That's a crazy restriction! If I want to improve KeyShot network rendering performance, I can just update one machine and be done with it. In the Bunkspeed Boost (NR module) specs I read: "In order to leverage GPU Boosting, the GPUs on all involved machines must be identical running identical drivers". Also, CPUs are way more flexible for network rendering. The DTP machines in the marketing department have powerful quad core CPUs, but no GPU to speak off. The fact that Bunkspeed software requires a powerful (discrete!) Nvidia GPU was a huge hindrance for us. When my company was shopping for a rendering solution in 2011, KeyShot and Bunkspeed Shot (now PRO) were the only two viable candidates, because we needed a standalone tool that also non-CAD people could use. Perhaps starting in SolidWorks Mechanical Conceptual (aka CATIA Lite)? After all, CATIA already leverages iRay for rendering. I think it is more than likely that future versions of SolidWorks will have a tight Bunkspeed integration. The outcome wont effect me as such as i will still use KS as it works with the tools that I use, but it sure as hell has got to sting!! Take into account 1 and 2 above and that the visual effects market is pretty much all tied up by AutoDesk Max and Maya, the combination of The Foundry product line, Modo for SubD and a possible tighter partnership with SW for surface and solid modelling tools that might be able to be fed into the new Groboto integration into Modo 701 plus LightStudio and you are going to have a real power house suite for the movie/sfx/gaming market and not just ProdVis.Īm i being paranoid, or has Henrik been severely stabbed in the back and is possibly being removed from 'the loop' ? - What do you guys think ?
Also Modo 701 has the much sought after live linkage to HDRiLightStudio that the Mac users want.ģ.
This now starts to open a pathway into the OSx platform which has picked up a few hundred thousand users as Windows 8 and 8.1 are not being that well received. PV360 and Modo are both Foundry products and The Foundry is an official solutions provider/partner with Dassault. There is no support for SW files on Apple Mac other than two choices, KeyShot and Modo 701 via a rather pricey plugin. So this acquisition could see the end of these kind of partnershipsĢ. PV360 and KS both being third party render solutions suggests this. I would assume that the KS/SW deal has been done with both parties applying restrictions to each other, such as SW not being allowed to create its own PR rendering solution. Maybe i am paranoid but i can see this rocking the boat in a few of areas.ġ. I can only imagine the acquisition route to be somewhat more complex than just a passing glance suggests. This is going to make life interesting for you KS/SW users for sure.
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