Realsoft Graphics has released the newest version of their Realsoft 3D tool, version 7, for Windows. New features include:
- Render engine’s memory management has been redesigned. The allocated memory is now split into a common, scene specific part, and to a render thread specific optimization part. This improves memory management dramatically in multi-core machines. A dual core system can typically render 50 % more complex scenes, a quad core 2 times and an eight core system 3-4 times more complex scenes than before.
- Ray tracing is typically 10-20 % faster than V6 with all kinds of scenes.
- Bottlenecks related to ray tracing detailed polygon models optimized. One million face triset model rendered using 16*12 render boxes renders now almost 10 times faster!
- A new Walkthrough rendering mode for fast rendering of static (architectural etc.) scenes
- Ray tracing visible measuring objects
- Efficient analytic Lathe and Tube compound tools. Creating rotational shapes can’t get easier.
- Easy Real3D-like Twist tool
- New animation tools: Warp, Noise and Shrink Wrap modifiers
- Motion curve tracker tool
- True volumetric explosions
- New particle tools for surface distribution, emitters, and volume filling. The tools provide easy particle flow and lifetime controls.
- Full support for OpenEXR image format
- 2D vector export from viewports (PostScript format supported)
- Automatic density control for snapping grids
Upgrades for existing owners cose 150 € with new purchases costing 600 €. Versions for Mac and Linux are coming soon, and a free trial will be released next month (January 2010).
