With this base functionality and a host of material textures, filters for special effects, and libraries of various entourage elements, Piranesi allows you to take a plain, computer-generated 3D scene or 2D drawing and transform it into a sophisticated, artistic-looking rendering, in varied styles reflecting different moods (see Figure 1).įigure 1. So, for instance, if a brick texture is applied to a wall in a perspective view, the tile sizes will automatically recede along the vanishing point of the view. It also automatically adjusts the size of a texture along the plane according to its depth. This allows the application to identify the individual 2D planes making up a 3D scene and restrict the application of a color or texture to a selected plane. In contrast, Piranesi uses its own proprietary EPix (Extended Pixel) file format in which each pixel in the image stores depth and material information in addition to color. If you export a 3D scene to a traditional image-editing program like Adobe Photoshop in formats such as TIFF, JPEG, and so on, the scene gets flattened out to a 2D image.
Piranesi is a unique application specifically designed for architectural sketch rendering that understands depth and perspective. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the application for those who are not familiar with it, and looks at the key new features in the latest release.
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The developers, Informatix Software International, have obviously spent the time between releases well, as the new release, version 4, is packed with over a 100 new features. Since then, things have been relatively quiet on the Piranesi front, except for the release of a Macintosh version of the application, which was exhibited for the first time at the Macworld 2004 show in San Francisco (see AECbytes Newsletter #4 on Macworld 2004). I last reviewed the architectural rendering program, Piranesi, close to two years ago, in the September 2002 issue of Cadence magazine (see the review of Piranesi 3).
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