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3. Rendering Software
AccuRender ----------- Robert McNeel & Assoc. ----------- http://www.mcneel.com/accurender/accuren2.html
Artlantis ----------- Abvent ----------- http://www.abvent.com/
FormZ Renderzone ----------- Autodessys Inc. ----------- http://www.formz.com/
StrataVision ----------- Strata Corp.
InfiniD ----------------------- InfiniD
Electric Image -----------
Lightscape ----------- Lightscape Inc. ----------- http://www.lightscape.com/
Piranesi ----------- Informatix Software Int. ----------- http://www.informatix.co.uk/
ModelShop 3 ----------- Electric Cafe Inc. ----------- http://www.eleccafe.com/
RenderizeLive ----------- Visual Software Inc.
Rhinoceros ----------- Robert McNeel & Assoc ------------ http://www.rhino3d.com
TrueSpace ----------- TrueSpace ----------- http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/features/software/1519/_open.htm
Robert McNeel & Assoc
Rhino v1.1 Beta 28-Oct-1999 is now available. http://www.rhino3d.com/beta/beta-notes.htm
Flamingo uses raytracing and radiosity technologies to create photorealistic stills and animations from inside Rhino 2.0. http://www.flamingo3d.com . Unigraphics Solutions is offering a bundle of Solid Edge and Rhino free-form surface modeling software: when you buy Solid Edge by September 29, you get Rhino at no charge. http://www.solid-edge.com/americas_promo
Textures --- Free
AliasWavefront Texture Library
http://www.aliaswavefront.com/assistant_online/entertain/maya/library/sourceImages/index.html
Construction, Environment, Textiles and Patterned fabric, Fractals and patterns. Buildings and patterned glass, Miscellaneous patterns and materials in color, Miscellaneous patterns and materials in grayscale, Miscellaneous noise patterns and distortion, Plant images and materials, Reflected images and reflection maps. Images of rubber, Animal skins and patterns, Marbles, Stones, and natural textures, Markers for texture mapping, Wood
Graphtallica
http://graphtallica.ingava.com
Textures created primarily for use in 3d games. Therefore, they are in multiples in 16, and most are square (256x256).
Astaroths7thsphereii
http://astaroths7thsphereii.webjump.com/
Material Libraries for Truespace: Sci-fi ship hulls
User Comments :
Date: 10 Jan 2000
From: "Ivan Jovanovic" <tribu@sezampro.yu>
> Do Piranesi and Artlantis do the same job? What is the difference?
No, Piranesi is 3D Paint software.
It's like Photoshop (paint), but you work in 3D on your real CAD model.
Imagine putting your cut-outs (scanned photoes of people, trees, cars...) directly in real space, cast shadows from it on create reflection on it on shiny floors....
Finaly, when you get photorelistic image (this is only similarity with ArtLantis), customize your brush or bucklet and make your rendering look frendly and handmade.
It IS actually handmade, 'cause you apply brush effect only over surfaces you passed over with brush and with intensity that is determined by pencil pressure on drawing table or by superimposing mouse moves. http://www.informatix.co.uk/pir_gallery.htm Go and try to believe that it is computer made.
ArchiCAD 6.x and ArtLantis 3.51 have direct export to Piranesi. You can
make photorealistic renderings in them and refine it in Piranesi. Best Regards
Ivan hiCAD Yugoslavia