To celebrate Armed Forces Day (Saturday May 19), you can profit from a 30% discount on Shark FX, Shark LT and ViaCAD Pro this weekend!

The promotion will run from Friday, May 18 until Monday, May 21 12:00 (GMT +1). Shark FX, Shark LT and ViaCAD Pro will have the following prices (excl. VAT) then:

Product Shark FX Shark LT ViaCAD Pro

Normal Price € 1.395,- € 519,- € 189,-

Promo Price € 969,- € 359,- € 129,-

Ordering is very simple. Send us an e-mail with order and use the promo code THANKYOU12 to profit from the 30% discount.

V-Ray Latest Update Now Available with Support for 3ds Max 2013 and Major Feature Enhancements.

Design8 is pleased to announce that V-Ray is now available for 3ds Max 2013. The latest update (version 2.30.01) for V-Ray for 3ds Max offers an extensive list of new features and enhancements, including:

• Support for 3ds Max 2013;
• Support for Motion Blur with V-Ray RT;
• Optimized interactive rendering using the NVIDIA CUDA™ architecture in addition to OpenCL
• New 'Matte for refelection/refraction' option to the VRayWrapperMtl;
• Reduced memory usage for dynamic geometry (proxies, displacement, etc.);
• And much more...

If you are new to V-Ray for 3ds Max, you can download demo versions here. If you are already using V-Ray for 3ds Max, you can go to your login page at ChaosGroup's website to get your latest full version of V-Ray for 3ds Max.

Click image for an informative YouTube video about the new features

Render[in] v2 comes with iVisit 3D; the possibility to create interactive 360 degree panoramas from your SketchUp model for use on web, iPad and iPhone.

Render[in] v2 is from now available for purchase at your favourite reseller. Render[in] v2 offers you some promising new features:

• Performace Increase
  Render[in] v2 comes with a completely new rendering engine and is twice as fast as v1.
• Quality Improvements
  Due to the new rendering engine, Render[in] v2 offers you a better perception of colors and textures. And thanks to both the ISO and Shutter parameters, it's now easier than ever to fine-tune your scen's lighting.
• iVisit 3D - Interactive 360 degree panoramas
  Create true, interactive 360 degree multi-node panoramas for use on web, iPad and iPhone. Click here for more information about iVisit 3D.
• Neon Lighting
  Render[in] v2 is now able to create neon lighting by having any surface emitting light. Simply change the “light emitting” parameter of the material to enlight your scene.
• Photoshop Export
  Render your image in PSD file with all the rendering information of the different layers.
• Site Insertion
  Render[in] v2 lets you add a background image to your rendering, so you can put your model in it's real future environment.
• And much more
  
  • Bump mapping from an image
  • Export your file with all the rendering parameters directly to Artlantis v4
  • Modify the infinite ground altitude in the environment palette

Click here to read more about Render[in] v2.

Try & Buy

Click here to go to the Render[in] download section and download the free demo version of Render[in] 2. If you are convinced of it's possibilities, you can order your Render[in] v2 license through one of our resellers. Render[in] has got the following advice selling prices:

License type New license Upgrade from v1

Advice selling price € 139,- excl. VAT € 65,- excl. VAT

Happy Rendering!

Design8 bv is excited to announce the third major release of Flamingo, Flamingo nXt. The newest of this render application for Rhinoceros is designed to provide the highest possible quality images with the minimal rendering technology expertise.

New features

Flamingo nXt offers users the following new features and improvements:

• Progressive multi-pass technology
• Easy lighting presets
• More advanced material definitions
• Improved HDRI lighting environment support
• Tagging objects as lights
• Caustics improved
• Memory saving due to block object instancing
• Lighting channels
• Improved tree model
• Tone operator with histogram balance
• Render farm support

Click here to read more about Flamingo nXt.

Demo download

Click here to the Flamingo nXt download section and download a free demo of Flamingo nXt. Flamingo nXt works with Rhino 4 (only 32-bit) and Rhino 5 Beta (both 32-bit and 64-bit).

Upgrading

Upgrading your old version of Flamingo is very simple. Send us an e-mail with your order and mentioning your serial number and you will be up-to-date as soon as possible! Normally, an upgrade to Flamingo nXt costs you € 295,- excl. VAT. But, if you decide to upgrade before July 31, 2012, your upgrade price will only be € 195,- excl. VAT!

New license

Flamingo nXt has got an advice selling price of € 495,- excl. VAT and can simply be ordered through e-mail. Click here for all other Flamingo nXt prices, including attractive bundle prices if you are new to Rhino and Flamingo!

Happy Rendering!