Corona Renderer for ARCHICAD Alpha 2 released

Press release 2018-11-19 14:34 article > Software

You can download and test it now.

Since this is an Alpha version, it is far from feature complete, and there are very likely some bugs in the software, so please keep that in mind (especially if considering using it for any commercial projects).

Corona Renderer for ARCHICAD, test renders — Some test renders from Corona Renderer for ARCHICAD

The plugin is already quite advanced and supports:

Interactive Rendering takes the guesswork out of setting up materials, lighting and scene composition, and removes the need for test renders.
The Corona VFB offers a wide range of post-processing effects without needing to use external software, with tone mapping, bloom and glare, vignetting, and more.
Denoising, which can reduce render times by up to 70%.
Corona Materials and Textures with a custom texture editor.
Support for native ARCHICAD geometry, lights, and materials.

Note: The current Alpha is for ARCHICAD for Windows; in the future, there may be a version for macOS.

If you want a quick introduction to getting started with Corona Renderer for ARCHICAD, watch a tutorial:

If you want to get straight to the download, you will find the latest version at: STATUS AND DOWNLOADS THREAD

ALPHA 2 QUICK FACTS

Here’s what you can expect in the first publicly usable version:

Interactive Rendering is supported
The Corona VFB has been implemented (with the same post-processing options as you may be familiar with from Corona Renderer for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D)
Corona Materials and Textures have been implemented, with a custom texture editor
All geometry from ARCHICAD is supported
Good support for native ARCHICAD lights
Corona Sun and Sky from the ARCHICAD sun
The basic ARCHICAD material is supported
Render Elements are supported
Corona proxy is now supported

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