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Abvent announces Artlantis 4

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Abvent has announced the launch of Artlantis 4, the latest version of the fastest, stand-alone 3D rendering application developed especially for architects and designers. Combining the most advanced and efficient tools for rendering photo-realistic 3D projects. Artlantis 4 is designed based on the original concept of the interactive preview window, with user-defined settings that provide immediate visual feedback on changes made to the project. The new and improved rendering engine allows users to generate radiosity images in real-time directly within the 3D preview window, providing an accurate representation of the final rendering in real-time, while saving the end user valuable time as changes are made to the project. 

 

Chaos Group launches beta program of V-Ray for Softimage

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Chaos Group announce our V-Ray for Softimage Public Beta Testing Program. V-Ray for Softimage now supports all major Softimage features and comes with ICE support, animated parameters, strong render tree support, weightmaps and Sun & Sky functionality. The new edition supports most key features of Softimage, including ICE compounds, Animated parameters, Strong render tree support, Weightmaps and V-Ray Sun and Sky. Now you can to to join the V-Ray for Softimage Public Beta. 

Autodesk introduces Cloud services for design users

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Autodesk has launched Autodesk Cloud, a new collection of web-based services, including online rendering, online collaboration. Users of the service get 3GB of online storage; the option to share, mark up and/or edit DWG and DWF files; and in some cases, to perform energy analysis or design tests. Additional cloud services exclusive to Autodesk Subscription customers give designers, engineers and digital artists sophisticated new capabilities, such as high-performance 3D visual communication, simulation and collaboration that were once limited to organizations with privileged access to expensive, high-end supercomputing centers. 

Thea Render v1.1 Now Available

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Thea Render is coming out with next edition v1.1, which has a codename "Chameleon". The new edition has two very important additions. The first is a performance improvement, up to x2, which makes Thea faster than ever while the second is the very important integration with Motiva Colimo that makes possible to generate "infinite" variations from a single render. There are some cool features in Thea that improve the workflow a lot, e.g. working with History panel. 

 

 

Chaos Group releases its 2011 Official Demo Reels

V-RayChaos Group announce 2011 Official Demo Reels covering a selection of outstanding work in the Advertising, Film & Visual Effects, Automotive, and Architectural industries. These demo reels were created with the special support of numerous 3D professionals whose avant-grade imaginations and endless passion for innovation are setting trends in the CG industry. Chaos Group suprises everyone. Rather than releasing a single V-Ray reel, the developer has released four, one for each of the key sectors in which the renderer is used.

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