Just got a press release from e-on software announcing their release of LumenRT 1.2 for Sketchup. The new version shows some fantastic performance boosts:
The auto-scale lighting feature can improve performance by 30% to 300% depending on the size of the model with a resulting tradeoff of lower lighting quality. The new build also adds several quality and reliability enhancements to improve overall performance and stability. As an example, new optimizations in Release 1.2 can lead to a 14x gain on pre-processing time!
In addition, they’ve got a nice Showcase online that shows off some great user contributions to the LumenRT community.
It’s available for $195 and runs on Windows & Mac.
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Announced back at SIGGRAPH, E-On software has just released Carbon Scatter for 3dsMax. Combining their digital nature systems with instancing plugins, you can now create massive populations in your scenes with just a few button clicks.
Carbon Scatter is the easiest and most straightforward solution for creating complex and detailed populations using the native instancing technologies of 3ds Max. Versions of Carbon Scatter for Maya and Cinema4D* will be available shortly (an Open Beta will be released in the coming weeks).Carbon Scatter integrates e-on’s patented EcoSystem™ algorithms directly inside the end user’s favorite 3D application, allowing the population of native scenes with millions of instances and rendering them with the user’s renderer of choice.*Versions for Softimage and LightWave are under consideration.
Key features include automated “smart” scattering, painting, and many ecosystem controls. It’s available for Windows systems now for $195 to $395, depending on features.
Get the full details, after the break.
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E-on software has just announced the immediately availability of Ozone 5, their impressive atmospheric rendering package for pretty much every major rendering package under the sun. Along with some impressive new presets and fixes, this new version adds greater support for MentalRay’s specific sun and sky technologies, yielding even more realistic results.
Ozone 5 implements the Spectral 3™ cutting-edge technologies developed by e-on software for the simulation and rendering of atmospheric effects. Ozone 5 atmospheres provide an accurately simulated environment that affects all scene elements and behaves according to nature’s rules.
Based entirely on real-world atmospheric behavior, the Spectral 3™ engine produces ultra-realistic environments with volumetric clouds, accurate light dispersion and natural phenomena such as Godrays. This technology realistically models the behavior of our planet’s atmosphere to produce all kinds of atmospheric effects.
It’s available immediately for $295 USD.
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E-On Software announced the new Vue9 at SIGGRAPH, as well as two new interesting products: LumenRT and Carbon Scatter. LumenRT is the latest in a big collection of realtime rendering products, this time targeted at architectural and design projects.
LumenRT extends the concept of static rendering by adding the ability to move around inside pictures, in fully photo-realistic quality.
Designed to provide high fidelity visualization with accurate lighting, shadows and reflections, LumenRT is the ideal solution for:
- Creating a virtual interactive showroom,
- Demonstrating and sharing design concepts,
- Visualizing 3D models in client presentations,
- Exposing your projects in fully real-time photo-realistic 3D,
CarbonScatter is a collection of plugins for 3dsMax, Mental Ray, and VRay that integrate e-on’s “EcoSystem” algorithms to enable rapid population of scenes with millions of instances and rendering. CarbonScatter is scheduled to be released later to this year.
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Recognizing the growth in popularity of the the Vue software suite, E-on has just announced the new ATC Program (Authorized Training Center) that offers educational training and discounts to educational institutions, as well as resources and demos on their website to standardize the educational process.
“Increasingly the marriage of CAD Architecture with CG Digital Nature is becoming a mainstream requirement for presenting and showcasing designs ” explained Will Yankey Professor of Architecture at Kansas State University. “The new e-on ATC program is exactly what we were looking for as we would like to make Vue more pervasive for student projects within the College of Architecture.”
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If you’re a 3dsMax User and fan of the e-on software products, then you might want to look into applying as a Beta Tester for their newest product “Carbon Scatter”.
E-on software also announced that is currently looking for talented 3ds Max users willing to take part in the beta testing of Carbon Scatter for the mental ray™ and V-Ray™ renderers.
No knowledge of Vue is required in order to become a qualified beta tester. However, candidates must possess the following qualities: persistence, imagination, and a desire to influence the final product, time, and of course testers should be proficient with 3ds Max and either the V-Ray or Mental Ray renderers.
The plugin is supposed to integrate the “EcoSystem” algorithms into various applications, allowing you to use millions of instances of models with any renderer of your choice.
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Last month, e-on software released Vue8.5 and offered up a pre-release version of their new Infinite & xStream products to lucky maintenance subscribers. Now they finally offer it up for everyone to check out.
Vue xStream and Vue Infinite are the company’s flagship solutions for the creation of natural 3D environments. While Vue Infinite is a standalone application, Vue xStream operates seamlessly inside 3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, LightWave and Cinema4D. Specifically designed for graphics professionals, these products combine a multitude of cutting edge features that easily integrate into existing production pipelines.
xStream is available for $1495, while Infinite goes for $895.
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Just got a new press release from E-on software announcing the immediate availability of Vue 8.5, xStream, and Infinite. Lots of new features in this version, including:
- Global GAmma Control
- Interactive Cloud Control and Animated Planetary Cloud Density Maps
- Diagnostic Render Passes
- Unlimited Material Painting
- Several new tools for Zone Extraction, Terrain Sculpting, and EcoSystems
Looks like some great improvements, and a great reason to look into their new maintenance prices.
Vue 8.5 xStream and Vue 8.5 Infinite will be available in English for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7, for both 32 and 64 bit, and on Mac OSX 10.5+ as a 32 bit application – Mac Intel only (a beta version of Vue 8.4 and 8.5 for Cocoa 64 bit will be released during Q2 2010).
Vue 8.5 xStream is compatible with the following renderers: Mental Ray for 3ds Max, Maya and Softimage (integrated and MR satellites), V-Ray for 3ds Max and Maya, Maya Software, as well as the native Cinema 4D and LightWave renderers. Other renderers are under consideration. Vue 8.5 xStream adds compatibility with 3ds Max 2011, Maya 2011 and Softimage 2011.
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E-on has heard the pleas of users and updated their maintenance plan pricing to drop prices by over $100 on each plan, and added free upgrades to software under maintenance.
The following benefits are included in the Standard Maintenance Plan*:
- Free upgrades during the subscription period, including free upgrades to all .5 and full versions,
- Unlimited, priority web-based technical support,
- Access to EEF releases (Expedited Engineering Fix),
- Access to “Maintenance Only” forums.
Also, they’ve added a “Premium Maintenance Plan” that adds in support for Custom Development and priority support resolution. Read the full release after the break.
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Users of E-on Software’s Vue 8 product can now upgrade to Vue 8.4 and start importing DAZ 3D models.
“We’re excited about the new DAZ 3D import features in Vue 8 Frontier”, explained Nicholas Phelps, e-on Software CEO. “Our customers have been requesting this capability given the increasing popularity of DAZ 3D models and use of DAZ Studio with Vue.”
The actual import feature support static Poser models and Collada format’ed DAZ3D files (exported from DAZ Studio), and supports the full native shading tree in Poser for full material support.
Retails for $99, but a free upgrade for existing VUE8 users.
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