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CNC animations display realistic metal effect
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MachineWorks product story
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk editorial team
Sep 2, 2004
A supplier of simulation and verification solutions is using real time OpenGL - that renders a realistic metallic effect within its CNC animations.
MachineWorks, the world's leading supplier of simulation and verification solutions, announced today that it has developed further enhancements to its latest V6.1 release, using real time OpenGL rendering.
MachineWorks is now capable of rendering a realistic metallic effect within its animations.
An advance demonstration of MachineWorks' shiny metallic reflections can be seen at IMTS on Wednesday, September 8, through to Wednesday, September 15, 2004, at McCormick Place in Chicago, USA.
MachineWorks' Booth is D-3021, Lakeside Center, Hall D.
MachineWorks' new capabilities will offer users the option to add realistic metallic reflections into their applications, giving further scope to customise the look and feel.
The ability to produce a bespoke product is one the many advantages of using MachineWorks and that includes the configuration of analytical functionality too.
"After the release of version 6.1, we realised that the CAM market was still demanding a metallic look so we continue to enhance MachineWorks rendering features in order to fulfil customer requirements", comments Mike Nicholson, Business Development Manager of MachineWorks.
Major enhancements of MachineWorks version 6.1 include analytical functions to improve the detection of collisions, gouges and undercuts within the different MachineWorks engines.
Version 6.1, not only supports OpenGL rendering with wire-frame, hidden line removal, colour shading and transparency but also advanced features such as texture mapping and shadows to enhance the realistic effect.
About MachineWorks - MachineWorks Technology is the industry standard for CNC simulation and verification component software.
It combines unparalleled speed and accuracy with industrial strength robustness, and is embedded in most of the world's leading CAM applications.
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