New Shader Authoring Technology Simplifies Creative Workflow Across Suite of
Dassault Systemes Products
PARIS, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/- Dassault Systemes (DS) (Nasdaq:
DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a world leader in 3D and Product
Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, has teamed up with graphics
technologies leaders NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) and mental images(R)
to extend sophisticated shader technology to every user in the style and
digital mock-up review processes, the companies announced today. Wider
access to shading tools enables companies to create richer, more detailed
simulations that yield higher quality 3D renderings that reflect the real
world.
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"Aesthetics and design quality create emotions and are key contributors
to product success and brand recognition by consumers. DS V5 Real-Time
Rendering solutions, complemented by NVIDIA's FX Composer 2.0 and mental
mill(TM) shader technology from mental images, moves rendering a step ahead
in realism and ease of use, allowing to accurately perceive aesthetics
during the design phases," said Philippe Laufer, vice president, CATIA
research and development, Dassault Systemes.
This next-generation of shader functionality in CATIA, ENOVIA AND
DELMIA, compliant with NVIDIA CgFX shader technology and OpenGL, offers
high-quality rendering to a broad new community of rendering experts to CAD
users and technical artists accustomed to working in the DCC world. It
enables them to create more realistic simulation renderings in conceptual
design that help companies make design changes and modifications early in
the process, where they are easy and economical, rather than later in the
process. Integration between NVIDIA, mental images and DS V5 products
enable users to create shaders for use in CATIA-designed 3D models quickly
and simply. It also spans user skill levels from rendering expert to CAD
user to technical artists with no programming experience.
"The shader creation workflow we are enabling for DS' products is a
significant advantage for companies engaged in modern design and
production," said Jeff Brown, general manager, professional solutions,
NVIDIA. "This latest shader technology collaboration between NVIDIA,
Dassault Systemes and mental images delivers a completely fluid way for DS
customers to improve the design process in design and review. Users can now
create shaders without the need for programming and this opens the door for
realistic visualization throughout the entire design process."
NVIDIA FX Composer 2.0 delivers powerful shader editing and integrated
shader performance analysis tools, as well as supporting shader libraries,
plug-ins, and scripting. mental mill Artist Edition from mental images
gives technical artists and designers the ability to create customized
shaders for V5 with an intuitive graphical interface that eliminates the
need for shader programming.
mental mill is a new shader creation tool for all levels of expertise.
A familiar graph editing paradigm allows the creation of complex shaders
without programming skills. mental mill is based on MetaSL(TM), a new meta
shader language, developed by mental images. Shaders written in MetaSL are
independent of platforms and rendering algorithms, with a single shader
supporting various hardware and software rendering techniques (e.g., CgFX,
HLSL, GLSL, mental ray). mental mill's graphical and interactive editing
approach offers a significant productivity gain versus traditional shader
creation methods. This enables users with little or no programming skills
to generate the most complex shaders and phenomena.
DS, NVIDIA and mental images will demonstrate the results of this
technology collaboration at the SIGGRAPH 2007 convention, Aug. 7-9 at the
San Diego Convention center in San Diego, Calif., NVIDIA booth # 513.
About Dassault Systemes
As a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
solutions, Dassault Systemes brings value to more than 100,000 customers in
80 countries. A pioneer in the 3D software market since 1981, Dassault
Systemes develops and markets PLM application software and services that
support industrial processes and provide a 3D vision of the entire
lifecycle of products from conception to maintenance to recycling. The
Dassault Systemes portfolio consists of CATIA for designing the virtual
product -- SolidWorks for 3D mechanical design -- DELMIA for virtual
production -- SIMULIA for virtual testing -- ENOVIA for global
collaborative lifecycle management, and 3DVIA for online 3D lifelike
experiences. Dassault Systemes is listed on the Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext
Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) stock exchanges. For more information, visit
http://www.3ds.com
CATIA, DELMIA, ENOVIA, SIMULIA, SolidWorks and 3D VIA are registered
trademarks of Dassault Systemes or its subsidiaries in the US and/or other
countries. mental images(R), mental mill(TM), mental ray(R), and
RealityServer(R) are trademarks or registered trademarks of mental images
GmbH, Berlin, Germany.
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CONTACT:
Elizabeth Olson of Double Forte Marketing +
Communications, +1-415-863-4900, ext. 8116,
eolson@double-forte.com, for mental images; or Kelly Dove of
NVIDIA, +1-512-401-4514, kdove@nvidia.com; or Derek Lane of
Dassault Systemes, +1-818-673-2243, derek.lane@3ds.com
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