RTT builds out its line of visualization products and services with the addition of Bunkspeed's renderer. For its part, Bunkspeed finds a stable parent to help the company grow into new business models. RTT, the German based visualization firm has announced the acquisition of rendering company Bunkspeed, Inc. RTT says the addition of Bunkspeed will help round out RTT’s … [Read more...] about RTT acquires Bunkspeed Inc. and gets a desktop product
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Bunkspeed updates product visualization line
A variety of new features focus on workflow and new visualization options. Bunkspeed has released an upgrade to its product design visualization software line, with new features that include material stacking, region render, and multiple working viewports. Version 2012.4 updates to Shot, Move, Pro (a bundle of Shot and Move), and Drive are now available. Region render … [Read more...] about Bunkspeed updates product visualization line
Exploring the best new technologies and innovative products at SolidWorks 2011
Two well-known engineering software industry analysts team up to rate the most promising new products on display at SolidWorks World 2011. By W. Bradley Holtz and L. Stephen Wolfe, P.E. There’s always lots of news at SolidWorks World. SolidWorks demonstrated improvements to its core CAD software that will appear in the 2012 release and introduced a new CEO. Third-party … [Read more...] about Exploring the best new technologies and innovative products at SolidWorks 2011
An overview of SolidWorks rendering options
Five rendering products were on display at SolidWorks World 2011. What's behind each pretty picture? At this week's SolidWorks World 2011 user conference five different products for rendering were on display. Three of the products introduced new features or new versions at the show. All of the products can turn SolidWorks models into gorgeous images, at least to this untrained … [Read more...] about An overview of SolidWorks rendering options
SolidWorks Decision Highlights Competitive Angst Between Luxology and Mental Images
The latest release of SolidWorks dumps PhotoWorks, based on Mental Images technology, for PhotoView 360, based on Luxology technology. Contributing Analyst Steve Wolfe thinks its getting personal between the two rendering experts. By L. Stephen Wolfe, P.E. Contributing Analyst [Editor's Note: Our complete review of SolidWorks 2011, also by Steve Wolfe, is "SolidWorks … [Read more...] about SolidWorks Decision Highlights Competitive Angst Between Luxology and Mental Images
Bunkspeed Shot debuts as first Iray end-user application
by L. Stephen Wolfe P.E. On July 26, Bunkspeed released Shot, an application for making realistic renderings quickly. It’s the first end-user application of mental images Iray interactive realistic rendering technology. Mental images became a subsidiary of graphics-chip maker Nvidia in December 2007. Bunkspeed Shot offers the first example of the use of Iray in an … [Read more...] about Bunkspeed Shot debuts as first Iray end-user application
Alibre goes with Luxion
3D CAD/CAM vendor Alibre has announced a new bundle deal for Luxion KeyShot rendering and Alibre's Design Expert and Alibre Professional. The alliance between Alibre and Luxion is not news. Alibre has already announced plans to work with Luxion. Previously, Alibre had a deal with Bunkspeed and as everyone who reads this site knows, Henrik Wann Jensen who had partnered with … [Read more...] about Alibre goes with Luxion
Luxion Reclaims Hypershot Technology
The advanced rendering software formerly known as Bunkspeed HyperShot is now—more or less—Luxion KeyShot. HyperShot is now Shot, but not shipping. mental images is involved, too. We sort it all out. March 12, 2010--In the last few months there has been a reshuffling of business and technology involving three players in photorealistic rendering. First, some bullet points, … [Read more...] about Luxion Reclaims Hypershot Technology