users still faced challenges with the undo queue consuming excessive memory when the Hypershade was open and intermittent crashes during full-screen view switching. User Perspective Maya 2017 Update 2