LightWorks 7.5

LightWork Design today released , an update to its rendering engine for 3D design. The company says the software, designed for incorporation by third-party developers, is renowned for its physically accurate visualization of CAD data and for simulating real-world lighting conditions and materials. This newest release offers LightWorks Real-time, which provides a single API that gives software developers device-independent access to hardware rendering on cards supporting the OpenGL Shading Language or Cg, several improvements to the Global Illumination product for easier creation of high-quality images using radiosity, new GUI components for rapid development of user interfaces, new shaders in the Architectural and Industrial Toolboxes, and new cross-platform plug-in shaders.

by MacNN Staff