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People, Get Ready.

Brandon — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:49:59 +0000

Evergreen Films uses Autodesk software to explore the “what-if” of what’s next in 3D stereoscopic production and post.

Image courtesy of Evergreen Films and Irish Rover Films.

Summary

Based in Los Angeles, California, and Anchorage, Alaska, Evergreen Films was founded by Emmy® award– winning director Pierre de Lespinois and entrepreneur Mike Devlin to combine a wealth of production and technological experience into a full-service production company for the film and high-end television production business. Through innovative use of Autodesk software, Evergreen has emerged as a leader in advanced 3D stereoscopy production and post-production, and has the results to prove it.

To many, the recent explosion in 3D stereoscopic film projects may seem to have come out of nowhere. The Evergreen team, however, has been working toward full-scale 3D production for several years, and Autodesk has been there with them.

“We really saw the 3D wave coming,” says de Lespinois. “As we were designing and developing 3D camera rigs, we noticed that Autodesk was already working toward providing software for 3D stereoscopy, and we knew it was a company to watch. Autodesk is making tools that are enabling us to ask ‘what if?’ and get answers right away.”

Image courtesy of Evergreen Films and Irish Rover Films.

The Challenge

For his part, de Lespinois points to the long history of 3D stereoscopy. “Shooting in 3D isn’t new, of course,” he explains. “There are 3D photographs of Abraham Lincoln, and films using the single-camera anaglyph process date back to before the 1950s. What is new today is we can capture the footage digitally which allows us to more efficiently control the whole process in post.

Never has the phrase “leading edge” been more applicable than in the world of 3D stereoscopic production. “This is a very exciting time for 3D artists and filmmakers,” says de Lespinois. “I’ve never seen something explode on the scene so quickly. There are new 3D television channels, new 3D capability in traditional theaters, manufacturers developing offthe- shelf products that are already 3D compliant. This is a revolution. People need to spend time with the new technology to get a more complete understanding of how 3D works and what it can do.”

The Solution

A long-time user of Autodesk software, Evergreen has made use most recently of Autodesk® Lustre® color grading software, Autodesk® Maya® software for 3D modeling and animation, and Autodesk® Smoke® software for online editing and finishing. According to de Lespinois, these software products were particularly helpful on a recent 3D concert film featuring the Dave Matthews Band.

“We used eight cameras for Dave Matthews, which is really 16 cameras for 3D,” he explains. “This is a live performance in front of 40,000 people, so you can’t just say ‘cut.’ To do it in 3D, you’re not just dealing with zooming, panning, and craning, but you’re also changing the interocular convergence as you get closer to your subject. There is a great deal going on.”

While viewing footage on the 24-foot screen in Evergreen’s Los Angeles studio, the team was able to more easily move from Smoke to Lustre to see everything in 3D and make necessary adjustments.

“The most important thing is to make sure that the 3D placement of the subject is consistent from shot to shot,” says de Lespinois. “Otherwise, viewers’ eyes will instinctively be darting back and forth. We were able to use Smoke, Lustre, and Maya to help make sure that the transition from shot to shot was smoother, more believable, and more comfortable for the eyes. Smoke, Lustre, and Maya worked together seamlessly, and that is very empowering for a director. I am sure of what these tools can do, and that confidence spurs me to more creative freedom.”

The Results

According to de Lespinois, what the Evergreen team achieved in roughly five days on the Dave Matthews concert project would have required more than a year of work in the not-so-distant past. Another upcoming project is called Totem, a feature film that de Lespinois calls a “Native American ghost story.”

“Totem combines live actors with animated characters built using Maya,” he explains. “I appreciate consistency, and our combination of Autodesk products helps give us a more complete palette to work from. There is no stronger toolset for doing visual effects and understanding 3D space. ”

Adding to the products’ appeal is a support team that de Lespinois describes as “second to none.”

“No company has better support than Autodesk,” he says. “We are always on a tight deadline and on multimillion dollar projects that simply cannot be delayed. Add to that the fact that much of our work has never before been done. With Autodesk, we have a technical partner that we can count on. That is crucial in our business.”

For more information about Autodesk Media & Entertainment software, visit www.autodesk.com/me.

Autodesk, Lustre, Maya, and Smoke are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. Autodesk reserves the right to alter product and services offerings, and specifications and pricing at any time without notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical errors that may appear in this document. © 2010 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved.

MA98 Multi-Angle Spectrophotometer

Brandon — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:58:53 +0000

Supported Autodesk Products: Autodesk Showcase 2010

Supported Languages: English

New functionality allows Autodesk Showcase to accept measurements of multi-layered automotive paint and plastics through the use of the X-Rite MA98 instrument. This “click and render” capability generates accurate, physics-based results including accurate flake characteristics in automotive paint and plastic results.

Support for the X-Rite portable, multi-angle spectrophotometer is now included in Showcase Professional. In a matter of seconds, this hardware device can measure real world glossy paints and plastics to produce an accurate Material representation within Showcase. X-Rite sample materials are included in the Materials library, and are not intended to be manually edited. Creation of new measured materials requires the X-Rite MA98.

X-Rite materials are derived from data scanned from real paint and plastics samples with an X-Rite MA98 spectrophotometer. They can be applied to objects in the scene like any other material (with the exception of Decal), and can have some basic parameters adjusted.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

Accurate, repeatable sample positioning driven by xDNA
Portable, lightweight and rugged design
Complete analysis
Quick reads
Universal functionality
Program measurement position and sequence
Increased lamp life, reduced battery consumption
International standards ready

SUPPORT & TRAINING

Visit xrite.com for more information about X-Rite products. X-Rite customers worldwide may also call the Applications Support team at CASupport@xrite.com or Customer Service at 800-248-9748.

WHERE TO BUY

X-Rite

Contact Information

X-Rite, Inc.

4300 44th Street SE
Grand Rapids, MI, 49512
USA

tele: 800-248-9748
fax: 800-248-9748
kquick@xrite.com
http://www.xrite.com

Civil Simulate

Brandon — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:42:51 +0000

Supported Autodesk Products: AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009, AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010

Compatible / Supported Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7 (32/64 Bit)

Supported Languages: English

Civil Simulate is a powerful 3D interactive simulation and visualization tool. Using literally a single mouse click, Civil Simulate is able to turn any AutoCAD® Civil 3D® projects into hyper realistic, fully rendered drive-through 3D simulation.

Civil Simulates incorporates a built-in 3D modeler which independently renders the CAD drawing’s RAW data. Therefore, the resulting 3D simulation offers high accuracy of ±0.8 In to the CAD drawing and is able to accurately display defined elements such as cross section signs, junctions, intersections, roundabouts, bridges, flyovers, etc.

Civil Simulate offers smooth correlation between the CAD drawing and the 3D simulation. Every change made in the design is instantly viewable in the simulation. The need for additional software to bridge the gaps between the CAD and the 3D simulation is eliminated.

Offering an extremely easy to operate and intuitive user interface, Civil Simulate turns a costly simulation which takes weeks to create, into an immediate and affordable part of any scale design project.

The simplicity of having realistic 3D simulation at hand, even while still in preliminary design stages, can support and assist both design and decision making processes. From road appearance and geometry to safety audits and line-of-sight visibility checks all can be performed from within the simulation to be later addressed in the CAD design.

Civil Simulate can easily drape an Orthophoto or an aerial photography directly onto the 3D simulation to further enhance simulation’s reality and authenticity.

Civil Simulate interactive capabilities allow fully rendered drive through simulation from the driver’s point of view.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

Independent 3D modeler based on drawing’s RAW data
High accuracy with the CAD drawing (+/- 2 cm = +/- 0.8 In)
IntellSection™ – intelligent automatic intersections and junctions modeling technique
Automatic bridge creation using customizable preferences
Fully rendered drive through 3D simulations from the driver’s point of view
Aerial Orthophoto or any other raster image can be loaded onto 3D environment
Advanced safety audits including line-of-sight visibility checks
Accurate 3D measurements between any two points in the simulation

SUPPORT & TRAINING

http://www.sivandesign.com/support

WHERE TO BUY

Directly from Sivan Design or from International resellers http://www.sivandesign.com/store

PRICE

Please contact us

Contact Information

Sivan Design Inc.

71 Stevenson Street
4th Floor
San Francisco, CA, 94105
USA

toll-free: 888-586-8474
sales@sivandesign.com
www.sivandesign.com

DOSCH DESIGN – Your trusted partner in 3D

Brandon — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:34:16 +0000

Supported Autodesk Products: AutoCAD 2009, AutoCAD 2010, Autodesk 3ds Max 2008, Autodesk 3ds Max 2009, Autodesk 3ds Max 2010, Autodesk Maya 2008, Autodesk Maya 2009, Autodesk Maya 2010

Since 1995 DOSCH DESIGN has been a fixture in quality CG products by staying on the cutting edge in 3D-design, animation, architectural visualizations, print publishing, motion design, etc. The company is proud to be a longstanding partner of Autodesk. With its well-diversified product range DOSCH DESIGN supports CG artists in various fields in their daily work.

Dosch 3D
offers completely textured 3D-models for all popular 3Dapplications. Users can select from over 100 products in different areas. Professional users like architects, automotive designers or CG artists value the detailed and realistic 3D-models.

Dosch Textures
Seamlessly tileable multi-layer textures for 3D-design, animation, CAD or print applications. Each product provides around 100 depictions which can be applied to 3D models in order to lend them an individual appearance.

Dosch HDRI
allow users to incorporate highly realistic, complex and stunning lighting in their 3D-scenes. Perfect shadow casting and reflections create new dimensions of realism in any rendering. All HDRI products allow CG users to bring 3D-objects to life by instilling their own style.

Dosch Viz-Images
contain perfect 2D-“cutouts” of people, cars, road elements, etc. Loading DVIs into Photoshop is a breeze, and direct use in 3D-scenes is possible through included planar 3D model. DOSCH DESIGN’s Viz-Images are compatible with most 2D- and 3D-applications.

Dosch Audio
Support your motion design professionally with quality royalty-free music & sound effects. These loopable audio effects are optimized for the use in advertising and as dynamic background music to all types of video-clips, including full-fledged TV & movie scenes.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

DOSCH DESIGN Products
- are regularly useable “license-free”, which means no further cost or fees are due when used commercially
- are compatible with all popular 3D programs
- are tremendous time-savers and productivity boosters
- are available at an attractive price, and user benefit further through quantity discounts, as well as through money savings by purchasing special pre-set or custom collections
- are supported by the company through free tutorials and samples, which can be accessed through the “Information”-link on the homepage
- and the overall product range are frequently updated and expanded, thereby trying to address current user needs and shifts in market trends

WHERE TO BUY

Available online at www.doschdesign.com

Contact Information

Dosch Design GmbH

Kirchgasse 1
D-97828 Marktheidenfeld
Germany

tele: +49 - (0) 93 91 - 50 70 90 0
fax: +49 - (0) 93 91 - 50 70 90 0
info@doschdesign.com
www.doschdesign.com

PolyTrans|CAD+DCC+Animation Pro 3D Translation System

Brandon — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:20:15 +0000

Supported Autodesk Products: Autodesk Motion Builder, Autodesk Maya, Autodesk VIZ, 3ds Max

Other Supported Autodesk Products: AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Mechanical Desktop, Revit Series

Compatible/Supported Operating Systems: All current versions of Microsoft Windows.

Now in its third decade of development, PolyTrans|CAD is used by tens of thousands of production studios and professional 3D users to cross convert crack-free and render-perfect BREP solids CAD models (in native formats, not reverse engineered secondary CAD formats), and all skinning + animation data, between 3ds Max, Maya, XSI, Lightwave, Cinema-4D and all major downstream file formats ranging from COLLADA to Wavefront OBJ and dozens more.

It is now commonplace, via the widespread use of PolyTrans|CAD, to use Autodesk 3ds Max and Maya to create product brochures, technical documentation and presentation materials of CAD data. PolyTrans|CAD allows all disparate departments of companies (such as engineering, design, marketing and support), and animation production companies alike, to easily exchange and re-use product data without the need to rebuild their 3D datasets.

PolyTrans|CAD imports from native CAD file formats such as ACIS SAT, Alias .wire, Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, CATIA v4+5, DWG, DWF, IGES, JT Open, Parasolid, Pro/E, Rhino- 3D, Solid Edge, SolidWorks, STEP, STL, XGL, U3D, VDA-FS, XGL, X3D and many others. In addition, dozens of complete and full implementations of all other major 3D DCC file formats are supported such as 3ds Max, Maya, COLLADA, FBX, Lightwave, Softimage XSI, trueSpace, DirectX, OpenFlight, PDB, SketchUp, VRML, XAML and X3D.

Data translation is a very critical business for which Okino’s professional production customers demand perfect conversions, and as such Okino has always guaranteed its data translation software. The software incorporates hundreds of man years of development and over 2 decades of customer usage, testing and refinement which has made PolyTrans the main conversion system used throughout the 3D software industry.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

The absolute most robust and highest quality 3D converters in the industry with 2 decades of development, used extensively by tens of thousands of professional end-users.

Tight integration into 3ds Max’s and Maya’s core scene graph allows all CAD conversions to be performed from within the user interface of 3ds Max or Maya.
Import parts, assemblies, hierarchy and materials directly from a running copy or native file of Autodesk Inventor, Solid Edge or Solid Works into any Autodesk product. Unique!
Developed by some of the most experienced Okino CAD import developers where quality, robustness and completeness has set apart our converters from all others.
Access to robust polygon processing tools which can take impossible-to-render datasets and turn them into renderable models (auto-weld, auto-unification, reorientation of normals, polygon reduction).
Okino provides excellent, hands-on and personal tech support, for free, with each software package. We know 3D graphics and data translation inside-out!
Full CAD rendering (scanline + ray tracing), viewing and scene composition functions via Okino’s ”NuGraf” software for CAD.

WHERE TO BUY

Available directly from Okino Computer Graphics or from a wide range of Int’l resellers.

PRICE

US$640 and up with optional add-on converter modules.

Contact Information

Okino Computer Graphics, Inc.

3397 American Drive, Unit # 1
Mississauga, Ontario, L4V-1
Canada

tele: 905.672.9328
sales@okino.com
www.okino.com

Okino CAD+DCC+Animation Pro Translators for 3ds Max & Maya

Brandon — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:09:33 +0000

Supported Autodesk Products: Autodesk Motion Builder, Autodesk Maya, Autodesk VIZ, 3ds Max

Other Supported Autodesk Products: AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Revit Series

Compatible/Supported Operating Systems: All current versions of Microsoft Windows.

Languages Supported: English

Since the original releases of 3ds Max and Maya, Okino’s PolyTrans-for-3dsMax and PolyTrans-for-Maya have provided the defacto conversion systems for 3ds Max and Maya (Windows) that allows them to freely exchange complete 3D scene data with virtually any other 3D software package or file format, such as Lightwave, Cinema-4D, Softimage-XSI, trueSpace, ACIS SAT, Autodesk Inventor, CATIA v4 + v5, COLLADA, DirectX, DXF/DWG, FBX, IGES, JT, OpenFlight. Parasolid, PDB, Pro/E, Rhino, Solid Edge, SolidWorks, SketchUp, STEP, trueSpace, U3D, VRML, XAML, X3D and just about every other major 3D file format. The complete list of supported file formats is at http://www.okino.com/conv/filefrmt.htm.

Resulting translated files are ‘Render Ready’ meaning that they can be loaded and rendered in the destination program with little or no changes necessary. The translation process accommodates polygonal meshes, trimmed NURBS, skinning, hierarchy, vertex normals/colors/texture-coordinates, material and texture mapping parameters, lights, cameras, animation conversion and automatic 2D bitmap conversion.

Most importantly, Okino does not use reverse engineered CAD modules as is done by others, but rather licenses, utilizes and/or accesses the industry standard CAD geometry engines from Autodesk, Dassault Systemes (CATIA), PTC (ProE), Solid Edge, SolidWorks, Spatial (ACIS solids engine), UGS/Siemens (JT Open toolkit) and others.

Please refer to http://www.okino.com/conv/pt4maya.htm.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

The absolute most robust, efficient and highest quality 3D production-proven converters for 3ds Max and Maya.
The mirror twin PolyTrans-for-3ds-Max and PolyTransfor- Maya plug-in systems form the most technically accurate and robust bi-directional conversion system between 3ds Max and Maya.
Tight integration into 3ds Max’s and Maya’s core scene graph allows all conversions to be performed from within the user interface of 3ds Max or Maya. Stand-alone version for all other conversion tasks.

Okino pioneered the process and methods of animation cross conversions! 3ds Max, Maya, COLLADA, DirectX, FBX, Lightwave, Softimage|XSI, VRML2/X3D, U3D, XAML and more. Very robust and well refined.
21 years of very strong CAD file support: ACIS, Autodesk Inventor, CATIA v4, CATIA v5, DXF/DWG, IGES, JT, Parasolid, Pro/Engineer, Rhino, Solid Edge, Solid Works, STEP, STL, U3D, VDA-FS, VRML & X3D.
Proper conversion of skeletons and bones between 3ds Max, Maya, Lightwave, Softimage|XSI, DirectX, FBX, COLLADA, U3D, DirectX & other DCC formats. See www.okino.com/conv/skinning.htm.
Strong ties to the visual simulation (VisSim) community with proven bidirectional OpenFlight, Renderware, VRML 1.0 + 2.0 and X3D support.
Access to robust polygon processing tools which can take impossible-to-render datasets and turn them into renderable models (auto-weld, auto-unification, reorientation of normals, polygon reduction).
Okino provides excellent, hands-on and personal tech support, for free, with each software package. We know 3D graphics and data translation inside-out!

PRICE

US$395 to US$795 and up with optional add-on.

Contact Information

Okino Computer Graphics, Inc.

3397 American Drive, Unit # 1
Mississauga, Ontario, L4V-1
Canada

tele: 905.672.9328
sales@okino.com
www.okino.com

Bluebeam PDF Revu CAD Edition

Brandon — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:58:07 +0000

Supported Autodesk Products: AutoCAD 2007, AutoCAD 2008, AutoCAD 2009, AutoCAD 2010, AutoCAD Architecture 2008 (Autodesk Architectural Desktop), AutoCAD Architecture 2009, AutoCAD Architecture 2010, Autodesk Civil 3D 2007, AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008, AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009, AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010, AutoCAD Electrical 2007, AutoCAD Electrical 2008, AutoCAD Electrical 2009, AutoCAD Electrical 2010, AutoCAD Land Desktop 2008, AutoCAD Mechanical 2007, AutoCAD Mechanical 2008, AutoCAD Mechanical 2009, AutoCAD Mechanical 2010, AutoCAD Mechanical Desktop 2008, AutoCAD Mechanical Desktop 2009, Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2007

Compatible/Supported Operating Systems: Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows XP Tablet Edition, Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows 7

Language Supported:English, Swedish

AEC professionals today need an efficient PDF solution for communicating information, sharing ideas and handling the huge amount of documents required for each project. More and more design firms are implementing paperless processes to reduce printing, shipping, faxing and scanning costs as well as improving communication speed and efficiency. Bluebeam PDF Revu is a PDF editor that enables firms to easily switch to an electronic process for design review, submittals, specifications, RFIs, punch, back check and more. Our solutions make adoption simple by mimicking a pen and paper process and they are customizable to meet your needs. Bluebeam is loaded with smart, easy to use features for creating, sharing and reviewing PDFs.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

Exclusive Technology. Bluebeam includes proprietary features you won’t find anywhere else. Save custom markups in the Tool Chest, import and share tool sets, and apply stamps to a batch of files.
One button PDFs. PDF files are created with just the push of a button. Direct integration into AutoCAD and Microsoft Office ensures high quality PDF files with ease and efficiency.
Batch processing. Convert batches of DWGs to PDF, DWF and nine other file types (TIFF, JPEG, GIF, etc.). Includes configuration options for paper size, color, scale and more.
Simple Navigation. The intuitive PDF viewer is designed to easily view and pan large format PDF drawings. The Split View option allows you to view multiple drawings side by side.
Custom Markups. Bluebeam makes it simple to redline, markup or add comments to any PDF. Add customizable text, highlights, stamps, clouds, shapes and symbols directly from the toolbar.

Integrated Tracking. Automatically track markups in a list that is stored in the PDF. Import and export comments from multiple reviewers onto a single PDF to simplify the design review process.
Edit and Combine PDFs. Give PDF documents a professional look. Edit text, fill in PDF forms, apply headers and footers, add bookmarks and stamps and assemble files into PDF booklets.
Digital Signatures. Bluebeam enables firms to implement a paperless design review and approval process with electronic redlining, digital signatures and PDF security.

SUPPORT & TRAINING

Bluebeam offers phone support to all maintenance customers. Customized onsite and online training is available by contacting training@bluebeam.com.

WHERE TO BUY

Bluebeam sells online at www.bluebeam.com and direct to customers in the US and Canada. All other customers may purchase Bluebeam licenses from an authorized Bluebeam reseller.

PRICE

Bluebeam PDF Revu CAD Edition is $199 for a one-seat license. Volume discounts are available for 5 seats or more.

Contact Information

Bluebeam Software

766 E. Colorado Blvd.
Suite 200
Pasadena, CA, 91103
USA

tele: 866.496.2140
toll-free: 866.496.2140
fax: 626.398.9210
sales@bluebeam.com
www.bluebeam.com

Muster 6

Brandon — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:46:53 +0000

Supported Autodesk Products: Autodesk Maya up to version 2010 (32 and 64 bit versions), Autodesk VIZ, Autodesk 3D Studio Max up to version 2010 (32 and 64 bit versions)

Other Supported Autodesk Products: Combustion, Toxik

Compatible/Supported Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows (from Windows 2000 to Windows 7, 32 and 64 bit versions, client and servers), Apple OS X 10.3.9 or greather (PowerPC or Intel hardware), Linux (Debian, Redhat and Suse distributions, 32 or 64 bit)

Language Supported: English

Muster 6 is Virtual Vertex next generation render farm management system.

Muster is made by dynamic services. They take cares of managing the remote hosts, control them and check for faults during the rendering process. Any addition to the hosts pool can be done with no interruption in the rendering pipeline. You can add an host, propagate configurations, remove it or reconfigure on the fly. Any change is handled by Muster that make sure your renderings will still continue in any circumstance. You can even plan shutdowns of idle hosts. Muster will take care of waking up them when required!

Muster 6 is completely cross platform. It can be installed on Microsoft Windows, Apple MAC OS X and Linux. Choose to deploy your render engines on the best operating system for your environment giving you the flexibility you need. Mixed environments are fully supported using our internal substitution path engine. This means you run the same job across different platforms and get back exactly what you expect with no surprises.

Muster is also able to dispatch single frame images across multiple hosts (available for Maya, 3D Studio Max, Mental Ray, Lightwave and XSI). The images are divided in slices rendered on different hosts and then assembled back by the Dispatcher in a final coherent image.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

Automatic wakeup and shutdown of idle hosts
Real time visual feedback interface Muster Console, available for Windows, Mac and Linux
Customizable workspaces system let you create multiple filterable views and store them between each session
Enable of disable Muster during screen savers activities (Windows only)
In process or external SQL complaint database support (Sqlite, Mysql or SQL server)
Cross platform compatibility across Windows, Linux and MAC OS X using substitution paths technology
Integrated web server built with AJAX philosophy with fully customizable html templates
Internal history system for activity processing and report generation
Dynamic connections/disconnections of render slaves
Support for multiple packages with built-in fully customizable template engine
Integrated image library for image slices automated assembling

SUPPORT

Support is available through our forums and email for registered users

WHERE TO BUY

Check www.vvertex.com for online store and resellers list

PRICE

$2499 for unlimited version (no fee for nodes)

Contact Information

Virtual Vertex

http://www.vvertex.com

ArchVision RPC All Access Content

Brandon — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:35:53 +0000

Supported Autodesk Products: Autodesk 3ds Max 2008, Autodesk 3ds Max 2009, Autodesk 3ds Max 2010, Autodesk 3ds Max 8, Autodesk 3ds Max 9, Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2009, Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2010, Autodesk VIZ 2006, Autodesk VIZ 2007, Autodesk VIZ 2008

Other Supported Autodesk Products: Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit

RPC All Access provides immediate access to over 3000 pieces of RPC Content for a low annual fee. RPC All Access is designed to enable you to search, manage and utilize a vast array of content in conjunction with the RPC All Access Exchange.

Two cost-effective annual plans are available, each with an extensive offering of content: Standard-$349 and Ultimate-$499.

ArchVision RPC All Access may be purchased directly from any VisMasters VM Store or your local reseller.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

Save money
Increase your RPC Content resources
Exclusive RPC Content releases for subscribers
Floating license
Improve your workflow
Easiest way to access entourage
Interoperability with Autodesk Revit to 3ds Max
Downloadable, immediate access to RPC Content and software
Plugins for 3ds Max 2009/2010 and Photoshop

WHERE TO BUY

Available at any VisMasters Store or your local reseller. http://commerce.vismasters.com/allacces

PRICE

Starting at $349.

Contact Information

ArchVision

163 E Main St.
Lexington, KY, 40507
USA

tele: 859.252.3118 ext. 103
fax: 859.381.1108
support@archvision.com
www.archvision.com

Digital Molecular Matter Plug-In

Brandon — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:25:40 +0000

Supported Autodesk Products: Autodesk Maya 2008, 2009, 2010 (32 and 64-bit on all) , 3D Studio Max 2009 and 2010 (32 and 64-bit on all)

Compatible / Supported Operating Systems: Windows XP (32 and 64-bit), Vista (32 and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32 and 64-bit), Linux (64-bit), MacOS X Leopard (10.5) and Snow Leopard (10.6)

Languages Supported: MEL, Python, MaxScript

Imagine easily building a physically simulated railroad trestle where the timbers flex and crack when it is hit by a simulated boulder, with the shockwave ripping through the ductile metal rails. Or imagine twisting a wooden timber until it shatters. Use DMM to make your ideas come to life!

DMM or “Digital Molecular Matter” is a new simulation technology that makes the power of finite element computation accessible to artists wishing to create highly realistic animations of flexing and breaking objects by modeling their internal stresses. While covering the the use of DMM in the hit LucasArts game “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed”, Vanity Fair Magazine called it “a technological breakthrough, nearly as revolutionary as the introduction of sound in film”.

Now you can use this same technology to easily bring your artistic creations to life with the DMM Plug-in for Maya and Max. DMM accurately models the stress within objects, allowing deformation and fracture to occur naturally with all the subtle details you expect. The DMM Plug-In comes with sophisticated tools and a library of physical materials ranging from jelly to diamond. Custom materials can also be created. The Plug-In is fully integrated with Maya and Max workflows and can take advantage of features such as fields and keyed movement. DMM has been engineered to be responsive to foster the kind of interactivity you need in order to use simulation effectively.

The DMM Plug-In also includes our unique “Splintering” Technology that allows the automatic creation of additional geometry for fractured areas to give your animations an extra degree of realism without increasing simulation time.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

High Performance, Motion Picture Quality Simulation Technology made accessible within Maya and Max.
Bend metal, shatter glass, and melt plastic all within a single framework that allows you to easily create your own physical materials. Imagine creating flesh for character rigs that can tear, or stone walls for a building that fractures as it is stressed.
Full integration into the workflows of Maya and Max with custom shelves, icons, help menus, examples and more. Use fields, key kinematic movement, freeze parts of objects out of simulation and create caches for later rendering.
Fully Supported by Pixelux. Visit the Pixelux forums and support pages for assistance on technical topics or run through the included tutorials.
Benefit from the 5 years of development that have gone into making DMM a mature, high performance technology.
Access statistical data to drive visual effects such as particles and sounds from stress-induced fracture and bending.
The Plug-In’s performance and control ensure that you have the ability to rapidly adjust simulation details easily while iterating through changes.
Pixelux Splinter technology allows you to automatically create detail geometry and add it to simulations to improve visual fidelity without increasing simulation time.
Use the Plug-In to author DMM objects for the realtime DMM middleware for game consoles and PCs.

SUPPORT & TRAINING

Pixelux offers complete courses and tutorials as well as onsite consulting to help clients integrate DMM into their custom pipelines or learn how to use it under Max and Maya.

WHERE TO BUY

Purchase the DMM Plug-In directly from our website at: http://www.pixelux.com

PRICE

$599 USD

Contact Information

Pixelux Entertainment SA

6, av. du Petit-Senn
CH-1225
Chene-Bourg,
Switzerland

tele: 408.739.1067
fax: 408.739.1402
info@pixelux.com
http://www.pixelux.com