Showcase

Autodesk® Showcase™ gives companies the ability to create stunning, photorealistic images of designs in real time without spending hours setting up scenes, lighting styles and sometimes waiting hours in order to render images. As part of the Autodesk solution for Digital Prototyping it also helps accelerate the decision making process. It enables designers to visualize, present, and select design options digitally by delivering accurate, realistic imagery created from 3D design data.

Who would benefit from using Autodesk® Showcase™?

1. Any company that is involved in 3D design whether it’s in the Mechanical or Architectural industry with a requirement to generate photorealistic imagery with a minimal amount of effort.

2. Designers that have to present their designs to a 3rd party. This scenario usually results in large amounts of time being spent generating rendered imagery (still or animated). Using Autodesk® Showcase™ as a design review tool the user can switch between design variations within a real time rendering environment with a single mouse-click interactively with the customer.

3. If you have been put off from purchasing products such as 3ds Max Design due to its complexity and training requirements, then Autodesk® Showcase™ offers an ideal solution that is easy to use and affordable.

What business issues can Autodesk® Showcase™ help solve?

1. Expensive, time-consuming design review and decision-making processes

2. Limited evaluation of multiple design variations due to time and cost of building physical prototypes

3. Time consuming data preparation for visualization and review

4. Design models changing while visualization imagery is being prepared for design review

5. Expertise and expense required for creating high-quality design presentations

What data can be imported?

With Autodesk® Showcase™, engineers using various CAD software products can efficiently use their data enabling a fluid digital design workflow, eliminating rework, saving time, and preserving design intent.

This technology has the added benefit of being able to merge data from various sources with the ability to keep its file association, if a change occurs in the original source the update can be reflected in the configured Showcase scene.

Data can be imported from Autodesk® AutoCAD, AliasStudio, Autodesk® Inventor®, Maya software and other common formats such as DXF, IGES, STEP, STL,

Who uses it?

The software itself has been on the market for nearly 2 years, with customer successes already being achieved with a number of household names. These include:-

Genesis-design GmbH
Indesit
Audi AG
Daimler AG
Volkswagon

To buy or for more information on how this could benefit your business please contact us on +44 023 8086 8947 or email sales@adris.co.uk