Chaos Group Phoenix (FD): Amazingly Realistic Simulation
Chaos Group just announced the release of their follow up product to Phoenix Fluid Dynamics, Phoenix (FD) 2. Best known for V-Ray, Chaos Group’s products have pushed rendering realism to the extreme, and this product is by no means an exception. Phoenix FD simulates realistic smoke, fire, liquid, explosions and more. Unlike many other 3ds […]
SIGGRAPH 2011: Showcases Emerging CG Technologies
Get a glimpse of emerging industry technologies at SIGGRAPH 2011. A variety of ArchVision friends and partners are participating at the SIGGRAPH 2011 Vancouver Make It Home Conference this week. If you are out and about, we encourage you stop by for the latest updates from some of our industry friends: * Autodesk (#429) will […]
Lighting Can Make or Break a Rendering's Realism.
Achieving the desired lighting effect can take a rendering from good to great! HOK, a global architectural firm, provided us a rendering from the Canon Headquarters project featuring several RPC People. Projects designers selected a series of RPC Business People to populate a lobby scene, including RPC Amber, (seen above and below in the tan […]
V-Ray 2.0 for Maya is Now Available
After a lot of anticipation V-Ray for Maya is now officially available. Chaos Group says that this version will allow rendering of even larger scenes with greater complexity faster than ever before. We’re excited to see what kind of incredible renderings are produced from this amazing product.