Technology which helps designers interact dynamically with their 3D virtual packaging designs has been released.
Released by Creative Edge Software, the solution is called Real-Time Ray Tracing for iC3D and allows packaging designers to make changes to photographic-quality artwork, geometry, materials and lighting without any time-lag in updating the scene.
“Where a group of renders required urgently might previously have taken several hours to complete, they can now be completed in just a matter of minutes," Creative Edge Software CEO Nick Gilmore said.
"The iC3D Real-Time Ray Tracer has the potential not simply to streamline processes but to revolutionise your whole design operation.”
The tracer will soon be available as a free, automatic upgrade (version 5.2) for users with an iC3D software maintenance agreement (SMA).
It builds on key rendering advancements and distributed rendering capabilities enabled in the current iC3D version 5.1 release.
The technology works on almost any off-the-shelf Mac or PC in conjunction with an appropriate NVidia or AMD Graphics card. Alternatively, Real-Time Ray Tracer performance can also be achieved on older computers using commonly available external graphics card (eGPU) to extend graphics capability.
Using the new iC3D Real-Time Ray Tracer technology, high-resolution design renders can now be delivered at unprecedented speeds, according to the company.
