Product category:
Rendering, visualisation and styling software
News Release from: ICEM | Subject: Vis
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 31 August 2004
Photorealistic visualisation is
independent of CAD
A new stand-alone software package creates photorealistic visualisations of CAD models generated either with ICEM Surf or with other vendors' engineering CAD systems.
A new stand-alone software package creates photorealistic visualisations of CAD models generated either with the automotive industry's preferred surface modelling software, ICEM Surf, or with other vendors' engineering CAD systems ICEM Vis can be used to quickly and easily compose and generate both high quality, photo-realistic static images of CAD surface models as well as dynamic visualisations for live presentations and design assessments
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 3 Apr 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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ICEM has developed new software for viewing 3D surface models and digital mock-up visualisations created with its ICEM Surf surface modelling, analysis and visualisation software suite.
In-context visualisation aids design reviews
ICEM is pioneering real-time styling and engineering management reviews with an innovative suite of "in-context visualisation" tools.
Design visualisation tools include real-time rendering, dynamic self-shadowing, reflection mapping, transparency, highlights, lens flares, model navigation, camera fly-through, animation and a dedicated background image facility.
This enables a number of images or environments to be imported and placed on different viewing planes.
The user is able to define a virtual environment, with multiple light sources, colours and types, hard and soft shadows, self-shadows, fogging and depth of field and to assign textures and materials to the digital model surfaces for added reality.
To enable live design presentations and reviews, ICEM Vis also enables the rendered CAD model to be dynamically moved while maintaining the photo-realistic representation, including shadows, highlights and reflections.
Design data from other vendors' engineering CAD systems can be imported into ICEM Vis via an industry-standard IGES or STL interface, either of which, at the customer's choice, is included in the package as standard.
Additional-cost, direct interfaces are also available for Catia V4 and Catia V5 from IBM/Dassault Systemes, for Unigraphics, I-deas and NX from UGS and for CADDS and Pro/E from PTC.
"At Eur 9500 (US $10,925), ICEM Vis offers an affordable solution to the design review and presentation needs of design engineers in all areas of the discrete manufacturing sector", said Lee Cureton, Chief Executive, ICEM.
"With its real-time rendering, advanced visualisation and direct data import capabilities, we believe it will be an attractive proposition to existing users of ICEM Surf, as well as to users of other vendors' engineering CAD systems".
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