New version 7/1/2008
We have released a new IRender nXt
You can download the new version using the Download button above.
This version:
- Creates softer shadows from lights - see Soft Shadows
- Allows you to save the rendering with a transparent background - See IRender Alpha Images
- Has new defaults for spotlight field angles, and thick glass. - See Defaults
Plus numerous bug fixes and small improvements.
New version 6/04/2008.
We have released a new IRender nXt
You can download the new version using the Download button above.
This version:
- Has a much improved options tab dialog - making it easy to set the options you need most - Lighting defaults and render paramaters, while still keeping the power of the other options available.
- Allows you to easily create a new material from our Select Material to Place dialog.
- Improved the Materal Editor Texture tab functionality, allowing you to set the Color Strength when using AutoBump.
- Fixed the watermark for Trial mode.
Previous versions:
- Fixed the daylight portal problem introduced in the last release.
- Fixed the Glow Type buttons and various other problems in the Material Editor.
- Has a new Paint function to set materials on faces inside components with just one click.
- Has an easier to use Material Editor.
- Adds material properties - Daylight, Thin and Caustic to the Material Wizard
- Enables the # of reflective and # of refractive bounces on the Special Options setup tab.
- Add "Daylight Portals" to provide better lighting for interior scenes
- fixed an error when loading the Light Fixtures dialog, when a point lamp was the last lamp placed.
- updates the rendering progress message more frequently, and displays scanline number.
- uses the new AccuRender nXt toolkit, which allows larger files to be processeed.
- lets you add plants and materials directly from the AccuRender libraries
- make render with or without preview a toolbar icon choice - rather than a setting.
- Fxes a problem which was causing sun and cloud intensity not to work.
- Fixes a problem with gemoetry on Layer 0 in groups.
- Combines lamps and light fixture into a single dialog
- Uses better default for sharpness for mirrors and reflective objects.
See: http://wiki.renderplus.com/index.php?title=IRender_nXt for information in IRender nXt
See: http://wiki.renderplus.com/index.php...Latest_Release for more information on this latest release.
Trial Version
IRender nXth as a new 30 day trial version. If you have tried IRender before, you can have a new trial for Version IRender nXt
IRender nXt runs from inside of SketchUp Version 6.0