nXtRender is a new rendering application for Google SketchUp from Render Plus Systems. nXtRender uses the new AccuRender nXt rendering engine and integrates it seamlessly into SketchUp making it one of the easiest ways to create photorealistic images. nXtRender uses ray-trace rendering techniques, reflections, transparency, highlights, shadows and lighting effects to produce realistic renderings. The final image produced by nXtRender is unmatched by other rendering packages.

"nXtRender is an ideal, low-cost rendering solution for SketchUp", said Al Hart, President of Render Plus. "Using the new nXt Engine from McNeel and Associates, nXtRender takes the hassle out of making great renderings quickly and at an affordable price."

nXtRender brings together three important features that users need in a rendering package: quality – uses ray-trace techniques to produce high quality images, ease of use -the simple and intuitive user interface allows the user to easily achieve the desired look and low cost – so everyone can afford to create high quality rendered images.

According to Solo, one of the newest users, “nXtRender is a very easy solution with some fantastic bells and whistles included, and is capable of amazing results.”’

nXtRender takes a SketchUp model and turns it into a photorealistic image quickly and painlessly. With little change in the workflow, the user can design, and conceptualize the model, apply textures and materials in the usual way, and then, with nXtRender, easily define reflection and lighting intensity by adjusting the values of any material to meet the design aesthetics. All of this is done without ever leaving SketchUp. nXtRender’s simple and intuitive user interface is a vast improvements over other programs with confusing and overwhelming user interfaces..

nXtRender, it is a perfect solution for SketchUp users desiring photorealistic renderings at an economical price. Visit www.renderplus.com for more information and to download the free trial software.

Check out this wonderful Video Tutorial using Vue on Making of the Sunset. Vue is capable of producing stunning realistic renderings. GeeKatPlay Studio have developed this wonderful Video Tutorial which can be a good reference for the new users using Vue for your work or hobby.

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Alex from CgDigest has explained the Vray Interior Rendering Trick in the form of Linear Workflow in 3ds max. Well everyone is aware what Gamma is capable of and what kind of results does it generate…but Alex has opened the eyes of most of the newbies out there on making the right use of Gamma and its capablities that can achieve stunning realistic results without having to increase the rendering times or light settings. The very detailed explained Vray Interior tutorial helps you generate the above 3d rendered results…so do check it out.

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N-Sided Announced its new version of Argile 2.0. Argile 2.0 is a very helpful 3D application which allows you to Sculpt, Paint and Render…its most wonderful feature I found is the UV Tweaking directly on 3d object mesh. Its flexibility and ergonomics will turn Argile into the indispensable companion to create morphs, to sculpt a model and paint it in real time.In a couple of minutes you will get used to this powerful and intuitive original toolbox.

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Based on the proprietary LiquidLight® technology, Illuminate Labs develops and markets rendering and baking technology especially tailored to satisfy the needs of next-gen games developers.The first patch release for Turtle 5.0 was released today, and is now available for download.This release includes all bug fixes and improvements implemented since the first public release of Turtle 5.0 in April 2009.Some of the improvements are; optimized handling of Final Gather on curved and bump mapped surfaces, improved Path Tracing, and reduced memory usage for Texture Baking.

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Google announced its new Operating System to be launched soon name "Google Chrome OS" . Google Chrome intends to be firewalled by viruses, malware and spyware…and should work flawlessly. We just hope our 3D Applications are supported well and hope gain better speed and proves to be the next generation OS. I am sure everyone needs a change..and microsoft is becoming buggier day by day..so its time we wait for Google Chrome OS…Good luck Big G for your upcoming Operating System.

"Google Chrome OS will run on both x86 as well as ARM chips and we are working with multiple OEMs to bring a number of netbooks to market next year. The software architecture is simple — Google Chrome running within a new windowing system on top of a Linux kernel. For application developers, the web is the platform. All web-based applications will automatically work and new applications can be written using your favorite web technologies. And of course, these apps will run not only on Google Chrome OS, but on any standards-based browser on Windows, Mac and Linux thereby giving developers the largest user base of any platform."

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Flamingo 2.0 Service Release 1 is out now for download. Flamingo 2.0 is a raytracing and radiosity engine for the popular CAD/3D application Rhino. Flamingo 2.0 Bug fixes are as below

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A very good gallery of 3D Girls / Female models developed in various 3D Applications. Some of the 3D Girls are hard to believe that they have been modeled and rendered or are the real photographs taken and uploaded. This gallery is a good inspiration for the 3D Artists out there and who want to see quality.

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“V-Ray is a remarkable engine for advanced visualization in architectural and design projects, and we are extremely happy to offer the rendering service with the best price / performance ratio to V-Ray users", said Julien de Souza, PR Manager at RANCH.

RANCH renderfarm currently offers a 1.53 THz / 512 cores guaranteed computing power for each V-Ray project rendered with 3ds Max 2009/2010 (animations or high resolution stills with full Distributed Rendering). One hour on the RANCH is equivalent to a several days render on a high-end computer.

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I’ve uploaded 4 more Sky Texture Backgrounds and hopefully they might be useful to in your Exterior Building rendering scenes. Please make sure that you not sell or redistribute them ..its for personal use only.

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