Prepare your data for 3D rendering

View product demos to see how you can use VRED™ software to prepare and optimize your data for virtual prototyping and 3D rendering. VRED provides two user interfaces—simple and advanced—so all users can benefit from real-time visualization.

Import Alias layer structure NEW

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Wire files from Alias industrial design software are now imported with the corresponding layer information, and layers are imported as tags.

Simple User Interface NEW

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The new Simple User Interface helps casual users create imagery more quickly.

Asset Manager NEW

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Create predefined asset libraries with the new Asset Manager module.

Camera collision detection NEW

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Navigate through your virtual space more easily with a camera that can now recognize and avoid colliding objects.

Integrated file converter

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Import a wide variety of file formats with the integrated DirectConnect CAD converter.

GeometryEditor

VRED PROFESSIONAL
Set surface normals and split objects according to specific degrees with the GeometryEditor.

Scripting API and command terminal

VRED PROFESSIONAL
Use the scripting API and interactive command terminal to make extensive customizations to VRED Professional.

Evaluate your 3D model

Demos show how you can use VRED™ software to accurately visualize and evaluate digital 3D models. VRED supports a broad range of virtual validation tools, especially for the automotive field.

Alias curvature shader NEW

VRED PROFESSIONAL
Now use the same curvature shader evaluation mode that is available in Alias industrial design software.

Visual simulation NEW

VRED PROFESSIONAL
New visual simulation features help you better understand lighting distribution and let you define color spectrums on a mathematical basis.

Measurement, grid, and ruler tools

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Accurately evaluate model size and proportions. VRED includes tools that help you measure in 3D space, plus a reference grid and ruler to provide context.

Clipping module

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Use 3D clipping on digital data, polygons, and even on native NURBS data.

Analytic rendering modes

VRED PROFESSIONAL
Analyze 3D surface shape, quality, and continuity. Access multiple analytical rendering modes, including isophotes and zebra stripes.

Gap Analysis tool

VRED PROFESSIONAL
Evaluate the fit between adjacent surfaces with the Gap Analysis tool.

Annotations

VRED PROFESSIONAL
Attach annotations directly to a 3D model during an interactive review.

Improved product presentation

Demos show how VRED™ software can help you create effective product presentations for the automotive industry. Use conferencing tools to work together on the same reference model. Create keyframe animations, remotely control scenes from a mobile device, and present animations and 3D visuals on a range of display devices.

Oculus Rift support NEW

VRED PROFESSIONAL
Experience designs with a virtual reality head-mounted display.

VRED app NEW

VRED PROFESSIONAL
Remotely control a VRED scene from any mobile device.

Animation module

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Create keyframe animations interactively in real time. Simulate motion sequences and produce moving images.

Variants and VariantSets

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Present different configurations of your 3D model using Variants and VariantSets.

Display options

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VRED Design supports a wide range of stereo modes. Additional advanced modes are available in VRED Professional.

Conferencing and collaboration

VRED PROFESSIONAL
Synchronize two or more VRED Professional instances to show the same scene.

Real-time 3D rendering

View demos of the 3D rendering features of VRED™ software, which is known for the quality of both its real-time rendering and its fast off-line rendering. VRED Design and VRED Professional support rendering in OpenGL as well as a number of raytracing modes, offering high quality and interactive performance.

TrueNURBS NEW

VRED PROFESSIONAL
Build your own NURBS topology or rebuild an existing one.

Spectral rendering NEW

VRED PROFESSIONAL
Achieve color correctness with spectral rendering, and capture realistic dispersion effects with wavelength-based spectral rendering.

Multiple rendering modes

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Take advantage of a wide range of rendering modes that deliver different levels of display quality and speed.

Render passes and render layer

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For additional post-processing, you can export your render passes for further adaptions in separate image processing software.

Sequencer

VRED PROFESSIONAL
Organize complex batch processes and execute them sequentially, on a single machine or in a CPU cluster environment.

Online and offline rendering modules

VRED DESIGN, VRED PROFESSIONAL
Shorten rendering time by adding an offline rendering cluster module to VRED Design or an online rendering cluster module to VRED Professional.

Car visualization and rendering

Videos and images show how VRED™ software provides automotive designers, engineers, and other users with realistic materials, as well as physical camera and light settings for visualization workflows.

Physical camera settings NEW

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The camera module’s physical parameters—focal length, shutter speed, f-stop, and depth of field—make elaborate post-processing unnecessary.

Measured materials NEW

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Use measured materials to visualize realistic material behavior based on captured material data.

Layered glass material NEW

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Single-sided objects can now have a simulated thickness in order to achieve the appropriate index of refraction (IOR).

Realistic materials

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Use a wide range of photorealistic material types such as glass, car paint, and metal.

Powerful lighting options

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Easily control lighting with a variety of features.

Displacement mapping

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Efficiently simulate highly detailed surface structure based on texture information, in real time.

Subsurface scattering

VRED PROFESSIONAL
Accurately simulate the translucent behaviors of materials such as skin, milk, wax, and plastic.