Novel solution for Catia design visualisation
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nPower Software product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Aug 3, 2004
Power CatiaToMax provides translation of native Catia models directly into 3ds Max/Viz.
Power CatiaToMax provides translation of native Catia models directly into 3ds Max/Viz.
Catia users no longer have to spend days or weeks translating their high quality surface models into imprecise polygonal models or intermediate formats, and then struggle to generate high quality renderings.
Now with Power CatiaToMax, Catia users can transfer their high quality surface models directly into 3ds Max/Viz for high quality rendering, animation etc, without intermediate formats, and without loss of precision.
Power CatiaToMax uses a precise NURBS-based boundary representation object within Max/Viz for the most accurate modelling representation.
Instead of importing imprecise polygonal approximations, Power CatiaToMax uses its precise representation to generate extraordinarily smooth, crack free renderings without polygonal artefacts.
Power CatiaToMax opens a streamlined portal to the advanced 3D modelling and rendering environment of 3ds Max.
Power CatiaToMax combined with the powerful 3D modelling and rendering environment of 3ds Max/Viz is the premiere solution for design visualisation of Catia models.
No designer who uses both Catia and 3ds Max/Viz should be without this essential tool.
Power CatiaToMax leverages a state of the art precise CAD geometric modelling kernel that has been added to 3ds Max.
It performs dynamic tessellation at render time to generate a render mesh with the appropriate level of detail based on the size of the object in the view, eliminating the need for multiple levels of detail.
Power CatiaToMax is powered by Datakit's outstanding translation tools for reading Catia models, and by Solids++, dubbed "the modelling kernel of the future".
Solids++ is a NURBS-based modelling kernel from IntegrityWare; Power CatiaToMax leverages this powerful modelling kernel to provide precise geometric representation within the 3ds Max environment.
Power CatiaToMax is the first of several precise data translation tools developed through a partnership between Datakit and nPowerSoftware.
Power CatiaToMax is an extension to nPower Software's popular Power Translators plug-in for 3ds Max.
Power CatiaToMax contains the following features: native translation of Catia models; import precise trimmed NURBS; user control of tessellation for display/rendering; batch import with mesh generation; manual sewing for cleanup of import data; trim/untrim surfaces; and snapping to imported Catia objects.
Power CatiaToMax sells for $2995.
Power CatiaToMax is available for purchase at the nPower Software online store, from Datakit and through various resellers throughout the world.
A free 30-day evaluation copy can be downloaded from the nPower Software website.
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