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New Release of Shaderlight for SketchUp

Reduces memory usage by up to 90%.

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By DE Editors  

January 21, 2013

Users of ArtVPS' Shaderlight version 2.4 is now available. According to the company, the interactive rendering plug-in for SketchUP can now render faster and more efficiently.

The new release delivers improved export and rendering performance to users when rendering complex components such as trees from 3D Warehouse or using Replace Me functionality.  In tests, Shaderlight 2.4 has reduced memory usage up to 90%, the company says.

Shaderlight Cloud Rendering also benefits from this release with improved export and render times.

Kate Marshall, Marketing Director at ArtVPS said,

"We are always looking for ways we can improve the user experience when rendering with Shaderlight," said Kat Marshall, marketing director at ArtVPS. "This latest release, which has focused around the way we use instancing, has delivered fantastic results particularly when rendering complex SketchUp scenes."

Shaderlight 2.4 is available for free to existing Shaderlight v2 customers.  New users can purchase the new release as a full or timed access license.

For more information, visit ArtVPS.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.

 

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