E-on Software Ships LumenRT Review for SketchUp

HIGH FIDELITY, IMMERSIVE VISUALIZATION FOR SKETCHUP - SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY PRICE!

May 26, 2011. Beaverton, Oregon: e-on software the leader in 3D sky, light and nature technologies, today announced introductory pricing and immediate availability of LumenRT Review for SketchUp, the company's revolutionary new product for the visualization of architectural projects in real-time 3D with accurately simulated lighting.

LumenRT Review for SketchUp works with both the free and the Pro versions of SketchUp. Sample LiveCubes™, pictures and videos uploaded to the lumenrt.com website showcase the amazing quality of the real-time visualizations produced by the product.

Beyond Static Renders: High Fidelity Immersive Visualization

Thanks to LumenRT, architects no longer have to choose between high-quality images and real-time visualization: They can walk or fly through their designs and experience the true quality of light in fully interactive 3D!

Designed to provide high fidelity visualization with accurately simulated lighting including Global Illumination, shadows and reflections, LumenRT is the ideal solution for:

• Creating exciting virtual interactive showrooms
• Demonstrating and sharing design concepts with associates and customers
• Creating attention-grabbing client presentations
• Exposing projects in fully real-time photo-realistic 3D

Revolutionary Capabilities

LumenRT provides a number of revolutionary capabilities to breathe life into 3D designs including:

• A More Engaging User Experience which allow clients and co-workers to interact with designs in a much more immersive and exciting manner.
• No Need for Specialized Viewing Software since LumenRT LiveCubes™ are shared as self running files that play on PC and Mac platforms. Just click and run – it's as simple as that.
• Seamless Background Processing allows models to be transformed into LumenRT LiveCubes with a single mouse click, rendering in the background while you continue to work.

Technological Revolution

Accurate lighting, shadows and reflections are an essential component of most architectural projects. LumenRT captures all the subtleties of natural illumination by performing a physically accurate simulation of the light in the scene which produces vivid, life-like results.

LumenRT's incredible ease-of-use, immersive navigation, and high-fidelity imagery is the result of many years of intensive research at e-on software. E-on holds a number of patents on the key underlying technologies which serve as the framework for LumenRT.

Pricing and Availability

LumenRT Review for SketchUp and SketchUp Pro currently retails for $195 (introductory price – SRP: $295).

LumenRT is a 32 & 64 bits application, designed for the Windows® 32/64 bits XP, Vista and 7 as well as Intel Mac OS X platforms (v10.6+).

Visit www.lumenrt.com/purchase for detailed system requirements and purchasing options.

Download Sample LiveCubes on lumenrt.com

The new lumenrt.com website provides the latest, most up-to-date information on LumenRT, showcasing capabilities, tutorials, and user spotlights.

To gain better insight into how LumenRT operates, a set of sample LumenRT LiveCubes™ and electronic documentation is available for download directly from the download section.

The showcase section provides a look at the first videos and images which highlight the power and key features of LumenRT.

Visit www.lumenrt.com for more information.

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Tutorial on Vue and Maya Integration

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Vue 7 xStream and Cinema 4D Training Video

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Cinema 4D Sidegrade Offer

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GeoControl2 Special Offer

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GeoControl2 to Vue Tutorial

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Silverblade Postwork for Renders Tutorial

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Paula Sanders' Rendering for 2d Tutorial

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3D World Issue 111

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VueExport2 Lightwave Plugin Now 64 Bit

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For more information, a demo, tutorials or to buy VueExport2 see the makers web site: http://lightfreeze.newsit.es/VueExport.html.

VueExport2 Lightwave Plugin

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For more information, a demo, tutorials or to buy VueExport2 see the makers web site: http://lightfreeze.newsit.es/VueExport.html .

Shape Magic Road Maker

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