ART VPS, Ltd.: RenderDrive

RenderDrive generates images indistinguishable from photographs, and many times faster than with software-based ray tracing.

RenderDrive is one of the world's few rendering appliances dedicated to producing the highest-quality 3D images. But more than high performance and quality images, RenderDrive’s array of custom ray tracing processors delivers a visualization environment true to real-world physical values. RenderDrive effectively mimics the real world–lighting, materials, and cameras behave predictably and intuitively.

RenderDrive gives a physically accurate real-world environment: matte, reflective, and refractive materials behave predictably; shadows are thrown according to the brightness, position and size of the light source; lens flares and depth of field are dictated by real camera and environmental values.

RenderDrive is a reliable and robust rendering appliance. As a shared network device, it can be accessed by any workstation in your design studio. Quickly and easily installed on your network, RenderDrive requires virtually no administration once it’s up and running. You can use any standard web browser to access the on-board job queue where you can keep track of and reschedule your rendering tasks.

ART’s CAD/CAMERA software uses the OLE for Design & Modeling interface to directly import SolidWorks data sets into RenderDrive’s enhanced visualization environment.