Another week, another surprising Autodesk acquisition.  This one comes just under a year from our first announcement, but brings Numenus’s high-end realtime raytracing support to Autodesk’s popular modeling packages.

“High-end, instantaneous visualization capabilities are a necessity in the world of design,” said Andrew Anagnost, vice-president of suites, Web services and subscription at Autodesk. “Combining advanced ray tracing technology with powerful visual communication tools transforms how designers, engineers and marketing teams consume, review and share visual  designs.”

via Computer Graphics World – Autodesk Acquires Numenus Ray Tracing Technology.