vred versus showcase

[wirefram3d]

maybe a few of us members of this showcase community already know autodesk has buyed, a few months ago, the license of vred.

so what's vred?

vred seems to be "showcase with steroids". a more vast and powerfull tool, with many options for a better visualization.. or at least it looks so:

http://www.autodesk.com/products/vred/compare-products

as part of the autodesk students agreement for free software, i'm now downloading a free version of vred professional..

if it's possible i will run a direct comparison and a small review.

but first, a little question for you:

has anyone tested vred already?

and specifically for Marion :

do you have any idea of what autodesk has planned for the two softwares?

i mean, they seems to have quite the same purpose..

do they plan to keep both?

do they plan to merge the two softwares into a more powerful tool?

did they even plan something or they just went "buy buy buy, we have more softwares now"?

[cikho]

p.s - this is me, i don't know why sometimes it seems i log with a different account, but it's the same.. there must be some problem with my area account or something..

[Christian_Garimberti]

Vred.... and do you know KeyShot?

watch this....

http://keyshot.com/fusion360

I know that Autodesk bought Vred for the automotive industries. Vred is the leader for that purpose. Every examlpe that a saw on Vred was a car....

I had tested it for a while, and i saw a very powerfull software.

You can do much more things that showcase doesn't do, Vred has a better rendering engine...

But it is much more complex to use.

Showcase is much more user friendly. Less features, but well designed.

For now i know that autodesk keep the 2 softwares (maybe 3... with keyshot....).

I dont kwow what autodesk do with showcase pro....

[cikho]

yes i knew keyshot 2 and used it for a while.. vred and showcase are much more usefull as realtime renderers, while keyshot is fast, but still a common rendering software..

[MarionLandry]

Yes, Vred is now an Autodesk Product and mainly addopted by the Automotive industry. 

You know that I cannot share Autodesk plans for the future or any inside information I might be aware of... The information you will find on the Autodesk Website is accurate and is the same information I can share with you. 

I have not personally tried Vred as of now.

Marion

[cikho]

hi marion!

thank you anyays for the answer!

at first look i can confirm what christian said, vred is completely not intuitive/user friendly..

it took me a while just to understand how to select things..

looks much more similar to RTT Deltagen..

i will have a deeper look in the next weeks maybe

[Anonymous]

Marion-You are the best:)

[Anonymous]

Hi guys,

I have been using VRED for a few months now and I used Keyshot for a few years during a product design degree. I think that VRED does create vastly better results than Keyshot but it is a little more complex to use.

The only trouble I am having with VRED is the application of Labels/Decals as I want to use it for packaging renders. Does anyone have any experience of this? I can seem to apply a label over an object. I can get it to appear as a texture but then the label is affected by the base material colour.

Many thanks!

[MarionLandry]

HI,

this is a SHowcase Forum. You might want to direct your VRED questions to a more appropriated space. 

Showcase and VRED are two different software. I have not used VRED personaly.

Thanks

Marion

[Anonymous]

There doesn't seem to be a VRED space

[Coutellier]

When a file from Alias (or other source) is opened in VRED for the first time you are presented with the option of creating a Skydome Environment. If the Skydome option is not selected initially how can it be added later?

[Christian_Garimberti]

Sorry but this is not a Vred forum.

Bye

[ananda_arasu]

There is going to be a VRED forum firing up next week, Monday.  Watch for it, and spread the word!  

[cikho]

good news!
do you have knowledge if there's going to be a youtube channel similar to marion's full of useful tutorials and guides?

[ananda_arasu]

Yes there is.  Here it is:

VRED YouTube Page

[ananda_arasu]

The VRED Forum page is live!!  Check it out here, and please spread the word:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/VRED/ct-p/2056

[Christian_Garimberti]

Very Good!

But... why a new born forum alredy has an "ideastation" section and Showcase formun doesn't have it????

I Think all showcase users could appreciate it!!!

In this days is born a post with this idea....

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/General/Showcase-2015-What-s-new/td-p/5029578/page/2

Thank You!

[cikho]

yes.

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/General/showcase-idea-station/td-p/5017604

the showcase forum also does not fit the other's forum layout, it doesn't look the same..

someone should take care of us too 😄