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Automatic Discontinuity Handling
Mathematica 6 uses advanced adaptive methods to automatically handle discontinuities in surfaces.
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Plot3D[Im[ArcSin[(x + \[ImaginaryI] y)^5]], {x, -2, 2}, {y, -2, 2}, 

 Mesh -> None, ExclusionsStyle -> {None, Black}, 

 PlotStyle -> Directive[Orange, Specularity[White, 20]]]
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