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View a complete list of events of interest to the modo community. Be Together: The Bentley User ConferenceVisit Luxology in the Exhibition. We will be demonstrating visualization features of modo 601. Be sure to sign up for this Advanced Workshop MS4WK4: Setting the Scene: Going From “Blah” to “Wow” Visualizations on Thursday, May 17 10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. in 109B. Designed for MicroStation users and visualization aficionados, this hands-on workshop will focus on the recipe for stunning visualizations using the Luxology engine. Key topics will include camera set up, materials, lighting, and adding great “ready-to-render” 3D content to produce realistic visualizations. Pennsylvania Convention Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA FMX 2012 Luxology will be at FMX again this year, presenting all the new features of modo 601. Andy Brown of Luxology and Andy Probst of Meilenstein Digital will co-present an introductory modo 601 workshop on Wednesday May 8 and a modo 601 production workshop on Thursday May 9. May 8 - 11, 2012 Stuttgart Germany |
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Luxology Press Releases
re:think studios Hikes the Ball to modo for ESPN NFL Draft Promos
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – April 27, 2012 – Whether it’s in joy or frustration, The NFL Draft makes people want to shout from the rooftops. This year, re:think studios brought their own ideas sky high when they turned promos for ESPN’s 2012 NFL Draft broadcast into rooftop reels for the nation’s top football prospects. And since primetime spots for the nation’s biggest sports channel means game time for graphics; re:think turned to Luxology’s modo 601 and its lightning-fast renderer to make all those bright lights, and brighter talents stand out.
Luxology Ships Power SubD-NURBS for modo
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – April 19, 2012 – Luxology LLC today announced the immediate availability of Power SubD-NURBS for modo, a plug-in that allows designers to automatically convert Subdivision surface meshes into NURBS-based CAD formats that can be exported directly to standard CAD systems.
Luxology Ships Texture Painting Tutorials for modo 601
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – April 11, 2012 – Now that modo 601 is out; it’s time to explore it. Starting today, modo users can train themselves in the art of texture painting through a set of brand new video tutorials taught by Richard Yot. The project-based lessons demonstrate how to use modo’s paint tools, Shader Tree, and the Preview Renderer to produce custom photorealistic textures for a tree frog, a corroded oil drum and a classic leather chair.
Double Negative Uses Luxology's modo to Make John Carter's Alien World a Reality
LONDON, UK – March 20, 2012 – Award-winning international VFX studio Double Negative didn’t have to leave Earth to go to Mars, they just designed it in-house with the help of Luxology’s modo software. Tasked with the creation of costumes and expansive alien worlds for John Carter, two artists looked to modo’s flexible modeling, painting and UV texturing tools for the key detail and texture displacement work that was needed to bring the environments and props on that red planet to life.
Luxology to Showcase modo 601 at GDC 2012
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – March 5, 2012 – This year at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2012, Luxology will be showcasing modo 601, the brand new version of its award-winning 3D content creation software in the Intel Booth (#1024). Additionally, modo 601 will be featured in a Unity Developer Day session entitled “Content Creation for Unity Using modo” at 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 6th. Another Unity-focused modo demonstration will take place the following day from 10:30-10:55am in Unity’s booth (#1416). John Hayes, Senior Character Artist from SanZaru Games and Unity user Wes McDermott will participate in these demonstrations along with members of Luxology staff.
Luxology’s modo 601 Now Available
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – February 29, 2012 – Luxology LLC today announced the immediate availability of modo 601, a landmark release of its award-winning, artist-friendly 3D content creation software. modo 601 includes character animation, built-in dynamics, volumetric rendering, and enhanced retopology modeling tools along with a host of other new capabilities. modo is now a full pipeline solution for professionals working in media and entertainment, advertising, engineering and architectural design visualization.
Luxology Ships Parasolid-based CAD Loaders for modo 601
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – February 29, 2012 – With the release of the new CAD Loaders for the recently announced modo 601 software, CAD designers working with XT, IGES, and STEP files will now be able to use Luxology’s powerful 3D software to create photorealistic images and animations.
Unity to Provide Direct Import Capabilities for modo
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., – Feb. 14, 2011 – Unity 3.2, the popular game development tool, now natively imports modo 501 files that have been saved to Luxology’s .LXO format. Converted files are visible in the Project View inside of Unity.
Luxology's modo 501 Offers Pixar Subdivision Surfaces
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., – December 16, 2010 – Luxology today announced support for Pixar’s industry-standard Subdivision Surface (SDS) representation in the just-released modo 501. This new SDS geometry provides modo 501 users with several advantages including semi-sharp creasing, multi-res sculpting and greater file compatibility for transfer to other 3D applications.
Industrial Light & Magic Turns to Luxology modo for Creative Concept Development
SIGGRAPH, Los Angeles, Calif., – July 28, 2010 – The Art Department at San Francisco-based Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), a division of Lucasfilm Ltd., is pioneering the evolution of the concept development process. As more artists move toward a 3D workflow, ILM’s Art Department is utilizing the powerful visualization tools in Luxology’s 3D modeling and rendering software, modo, to increase speed, flexibility and efficiency.
Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corp. Licenses Luxology's Nexus Rendering Technology
Los Angeles (SIGGRAPH) – August 12, 2008 – Luxology® LLC, developers of modern, artist-focused 3D software, today announced that DS SolidWorks has entered into a technology licensing agreement to utilize Luxology’s Nexus® rendering technology. As one of the leading 3D mechanical CAD software vendors worldwide, DS SolidWorks selected Nexus for its modern architecture and superior rendering capabilities.
Bentley Systems Taps Nexus Architecture to Provide Enhanced Microstation Rendering
Los Angeles (SIGGRAPH) – August 12, 2008 – Luxology® LLC, developers of modern, artist-focused 3D software, today announced Bentley Systems, the global leader in software for sustaining infrastructure, has licensed its Nexus rendering technology. Bentley chose Nexus for its overall performance and plans to use it for enhancements to Bentley’s MicroStation product line and many more applications in Bentley’s comprehensive portfolio of products.
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