Design Visualization Software - Cadalyst - Fall 2010 (Updated Decemer 21!

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#roduct $ame Company $ame Company %e &ddress #rice 'mage (uality
http://3dnature.com/ $500 Terrain visualization Photorealistic No NA
http://3dnature.com/ $2!"5 Terrain visualization Photorealistic No NA
Artlantis #ender A$vent %%%.artlantis.com $""5 Photorealistic &es
Artlantis 'tudio A$vent %%%.artlantis.com $(3)5 Photorealistic &es
3ds *a+ ,esi-n Autodes. %%%.autodes..com $3!)5/ $3))0 Photorealistic
)est for w*ic*
&pplications ('f Specific"+
,eal-time-$ear
,eal-time
,endering
Updates+
Compatile wit* w*ic* C&D
&pplications (or File Formats"
0orld 1onstruction
'et 2
3, Nature
3isual Nature
'tudio 3
3, Nature
Architecture product desi-n
ur$an desi-n
Plu-4ins availa$le 5or Archi1A,
3ector%or.s 6oo-le '.etch7p Pro and
#evit8 opens the most common 1A,
5ormats such as '9P 3,' :;< etc.
Architecture product desi-n
ur$an desi-n
Plu-4ins availa$le 5or Archi1A,
3ector%or.s 6oo-le '.etch7p Pro and
#evit8 opens the most common 1A,
5ormats such as '9P 3,' :;< etc.
#enderin- 3, modelin- and
animation 5or architects
desi-ners civil en-ineers
and visualization specialists
;oth it has
interactive 6P74
$ased renderin-
plus 1P74$ased
ra= tracin-
;est4in4class interopera$ilit= %ith the
Auto1A, #evit and >nventor
Autodes. %%%.autodes..com 1ivil en-ineerin-
>mpression Autodes. %%%.autodes..com 'ee note ?and4dra%n loo. NA ,06 ,@A
Autodes. %%%.autodes..com NA NA
Navis%or.s Autodes. %%%.autodes..com $2500 4 $(0000
'ho%case Autodes. %%%.autodes..com $))5/ $(()5 ?i-hl= realistic
;onzai3d Auto,es'=s %%%.autodess=s.com $!)) &es
1ivil 3isualization
B+tension
Aree 5or 3ds
*a+ ,esi-n and
1ivil 3,
su$scription
users
'ee 3ds *a+
,esi-n
'ee 3ds *a+
,esi-n
Autodes. 3ds *a+ and Auto1A,
1ivil 3, ;entle= *@ #oads
Turns ,06 and
,@A 5iles into 2,
renderin-s that
have a hand4
dra%n loo.
mental ra= 'tand4
alone 20((
Car-e4volume renderin-
proDects
>ma-er= that
ran-es 5rom
st=lized to
photorealistic
*a=a 20(( 3ds *a+ 20(( 'o5tima-e
20(( and Autodes. 3ds *a+ ,esi-n 20((
*ulti5ormat 5ile
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visualization o5 hu-e
datasets visualization o5
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photorealistic
;oth it has
interactive
6P74$ased
renderin- plus
1P74$ased ra=
tracin-
*ar.et4leadin- 1A, inte-ration
capa$ilit=. !0G 5ormats supported
includin- A,'9 competitor and
neutral 5ormats
Product desi-n and
mar.etin-
;oth it has
interactive 6P74
$ased renderin-
plus 1P74$ased
ra= tracin-
Native support 5or Autodes. >nventor and
Alias 5iles
Articulation o5 3, 5orms and
shapes
3, 1A, vie% 2,
s.etch hand4
dra%n
'ee %%%.5ormz.com/ products/$onzai3d/
$onzai3dAeatures.php
Auto,es'=s %%%.autodess=s.com $(!)) Photorealistic &es
;lender %%%.$lender.or- Aree Photorealistic No 3ds *a+ 1ollada ,@A Pro/BN6>NBB#
'hot ;un.speed %%%.$un.speed.com $))5 Photorealistic &es
34#a= 2.0 1haos 'o5t%are $(350 Photorealistic No None
Piranesi %%%.piranesi.co.u. $")) Architecture and landscapin- NA
Patch%or.3, Cumiscaphe %%%.lumiscaphe.com $((000/ $50000 &es *ost common 1A, 5ormats
5orm.H
#enderHone Plus
6eneral4purpose 3, solids
and sur5ace modeler
3, import/e+port 5ormats: 3,'tudio
Atlantis ,06 ,@A AA1T >6B'
Ci-htscape Ci-ht0ave :;< #>; 'AT
'hoc.%ave 03, 'TBP 'TC 3,6A
3,*A 3#*C '9P 3.2 and earlier import.
2, import/e+port 5ormats: ;*P BP'
?P6C >llustrator I <PB6 2000 *acPaint
Photoshop P>1T Piranesi PN6
Juic.Time ima-e '6> ima-e T6A
TA#6A T>AA
;lender
Aoundation
An= application o5 3,
computer -raphics and
animation: visualizations 5ilm
and -ames
>nteriors products
automotive desi-n and
mar.etin- en-ineerin-
aerospace and motion
picture previsualization
Alias'tudio K.%ireL8 Autodes. *a=a K.m$L8
Autodes. 3, 'tudio *a+ K3,'L8 3, P,A8
3,@*C8 73,8 A1>'8 'olid0or.s 20(0 and
prior8 Pro/BN6>NBB# 0ild5ire 2 3 ! and
58 :;<8 >6B'8 'TBP8 1ollada8 A;@8 #hino
!.0 and prior8 'olid0or.s 200) and prior8
'.etch7p ".0 and prior
http://chaos-roup.com Architecture products
animations
>n5ormati+
'o5t%are
>nternational
Nonphotorealistic
artistMs impression
'ee list at %%%.piranesi.co.u./products/
productNcompati$ilit=.asp
3ehicle and architecture
interiors e+teriors and
industrial desi-n
#eal4time
photorealistic 3,
renderin-
9e='hot Cu+ion %%%..e=shot.com $))5/ $(()5 Photorealistic &es
modo !0( Cu+olo-= %%%.lu+olo-=.com $))5/ $(()5 Photorealistic &es
*A@:N %%%.ma+on.net $22)5 Photorealistic &es Allplan Archi1A, 3ector%or.s and others
mental ra= 3.I mental ima-es %%%.mentalima-es.com Not availa$le Photorealistic No
Ci-ht0ave (0 Ne%Te. >nc. %%%.ne%te..com $I)5 Photorealistic &es
*a+%ell #ender %%%.ma+%ellrender.com $))5 Photorealistic &es
1onsumer products
automotive and advertisin-
ima-er=
AC>A' %ire Pro/BN6>NBB# 0ild5ire 2/5
#hinoceros ! and prior '.etch7p " and
prior 'olidBd-e KP1 onl=L 'olid0or.s
20(0 and prior KP1 onl=L >6B' 'TBP
AP203/2(! :;< A;@ 1ollada 3,'
Architecture and product
desi-n
'ee list at %%%.lu+olo-=.com/modo/
productNin5ormation/documents/
modo!0(N'upportedNAileNAormats.pd5
1>NB*A !,
3isualize
Architectural en-ineerin-
product and other t=pes o5
visualization
A$le to do interiors8 ph=sicall=
correct simulation o5 the
$ehavior o5 li-ht %ith 5ull
pro-ramma$ilit= 5or the
creation o5 an= ima-ina$le
visual e55ect
3ds *a+ *a=a 'o5tima-e ;lender
?oudini Auto1A, >nventor #evit
,assault 1AT>A 'olid0or.s
Pro/Bn-ineer *aticad ,omus3, 1inema
!,
,esi-n visualization
applications $oth hard
sur5ace and or-anic
,@A KA'1>>L :;< 3,' 1ollada A;@
Autodes. -eometr= cache and BP'
Ne+t Cimit
Technolo-ies
Architecture interior desi-n
product desi-n De%elr=
automotive Kinterior and
e+teriorL T3 commercials
5ilm production scienti5ic
research and other hi-h4end
renderin- mar.ets.
3ds *a+ 3>H 'olid0or.s Archi1A,
'.etch7p *icro'tation *odo and #hino8
other applications that use 5ile 5ormats
3,' ,@A C0: :;< A;@ 'TC @12
PC& and ,AB can use *a+%ellOs 'tudio
application
Pol=Trans %%%.o.ino.com $3)5 Photorealistic
Nu6ra5 %%%.o.ino.com $!)5 Photorealistic
1it=Bn-ine 20(0 Procedural No
:.ino 1omputer
6raphics
>mportin- 5rom almost an= 3,
5ile.
&es 5or :pen6C8
no 5or ra=tracin-
'ee %%%.o.ino.com/conv/5ile5rmtNcad.htm.
3ds *a+ *a=a A1>' 'AT Autodes.
>nventor 1AT>A v!Gv5 1ollada ,irect@
,6N ,@A/,06 ,0A43, KAuto1A, and
#evitL AA1T B'#> A;@ >6B' ?::P'
?'A <T Ci-ht0ave :penAli-ht :pen6C
Parasolid P,; PC& Pro/Bn-ineer #hino
'o5tima-e K@'>L 'olid Bd-e 'olid0or.s
'TBP 'TC 73, 3#*C(G2G@3, @A*C4
3, 0ave5ront :;< and others.
:.ino 1omputer
6raphics
>mportin- 5rom almost an= 3,
5ile
&es 5or :pen6C8
no 5or ra=tracin-
'ee %%%.o.ino.com/conv/5ile5rmtNcad.htm.
3ds *a+ *a=a A1>' 'AT Autodes.
>nventor 1AT>A v!Gv5 1ollada ,irect@
,6N ,@A/,06 ,0A43, KAuto1A, and
#evitL AA1T B'#> A;@ >6B' ?::P'
?'A <T Ci-ht0ave :penAli-ht :pen6C
Parasolid P,; PC& Pro/Bn-ineer #hino
'o5tima-e K@'>L 'olid Bd-e 'olid0or.s
'TBP 'TC 73, 3#*C(G2G@3, @A*C4
3, 0ave5ront :;< and others.
%%%.procedural.com Pro: $!)508
'tudio $(2)58
>ndie: $!)5
1it=scapes virtual cities
ur$an plannin- ur$an
environments street
modelin- landscapin-
architectural desi-n
proposals ;>* 5or cities
master plan anal=sis and
architectural 3, content
creation in -eneral.
Photorealistic 3,
1A, vie%
1ollada A;@ :;< 3,' ,@A B'#>
'hape #>; *>
'har. A@ v" PunchP 'o5t%are %%%.punchcad.com $")).)5/$("50 Product desi-n ?i-hl= realistic &es
#TT ,elta6en ).2 %%%.rtt.a- NA &es
Accu#ender n@t http://irendern+t.com $2!)/ $!!) Photorealistic NA Auto1A, and #evit
Alamin-o %%%.mcneel.com $!)5 Photorealistic No
Pen-uin %%%.mcneel.com $2)5 '.etch &es
Photovie% 320 'olid0or.s %%%.solid%or.s.com NA NA Photorealistic NA 'olid0or.s onl=
*ach'tudio Pro 'tudio6P7 %%%.studio-pu.com $3))) &es
NA Q not availa$le
Ta$le data $ased on in5ormation provided $= so5t%are vendors.
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'hares data usin- >6B' 'TBP and
Auto1A, ,@A/,06 5ile 5ormats8 supports
1AT>A 3! and 35 >nventor 20(0 3,A4A'
Auto1A, 20(0 'olid0or.s '.etch7p 3"
and P#:/B.
#ealtime
Technolo-= A6
Product development
desi-n en-ineerin-
mar.etin- sales
in automotive transportation
and consumer -oods industr=
?i-h4Rualit=
photorealistic
All pro5essional 1A, s=stems as %ell as
neutral 5ormats K5or e+ample <T/PC*@*CL
#ender Plus
'=stems
#a=trace and radiosit=
renderin- 5or Auto1A, and
#evit8 architecture
#o$ert *cNeel S
Associates
Photorealistic renderin- 5or
#hino
'upport 5or T6A ;*P P1@ PN6 T>AA
and <PB6 5ile 5ormats
#o$ert *cNeel S
Associates
'.etch/cartoon renderin- 5or
#hino and Auto1A,
Auto1A, 200! to 200I includin- Auto1A,
Architecture and *echanical
#eal4time interactive
%or.5lo% and renderin-
Photorealistic
ima-es and
animations
B+port to Autodes. 3ds *a+ *a=a
'o5tima-e and #evit8 #hino8 '.etch7p
Pro8 Archi1A,8 and A;@ industr= standard.
Comments-$otes
'tand4alone NA
'tand4alone NA
'tand4alone 1P7
'tand4alone 1P7
'tand4alone NA
Stand-alone
#roduct! &dd-on-
#lug-in! or
#ac.aged wit*
C&D Software+
)ased on C#U!
/#U! or )ot*+
1reate real places as the= are toda= as
the= %ere in the past or as the= ma= $e
in the 5uture.
>mport 6>' or -eospatial data and ma.e
all o5 the num$ers and o$scure
in5ormation into a photorealistic ima-e or
animation that an=one can easil=
understand. 3N' provides tools to control
visualization directl= 5rom 6>' data
simpli5=in- and automatin- the process.
#ecommended 5or creatin- hi-h4
resolution still ima-e renderin-s.
0indo%s4 and *ac4compati$le versions
availa$le.
#ecommended 5or creatin- hi-h4
resolution still ima-e renderin-s
Juic.Time 3# panoramas Juic.Time
3# o$Dects and animations. 0indo%s4
and *ac4compati$le versions availa$le.
Plu-4in
'tand4alone NA
NA
'tand4alone ;oth
'tand4alone 6P7
'tand4alone ;oth
'ee 3ds *a+
,esi-n
Aormerl= called ,=namite 3'P
1ivil 3isualization B+tension is
availa$le to Autodes. 3ds *a+
,esi-n and Auto1A, 1ivil 3,
'u$scription customers onl=.
Auto1A, su$scription customers have
access to Autodes. >mpression 3.
'tand4alone and
incorporated into
several 1A,
pro-rams
Availa$le em$edded in Autodes. *a=a
3ds *a+ 'o5tima-e and 3ds *a+
,esi-n so5t%are.
0indo%s4 and *ac4compati$le versions
availa$le.
'tand4alone ;oth
'tand4alone 1P7
;oth
Plu-4in 1P7
NA
'tand4alone ;oth
0indo%s4 and *ac4compati$le versions
availa$le.
#uns under 0indo%s *ac Cinu+
Aree;', '6> >ri+ and 'un 'olaris
operatin- s=stems.
'tand4alone and
plu-4ins 5or
popular 1A,
pac.a-es
#eal4time interactive ra=4tracin-8 $ased
on ira=.
34#a= is a renderin- en-ine 5or 3ds *a+
and *a=a that allo%s the creation o5
photorealistic renderin-s. ;e-innin- in
,ecem$er 20(0 34#a= #T an
Active'hade renderer %ill $e part o5 34
#a= 2.0.
'tand4alone or
plu-4in
#eal %al.4throu-h di-ital moc.up %ith no
Der.in-.
Plu-4in 1P7 ;oth 0indo%s4 and *ac4compati$le.
Plu-4in 1P7
'tand4alone ;oth
;oth
'tand4alone ;oth
Plu-4in 1P7
0indo%s4 and *ac4compati$le versions
availa$le.
0indo%s4 and *ac4compati$le versions
availa$le.
'tand4alone and
incorporated into
several 1A,
pro-rams
#uns under 0indo%s 2000/@P/3ista/"
+I2 and +2! Cinu+ +I2 and +2! and *ac
:' @ Ti-er/Ceopard/'no%leopard +I2
+2! and PP1. ira= is part o5 mental ra=
3.I. >ncorporated into 1A, pro-rams
such as Autodes. Auto1A, #evit
>nventor 'eries 3>H 3ds *a+ *a=a and
'o5tima-e8 ,assault '=stemes 1AT>A8
*aticad ,omus3,8 PT1 Pro/BN6>NBB#8
'ensA$le Technolo-ies AreeAorm8
'olid0or.s8 and 3i'o5t.
0indo%s4
and *ac4compati$le versions availa$le.
0indo%s4 *ac4 and Cinu+4compati$le
versions availa$le.
1P7
1P7
'tand4alone ;oth
'tand4alone plu-4
ins 5or 3ds *a+ G
*a=a G @'> G
1inema4!, and
add4ons
'impler version o5 :.inoMs Nu6ra5 mainl=
5or 3, 1A, and ,11 conversion
vie%in- and optimization. :ptional
converter modules availa$le.
'tand4alone plu-4
ins 5or 3ds *a+ G
*a=a G @'> G
1inema4!, and
add4ons
>ncludes all o5 the :.ino Pol=Trans
conversion technolo-= plus
scanline/ra=trace renderers material
editors and perspective mappin-.
:ptional converter modules availa$le.
7ses procedural modelin- %hich is an
um$rella term 5or a num$er o5 techniRues
in computer -raphics to create 3, models
5rom rules instead o5 constructin- them
5rom -eometric primitives such as cu$es
and spheres.
'tand4alone ;oth
'tand4alone ;oth
NA NA
Plu-4in K#hinoL 1P7
1P7
NA NA
'tand4alone 6P7
0indo%s4 and *ac4compati$le versions
availa$le.
#TT ,elta6en has (2 optional add4on
modules to meet the reRuirements o5
various use cases in various industries
and companies.
Aor more in5ormation see
%%%.5lamin-o3d.com.
Plu-4in K#hino or
Auto1A,L
Aor more in5ormation see
%%%.pen-uin3d.com.
#eplaces Photo0or.s 5unction in
'olid0or.s Pro5essional and Premium.