Advanced Rendering Extension

[jdleasure]

As we impatiently wait for our CAD admin to get this new
rendering extension from PTC, I thought I would ask around to
find out if anyone is using it yet. It is the one that is
supposed to be based on a renderer called Photolux.
Anyone?

If not, what does everyone else use for renderings?

Thanks in advance,

JD

[warrenginn]

We use Rhino3D and Flamingo as our renderer. I've never like Pro's
renderer...

Warren

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Warren Ginn
Industrial Designer
Integrated Design Systems
Great Neck, NY


JD Leasure wrote:

>As we impatiently wait for our CAD admin to get this new
>rendering extension from PTC, I thought I would ask around to
>find out if anyone is using it yet. It is the one that is
>supposed to be based on a renderer called Photolux.
>Anyone?
>
>If not, what does everyone else use for renderings?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>JD
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[warrenginn]

Hi Dan,

We export IGES assemblies out of Pro/E (the parts are different colors
in the assmblies and that allows me to pick them out once they're in
Rhino so I can assign different materials to them). I found that for
Rhino, IGES works better than STEP (which I still use quite a bit).

I like Rhino3D a lot because it's pretty easy to use for concept, form
development and renderings. However, I did see a demo of Alias
ImageStudio at the IDSA Northeast District Conference a few weeks ago
and I thought it looked pretty good. I don't think it's all that
expensive... You might want to check that out if you already have a
NURBS modeler.

Take care,

Warren

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Warren Ginn
Industrial Designer
Integrated Design Systems
516-482-2181 x-103
516-482-3676 fax



Dan Stipe wrote:

> Warren,
>
> what file format have you found best to import pro/e files into rhino?
> We don't have rhino, but I'm looking into acquiring it.
>
> Dan Stipe
> Forma Design
>

[ecirwin]

BTW, there is a "Bonus Tool" available for Rhino that is supposed to make
STEP importing much faster. I have found STEP to be very slow when
importing into Rhino. It will export STEP very quickly, but not import,
very odd. I haven't tried the bonus tool yet though. I do think the
models are better quality with STEP, but you do lose colors (I think).

Rhino/Flamingo are our standard apps, but are pretty much poo pooed by
anyone who has tried 3D Studio Max Brazil. I am not sure of the cost
difference, but I know the speed and image quality of 3D SMB are head and
shoulders above Flamingo.

Eric






Warren Ginn <warrenginn@erols.com>
Sent by: -
04/29/2005 10:11 AM
Please respond to Warren Ginn

[unknown1]

Last I looked, ARX/Photolux cannot perform a convincing raytrace (to
simulate clear or tinted glass, plastic, water etc. by tracing the
refraction/reflection of individual light rays across more than one
bounce.) But I believe they're aware of the problem and are working on
it. At least the maintenance fees we pay for ARX hopes so.

It CAN do solid surfaces fairly well. Still, ultimately it's a fairly
expensive add-on raytracer that doesn't raytrace accurately, and only adds
a few features to the existing Phong rendering capabilities of ProE. We've
given it up for dead, at least for now. Currently we use the raytracer
from an outdated PTC product called Pro/DESIGNER, as well as POV-RAY. The
rendering situation for ProE kind of bites, actually.

-Doug VanOrnum