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Comparison of Rendering Applications |
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ICAD+SR
(GRX) |
AutoCAD's |
LightWork |
QRender |
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| Material creation
options and realisticity |
high |
medium |
low |
low |
| Material library
explorer |
ü |
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| User defined material editing interface |
ü |
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| Real-time material preview |
ü |
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| Texture mapping |
ü |
ü |
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ü |
| Bump mapping |
ü |
ü |
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| Clip/opacity mapping |
ü |
ü |
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| Volumetric objects (fog, fire etc.) |
ü |
only fog |
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| Selective surface smoothing |
ü |
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| Reflection |
ü |
ü |
ü |
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| Reffraction |
ü |
ü |
ü |
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| Parametric materials |
ü |
limited |
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| Assigning material
to a specific color |
ü |
ü |
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| Assigning multiple
materials |
ü |
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| Distance based light
attenuation |
ü |
ü |
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ü |
| User-defined light
positioning |
ü |
ü |
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ü |
| Shadow quality |
very
high |
high |
low
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n/a |
| Automatic floor |
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ü |
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| Multiple rendering
outputs at the same time |
ü |
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| Continue drawing
while rendering |
ü |
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| Selective,
partial or magnified rendering |
ü |
no
magnifi- cation |
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| Hidden-line rendering |
ü |
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ü |
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Interface ergonomy and usability |
high |
low |
low |
low |
| Real-time motion (OpenGL) |
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ü |
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User-defined mapping |
ü |
ü |
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Direct link with image editor |
ü |
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Mouse clicks necessery to
1- assign material to a
layer
2- define a light
3- render |
9 |
20 |
13 |
20 |
