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It's always nice to be able to have video of 3D work especially when it turns out well. Using the V-Ray GPU renderer it is so much faster than what it used to be when it could take hours to render one image, now I can render in minutes so I can do animations much easier. Funny though I'm still using multiple renderers; while I mainly used V-Ray GPU I also used regular V-Ray for the volumetric effects and then the good old Scanline renderer for the reactor effects since it's still just easier and faster to do some things that way.

Hello Everyone! I'm excited to announce that I've published my Procedural Building Generator Tool, "Simple Procedural Building Generator", for Unity on the Unity Asset Store! 🎉 This release includes several planned features, such as: -A custom inspector for easy customization -Interior room generation -Uneven floors And much more! You can check it out and grab your copy here: https://lnkd.in/d-5G_V3Y Here is the showcase video: https://lnkd.in/dC2b7usu It is more affordable than most procedural generators on the market. Be sure to read the description for a full list of features! Stay tuned—many more features are on the way! #gamedev #unity #gamedevelopment #indiegames #proceduralgeneration

V-Ray 7 for Maya and Houdini is out. It introduces rendering of 3D Gaussian Splats, multiple random-shaped regions for rendering, causics for V-Ray GPU and more.

🚀 V-Ray 7 for Maya & Houdini is here to transform how you create and speed up production with cutting-edge technology and powerful new features. ✨ Fast 3D environment creation 💎 New and enhanced shading tools 🌐 Expanded support for industry standards ensures effortless data exchange across DCCs. 📸 Sharper, cleaner render with less effort ⚡ Supercharged V-Ray GPU rendering performance, plus support for Causics, and more. 💡Even more realistic results with enhanced lighting & greater control in compositing. And much more. 🔗 Discover what’s new: https://bit.ly/vrayformaya

Remember the old days in Unity when you had to stack the Build Indexes on the Build Settings and preload all your scenes? Now with Widget Services there is a good example in the package on addressable loading. This is the construct: RootStandard.SceneSelector.ChangeToScene(string sceneName, bool isOn); With addressable scenes in the build you can load and unload scenes or prefabs with a single line of code. As you work on an addressable prefab or scene, the addressable build data can go stale when large features of hierarchy are added. Still, I think the Unity Addressable makes life so much easier. Loading and unloading a scene in the addressable system will help with memory fragment issues. https://lnkd.in/gaDeFKmC

Not level design related but last night I made a quick rendering for my lastest Youtube video. Because I had some troubles rendering with Blender recently (my GPU is lagging) I decided to learn 3D rendering on Unreal Engine 5. While the result might be is a bit buggy with some broken textures, it was interesting using UE5 for something else than game dev. Not a perfect work but I learnt a lot and it was fun (the most important part). #3DRendering #BrokenTexturesandLightslol #VideoEditing #UnrealEngine5

Unexpected Jorn... Ahem, update. It should have happened, and it's here... Welcome, Vulkan validation layers! I am glad to present a new version of SGR, which brings us the possibility to enable validation layers for better development of our graphics applications. Along with this, we fixed many bugs that were causing incorrect memory and object lifetime management (creation, destruction, deallocation, etc.). This is very good news! Another BIG feature added is the ability to change dynamically linked data to objects (matrix buffers, textures, and many others), which offers us new possibilities for developing animations. Cross-platform compatibility has also been improved.

Chaos has launched V-Ray 7 for Maya and V-Ray 7 for Houdini with new features that accelerate everything from fast 3D environment creation to production shading. Whether it’s integrating real-world scenes with fully ray-traced CG or harnessing GPUs for rapid iterations, V-Ray 7 tackles the needs of modern production so artists can render anything to feature-film standards. #Chaos #Houdini #Maya #VRay #VRay7

Here's a video showcasing seven Saturday-afternoon design explorations in built environment simulation, following on from my previous post on the flexibility of the Unity game engine (https://lnkd.in/gUBiatw6). Shown from the top left are: 1. Walking path placement optimisation for accessibility 2. Pedestrian circulation analysis 3. Interactive feedback for participatory design 4. Building massing visibility analysis 5. In-scene vegetation visibility analysis 6. Shadow origin analysis 7. Agent-based traffic simulation #Architecture #UrbanDesign #Unity #Unity3D #Engagement #Design #SoftwareDevelopment #ComputationalDesign #DesignComputing #Visualisation #Simulation

#LUD17 of #LearningUtsav Today, I explored how OpenGL works with our browser. It was an exciting dive into the inner workings of how browsers use WebGL to interface with OpenGL, allowing us to render 3D graphics efficiently. Understanding how WebGL acts as a bridge between JavaScript and the GPU through OpenGL really clarified how browsers handle rendering pipelines, shaders, and performance optimizations. This knowledge is key to creating high-performance 3D applications that leverage hardware acceleration. This marks a deeper understanding of the technicalities behind the tools we use every day to build immersive 3D experiences on the web. Let’s continue making this Dashain-Tihar a true #FestivalOfLearning with Learning Utsav !