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E-on LumenRT 2.0 released
LumenRT 2.0 is a realtime rendering engine for sketchup..below are the detailed features listed
Listed below is the detailed feature list for LumenRT:
Export- One-click, seamless export from Sketchup to LumenRT- New in version 2: Standard quality mode generates a fast lighting approximation with global illumination!- New in version 2: Accelerated processing of scenes with improved visual feedback!- Export models and animations- New in version 2: Export SketchUp time lapse animations!- High degree of material correlation with automatic bump mapping- New in version 2: LumenRT material editor lets you adjust materials directly inside SketchUp!- User selectable atmospheres and ground materials
- Create custom materials- Support for SketchUp "Face Me" billboards always facing the camera- Add your firm’s logo directly to your LiveCubes to further enhance your corporate identity- High fidelity, physical simulation of direct and indirect lighting- User selectable rendering quality level- Rendering process runs in the background allowing user to continue working on other tasks- Outputs a graphics “LiveCube” that can be published to any platform- Walk around your renders in photo-real-time
Output- Simple, multi-mode navigation (animated, walk-thru, and orbit modes)- New in version 2: State-of-the-art DirectX 9 or 10 and OpenGL real-time engine offers super-fast GPU performance!- New in version 2: Dynamically adjustable time of day with realistic lighting- New in version 2: Physically accurate rendering of reflections!- Accurate, real-time shadows- New in version 2: Shadows cast by the sun are softened for superb, progressive lighting effects- New in version 2: Shadow softness realistically depends on distance to the shadow casting object- New in version 2: Lighting context affects shadow softness (e.g. (...)
Projection Painter is a script for 3DS Max and Maya
Projection Painter is a script for 3DS Max and Maya which allows you to send a view of your model in your favorite painting application to paint its textures then project them back on to your model. (...)
Color Tools and Crossmap plugins in open beta
Vizpark has announced its two new plugins in open beta which is designed to add variation to your objects. (...)
Bonyface 3.0 maxscript for 3ds max
ScriptAttack announced the upcoming release of BonyFace 3.0. Bonyface is a facial animation system. The latest version of its commercial script for rigging and animating facial expressions. (...)
Real Ground Plants V1.1 for 3ds max and C4D
German artist Benjamin Springer has released his collection of 12 Realistic ground plants for C4D and 3DS Max. (...)
Marvelous Designer Clo3d development update
CLO Virtual Fashion has updated the future development plan for its Marvelous Designer cloth design and simulation software. (...)
Tree Generator Maxscript for 3ds max
A very nice and usable Tree Generator Maxscript. Ryan Smith has released a beta of his new free tree generation script. You can create varieties of low poly trees for your 3ds max projects. (...)
Making Tire Dust using FumeFX
Alessandro Cangelosi has released a tutorial to create tire dust using FumeFX. (...)
Vray 2.20.01 is out
Vray 2.20.01 is finally released by chaos group. (...)
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Learn how to convert your 2D footage to stereo 3D. Over the past few years, demand for stereoscopic cinema has grown steadily. (...)
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Super Bowl Stadium, 2012
Don't be fooled by the red brick facade of this year's Super Bowl Stadium. Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana was designed to harmonize with older architecture, but the design has all the bells and whistles, making it adaptable for many types of sporting events.Photo © Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
Super Bowl Stadium, 2012 originally appeared on About.com Architecture on Sunday, February 5th, 2012 at 08:00:19.
Architecture Updates: Jan 28 - Feb 4, 2012
A special thanks to our readers for responding to questions we've been pondering, and for sending photos!New From Our Readers: What's the best American city for exploring architecture? What are the world's most wonderful buildings? What qualities make a great architect? A Cape Cod With No Dormers Fixing Up a Bungalow
New and Updated Pages: Oheka Castle on Long Island, New York Martin Luther King Center in Atlanta, Georgia 12 Great Black American Architects A Chalet Bungalow
Architecture Updates: Jan 28 - Feb 4, 2012 originally appeared on About.com Architecture on Saturday, February 4th, 2012 at 08:30:36.
Happy Birthday, Alvar Aalto
February 3 is the birthday of Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. Born at the cusp of Modernism in 1893, Aalto became famous for both his buildings and his furniture designs. Aalto's unique style
grew out of a passion for painting and a fascination for the works of cubist artists Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque.
Above: Otaniemi Technical University by Alvar Aalto. Photo © JPK/Wikimedia
Happy Birthday, Alvar Aalto originally appeared on About.com Architecture on Friday, February 3rd, 2012 at 09:00:00.
Super Bowl Stadiums: Then and Now
I remember the first Super Bowl game in 1967. It wasn't called the Super Bowl back then. The LA Memorial Coliseum, site of the first Super Bowl, is a 1923 arena built with classical grandeur and named after the Colosseum in Rome—no retractable roof on this historic landmark.
Sports architecture has come a long way since 1967! The Memorial Coliseum has been renovated for modern use, and some of today's most innovative design is that of stadiums and arenas.
Read About:
Lucas Oil Stadium, site of Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis, Indiana LA Memorial Coliseum Super Bowl StadiumsPhoto of Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, 1930, © FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images.
Super Bowl Stadiums: Then and Now originally appeared on About.com Architecture on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 at 10:30:38.
Beautiful Terminal 5
This year, Frommer's World's 10 Most Beautiful Airport Terminals includes JFK Terminal 5 in New York City. For over fifty years, Arthur Frommer has published travel advice for destinations around the world, including Saudi Arabia, Iceland, Seoul, New Zealand, Singapore, Marrakech, Madrid, Uraguay, and Bilbao. These ten locations have the most beautiful airport terminals, according to Frommer's.
Originally designed for TWA by Eero Saarinen, Terminal 5 has been "intelligently swallowed by the grasping tendrils of JetBlue's modern new terminal," according to Frommer's website. JFK terminals have been operating for over sixty years, and restoration and demolition have been common activities. The I.M. Pei-designed Terminal 6 was demolished at the end of 2011.
Can't keep up with the wrecking ball at JFK? Check out NY Curbed.com for NY real estate updates.
Do you know the latest news? Leave a comment if you've passed through JFK recently. What did you see?
Source: Historic photo of JFK Terminal 5 ©The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey at History of JFK International Airport.
Beautiful Terminal 5 originally appeared on About.com Architecture on Monday, January 30th, 2012 at 09:00:03.
A Grand Slam Tennis Stadium
While the land "Down Under" celebrated Australia Day, the real men (and women) at work have been tennis players! The two-week long Australian Open is being wrapped up today, January 29, 2012, in Melbourne, Australia. The final matches of this Grand Slam tennis event are being played at Rod Laver arena, part of the Melbourne Park complex.
Completed in 1987 by Peddle Thorp Architects, the arena was one of the first to incorporate a retractable roof. Two roof sections, each with "arched trusses," can be rolled apart in about 20 minutes. Since that time, the technology has advanced. The roof of the 2012 Super Bowl stadium, Lucas Oil Stadium, can move from sideline to sideline in about nine minutes.
Join us for a look at other Big Buildings Designed for Sports and Entertainment. And, while you're at it, also take a look at the Architecture in Australia and New Zealand.
Source: History, Rod Laver Arena.
Photo copyright Robert Prezioso / Getty Images.
A Grand Slam Tennis Stadium originally appeared on About.com Architecture on Sunday, January 29th, 2012 at 09:30:38.
So, it's NOT carved in stone?
Even before the dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington, DC, controversy brewed over an inaccurate quotation on one side of the memorial sculpture. The inscription paraphrased Dr. King's famous "I was a drum major" speech, but officials resisted making changes in words that were already carved into stone.Now, however, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is expressing concerns. "I do not think it's an accurate portrayal of what Dr. King was," Salazar told the Washington Post. "We have to make sure that we get it right."
The Secretary has given the National Park Service until mid-February to come up with "a more accurate alternative." Stay tuned.
Speak your mind: Should architects change famous quotes?
Read the full article, Correcting the Martin Luther King memorial mistake, in the Washington Post online.
So, it's NOT carved in stone? originally appeared on About.com Architecture on Saturday, January 28th, 2012 at 09:30:36.
Architecture Updates: Jan 20-27, 2012
As I re-read The Great Gatsby, I've been taking a new look at the opulent architecture of America's Gilded Age. Also this week: monumental mistakes and a very funny house.New and Updated Pages: Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina Great American Mansions Palm Springs Architecture Words on Monuments: Mistakes on Memorials & Statues The Pod House in New York State New From Our Readers: What's the best American city for exploring architecture? What qualities make a great architect?
Architecture Updates: Jan 20-27, 2012 originally appeared on About.com Architecture on Friday, January 27th, 2012 at 08:00:32.
Aussie Pride
G'day! In Australia, January 26 is Australia Day, a national holiday celebrating Captain Arthur Phillip's landing at Sydney Cove. Over the next 200 years, Australia's first European settlement became the site of some of the world's most innovative buildings, like the Sydney Opera House and eco-friendly homes by architect Glenn Murcutt.
Join us for a closeup look at Architecture in Australia...
Sydney Opera House photo by David Messent, courtesy of Jørn Utzon/Utzon Architects and the Pritzker Prize Committee
Aussie Pride originally appeared on About.com Architecture on Thursday, January 26th, 2012 at 09:00:00.
Architecture & Energy in Philly
Does energy consumption influence architectural style? Should energy-efficient buildings look different? These are questions being asked—and hopefully being answered—at an architecture and energy symposium on January 27, 2012 in Philadelphia.
The "Architecture and Energy" workshop is part of a program funded by US Department of Energy (DOE) grants—part of the money you hear Congress reauthorizing occasionally.
Is this a good way for the federal government to be spending taxpayer dollars? Leave a comment and let us know.
The Friday symposium is sponsored by the Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster (GPIC) for Energy-Efficient Buildings, a DOE "Energy Innovation Hub," in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania School of Design. The GPIC focus is on the energy efficiency of average-sized commercial and multi- family residential buildings. Read more about these Hubs:
Energy Innovation Hubs Fuels from Sunlight Hub Nuclear Energy Modeling Hub Also see: Building to save energyPhoto of Philadelphia ©copyright Jumper/Getty images.
Architecture & Energy in Philly originally appeared on About.com Architecture on Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 at 09:00:27.
