RenderLights (Standalone License)

RenderLights - The Most Advanced Virtual Reality Software

RenderLights is the most advanced virtual reality software, supporting real time global illumination and many other sophisticated rendering features with fluent workflow:

Benefits

RenderLights is superior to most competing solutions, because it has:

• An easy-to-use user interface
• Highly automated workflow saving a lot of work, effort and pure money.
• Advanced global illumination and sophisticated lighting effects
• No need of expensive 3D modeling kits, just the CAD program of your choice

Features

RenderLights supports e.g. the following features:

• Real time global illumination
• Real time environments
• Real time shadows
• Multiple light sources
• Real time reflection maps

A major part of the visual credibility of the best virtual reality scenes stems from realistic and accurate lighting. RenderLights has one of the most advanced lighting engines among all virtual reality software solutions. Our goal is no less than to build the most realistic looking real time solution on the market.

Real Time Global Illumination

Global illumination simulates the way light bounces from surfaces creating soft shadows and a softer and more realistic looking shadows. What makes the RenderLights rendering engine unique is the algorithm, that calculates a high quality, real time global illumination. This allows the user to adjust lighting conditions and seeing the result in real time.

Real time environments

You can change the sky of you scene and other environmental properties in no time in RenderLights. The sky and the environment affect the lighting and have a significant impact on the atmosphere of the scene. RenderLights has a comprehensive set of skies included and new skies can freely be imported using conventional cube maps.

Real time shadows

RenderLights supports casting fully dynamic real time shadows on all objects of the scene. Shadows will automatically move and adjust according to the changes in lighting -- just like in real life. All changes will be visible in real time.

Multiple Light Sources

RenderLights itself sets no limitations on the number of lights in a scene. This makes it possible to create even more realistic and atmospheric real time models. The multiple light sources are especially useful in interior scenes, where the real situation and plans can be followed.

Real Time Reflections

RenderLights supports real time reflection maps. Real time reflections maps enable rendering of more realistic looking reflective surfaces such as glass. The reflection is created by calculating a reflection map in real time.

Real Time Water Simulation

You can add water  to your scene very easily in RenderLights. The water automatically reflects the environment and the objects of the scene. The color of the water can also be changed according to the natural water color in the region in question -- whether it was the bright turquoise of the Caribbean or dark deep blue of the North Atlantic.

Tone Mapping and Automatic Light Adjustment

The human eye automatically adjusts to the changes in the intensity of light in the environment. Automatic light adjustment does exactly the same, making the RenderLights scenes even more appealing. Tone mapping makes it possible to render high dynamic range lighting even though the conventional screens only support a very limited dynamic range.

Advanced Sun Light

RenderLights is equipped with a sophisticated sunlight system with the following features:
• Sun geolocation system
• Sun lens flare
• bloom effect

Import 50 Different 3D File Formats

You can import up to 50 different 3D file formats with just one click. RenderLights also supports Google 3DWarehouse, where you can download thousands of free 3D models -- fast and easily.

External Reference to Files

In addition to importing files from multiple sources, RenderLights supports file x-ref, i.e. external file references. With x-refs, you can attach multiple models into one, keep your work more organized and modify the different models separately. And it is just as easy is opening a model.

Material editor

Materials can be edited easily in RenderLights. The material editor allows changing all of the relevant material parameters. RenderLights supports e.g. the following features:
• Diffuse map
• Specularity
• Emissivity
• Transparency

64 bit and 32 bit support

RenderLights is specifically designed and developed to work smoothly both with a 32 bit and with a 64 bit systems. Full 64 bit support enables a faster experience with higher quality.

Cutting Planes and 2D Exporter

Cutting planes can be used to cut any 3D objects to see inside them or to generate a cross-section. Both vertical and horizontal cross-sections (e.g. floorplan) are supported. They can also be saved into a 2D image file easily.

Video projection

Any 3D pictures or videos can be projected from a light source. This projected light affects the environment like any other light source in the scene. Color bleeding and global illumination enable the user to construct e.g. a realistic looking movie theaters or conference hall.

Video Textures

RenderLights supports video texture mapping making it possible to render such objects as televisions. Using emissive video textures makes the screens look even more realistic.

Publish your scenes

You can easily publish your scenes as a stand-alone exe-file using the pack-and-share -feature. The exe can then be sent to e.g. to a client and viewed on any computer fulfilling the system requirements.

Emissive materials

With emissive materials you can create materials that emit light. Such elements are crucial when creating a realistic looking lighting.