RTT has just announced a new version of their popular RTT DeltaGen product, version 9.6, that lets users create presentation quality photorealistic renderings with a minimum of fuss in their usual workflow. The big new feature in this version is their integrated real-time raytracing product they call ‘RealTrace’. It works in conjunction with RealScale to offer near-linear performance scaling.
The two render technologies Raytracing and Global Illumination give the user two options for calculating realistic virtual reality scenes. The CPU-based Raytracing depicts reflective and transparent materials with improved quality and at a higher speed. Thanks to Global Illumination, displays of light and shadow appear more natural and much more convincing. The different calculations for static and animated scenes take into account all types of light sources and, by adjusting for the harshness of shading, fill the environment with the greatest precision for the desired lighting atmosphere. The results are extremely realistic visualizations, which are required, for example, in the automotive industry for depicting headlight elements with precise refractions of light and reflections in the design stage.
Full press release after the break.
RTT announces new version of RTT DeltaGen 3D visualization software
RTT DeltaGen 9.6 – The creative use of light, shadows and reflections bring about new visual highlights
Munich, September 14, 2010 – The new version of the 3D visualization software RTT DeltaGen® 9.6 provides enhanced range of functions for interruption-free workflows and an improved presentation quality in rich illumination environments. RTT RealTrace offers more opportunities than ever for visualizing light and shadow situations. The RTT Ramsis Ergonomics Module now enables comfort analysis according to NASA standards.
Computer-generated, highly realistic photographic material is becoming more and more standard throughout the entire product lifecycle. The use of realistic-appearing materials and environments using light, shadows and reflections is very important and still represents a great technical challenge. In just a few steps, the new version of RTT’s DeltaGen 9.6 3D visualization software enables the user to examine and modify illumination scenarios in real time. Similar to a real photo studio, light sources placed in the CGI-scene provide creative light effects with lavish illuminations and reflections.
RTT RealTrace – Raytracing including Global Illumination for impressive visual effects
The two render technologies Raytracing and Global Illumination give the user two options for calculating realistic virtual reality scenes. The CPU-based Raytracing depicts reflective and transparent materials with improved quality and at a higher speed. Thanks to Global Illumination, displays of light and shadow appear more natural and much more convincing. The different calculations for static and animated scenes take into account all types of light sources and, by adjusting for the harshness of shading, fill the environment with the greatest precision for the desired lighting atmosphere. The results are extremely realistic visualizations, which are required, for example, in the automotive industry for depicting headlight elements with precise refractions of light and reflections in the design stage. With the right amount of RAM, entire scenarios with more than one million polygons can be calculated. In combination with RTT Scale, RTT RealTrace achieves a nearly linear increase in performance with CPU clusters.
RTT Ramsis – Virtual ergonomics and comfort analysis
During the design and development process, engineers rely on functionality analysis of prototypes early on, whereby the ergonomic characteristics of a sitting position and the associated operating elements are subjected to virtual tests. With RTT DeltaGen 9.6, the RTT Ramsis Ergonomics Module features comfort analysis according to NASA standards: realtime 3D visualizations simply and vividly simulate whether certain body postures are comfortable, and the user receives a direct response. 3D human models for every target market thus help in the early design phases to realize ergonomic advantages and develop sustainable, successful products.
About RTT AG
Realtime Technology (RTT) AG provides creative, fascinating 3D visualization solutions which highlight products realistically and enable them to be experienced in realtime. The company assists customers throughout the entire life cycle of their products – from development, design and marketing to sales and distribution. The 3D data model from product development provides a working basis for all subsequent steps in the product life cycle, for example in order to create rapid computer-generated, photo realistic product illustrations for marketing or a 3D online product configurator for the website. In so doing, RTT not only speeds up its customers’ decision-making and development processes but also opens up new avenues for them in sales and marketing. The company was founded in 1999 and has its head office in Munich. RTT AG has more than 400 employees and 14 sites across the world. Well-known companies all over the world rely on the quality provided by RTT. Examples are Adidas, Audi, BASF, BMW, Bosch, Daimler, EADS, Harley-Davidson, Miele, Porsche, Samsung, Thyssen-Krupp, Toyota and Volkswagen. RTT AG is a listed public limited company (Xetra: R1T; WKN: 701220; ISIN: DE0007012205). Further information is available at www.rtt.ag.
