This demonstration was created with an aim to promote the Parisian Windows Cafe, opened for the launch of Windows 7.

Microsoft needed an innovative and up to date technology to display this model on a multi-touch platform (which is the case in the multi-touch version of this demonstration), but also optimized to run on the harware used, a Microsoft Table Surface. 

 

This scene was created so that Microsoft can communicate with its partners on his new technical centre of the DataCenter type.

This representation was very technical, as the full version integrates a module allowing to receive on the displays of the bays of the servers some information in real-time about the temperature and the voltage of the bays and thus to launch visual and sound alarms.

All this scene was created from photographs and of maps.
 

The ADIF, Administrator of the Spanish Railway Infrastructures, makes discover the future TGV station of Valencia (Spain) thanks to a real-time 3D modeling realized with the NOVA for 3ds Max of VERTICE solution, solution of creation and visualization of interactives 3D contents.

GOAL

To prepare its presence to the 30th edition of the FITUR in Madrid (International fair of Tourism), the ADIF (Administrator of the Spanish Railway Infrastructures) wished to offer to the public a virtual interactive 3D model representing the future high-speed station of Valencia.

CHOICE

PROIN 3D, intervening for the ADIF, adopts the NOVA 2009 solution of VERTICE to create an interactive model of future TGV station of Valencia.

Before the real-time realization, PROIN 3D was charged to conceive and realize for the ADIF a 3D film presenting the project of the station. All the 3D modelings and animations were done with the 3ds Max and Vray. The move to real-time was done with NOVA 2009 of VERTICE, after a large work of optimization of the 3D model and its textures. In spite of a plural offer on the 3D market, three reasons justify the choice of the NOVA 2009 of VERTICE solution:
 

• Its compatibility with 3ds Max, main 3D tool of ADIF.
• Its quality of rendering (shadows and reflexions), its ease of use and the no Royalties commercial policy.
• The customer assistance ensured by VERTICE.

In order to improve this 3D experience, the real-time project - allowing an immersion in the future infrastructure of the LGV LEVANTE - was projected at the show on a 6 meters diameter circular screen. Not less than 210.000 visitors present this year thus could discover and evolve in the real-time 3D scene using a joystick.

BENEFIT

“It is a big innovation in Spain in term of 3D applied to the infrastructures. With the appearance of this new tool, the decision makers and the clients foresee for certain projects broader perspectives to communicate with the populations, for their public dialogues,” explains Bernard Bressy, in charge of the commercial development of PROIN 3D.

The ADIF finds, through real-time, a new way of communicating, a powerful and ludic tool because it is interactive. It is a complementary tool, which does not have the role to replace the informative videos already used for the presentation of projects.

The real-time 3D project of the TGV station of Valencia is thus a true success which should allow the opening of new markets.
 

Description of the scene by the author:

" This first work illustrates a small countryside environment. Sources of the project? The garden and materials of the grandfather assembled with pretty images taken on the edge of the road.

On the technical side, it is my first real-time environment made with Nova. From the textures point of view, I employed at the same time a mix of diffuse-lightmap and complete map for the quite specific objects. Some normals maps then come to raise the whole.

Lastly, and because there is always a time for advertising in all waht we see, I invite you to visit my blog (more or less up to date). You will find some professional, personal and student work. In the same way, as a 3D graphics designer, I am always interested by some professional proposals and will be pleased to introduce myslelf to you.

Good the visit and see you soon for a new "in ball" project.

Kevin

Note:
- Navigation: Z, Q, S, D
- If any problem of framerate, " A" to stop the animations."
 

This demonstration is the flagship of NOVA 2010. Indeed, it gathers all that makes the strenghths of the NOVA range: high-quality graphic thanks to DirectX 10, high interactivity (change of colour, lighting of the headlights, change of camera), new Post-processes (depth of field), new management of the real-timeshadows, great ability to edit (Design mode).


The 3ds Max source files of this demonstration are downloadable here. That file can export the scene AudiTT.Max for NOVA.

Rights of use:
The source files are provided "as is". Vertice can not be considered as responsible for malfunction, or loss of datas from your computer while using those sources. Those files are delivered free from known viruses.

All those source files are and remain the entire property of the compagny VERTICE and of their owners and authors. You can not use those files or part of those files without explicit agreement from VERTICE, exept for educationnal purpose. You can not sell, share, reuse, distribute, give those source files are part of those files.

Sources context:
These files show a car model mockup, intended to be used with NOVA 2010. That demo is best viewed with the DirectX 10 provider.
Speaking about fonctionnalities, you may want to have a particular glance at those points:

• The compagnion scene file and the 3d interface concept.
• The real time shadowing (have a look at the NOVA Properties of the Direct01 light source, and to its 3dsmax properties, especially the inclusion list).
• The several Per pixel materials used for the car body.
• The modifier used for the car body (NOVA Material Switcher). See how to use it with the Actions Builder inside the Compagnion scene.
• The management of the collisions (see the selection set Coll).
• The constrained camera (Camera02) and its Depth of field post process shader (in the NOVA Properties of that camera).
   

With NOVA 2010, you can completely edit a 3Dscene. In this scene, if you switch to Design mode, you will be able to easily modify the color, but also the reflectivity and the specular of the materials. Note that the reflectivity is set up via the parameters of Fresnel.







 

This scene is more a private joke than a true demonstration. However, immerse into the scene , make the light change, observe its influence on the shadows on the grass. You will be able to then feel the potential of NOVA in DirectX 10 version.
 

This scene will allow you to discover, through a virtual gallery, the artworks of Jean-Louis Espilit.

Jean-Louis Espilit was born on 9 November 1943 at Ginestas, France. He studied painting in France and received the following awards: Prix Félix Fénéon, Académie de Paris (1973) and Prix Lubian de peinture, Mantova, Italy (1980).

Artworks by Jean-Louis Espilit are kept at the following collections: The American College of Greece, Athens; Bijuku-Tokunaga Co Ltd, Tokyo; Conseil général de l';Ile, La Réunion, France; Fondation Nationale d'Art Contemporain, Paris; IBM, New York, USA; INA Museum, Philadelphia, USA; Kokka Co Ltd, Utsunomiya, Japan; Marc Rich Co Ltd, New York, USA; Musée d'Art Moderne de la ville de Paris; Musée des Beaux-Arts, Brive, France. Artworks of his are also kept at the following private collections: Mme F. Castro, Paris; M. & H. Clinton, New York; De Beers, London; Pr et Mme Papiernick, Paris; Wytze Patijn Holding B.V., Rotterdam, The Netehrlands; Mr & Mme Gary Ralfe, Paris; M & Mme Schlumberger, Paris; and Mr & Mme Turpin, Geneva.

Jean-Louis Espilit currently lives and works in Paris.

By clicking on the artworks, you will get to a website which will give you the sizes and prices of the artworks.

Enjoy your visit!

Words from the artist, Laurent Vicherd :

"I am a 3D designer. After working in the Game Industry and doing different works for Architects, I decided to specialize in real time projects creation.

Project presented:

This project presents a luxury boat in a virtual visit. Inspired from a real boat, this 16 meters long boat has been recreated nearly as in the reality. Whiile respecting the low poly constraints, I have focused on the quality of the presented model.

The user can change the color of the boat and of the seats as well as the colors of the wood deck.

In order to navigate easily, I have created pre-animated camera displacements that can be easily launched on a simple click through the interface.

Finally, the real time shadows and other special effects, as the sun reflection, increase the realism of this scene."
 

Words from the artist, Jean Baptiste Baron:

"I am a freelance specialized in the creation of 3D images and animations. The 3D expertise that BARON Studio offers (www.baronstudio.fr) is based an a professional experience which has started in 2000. 

The project presented here:
This project has been realized for the company Saunier Duval, creator and manufacturer of  boilers and heating systems. The problematic was to offer a tool for internal technical vizualisation for demonstrations, training et creation of prespective 3D images of this new technical element.

The 2 challenges were:

• to realize in a very short time a Low-Poly version of the CAD model given by the client
• to provide a solution for the diffusion of this model

The NOVA technology has proved to be complete, easy and quick for the prodiuction of this project."
 

This new demo from Michel Rousseau illustrates one of the main new functionalities of Nova for 3ds Max SR1: the 3D sound. Get near from the engine and the sound is increasing. Click on the interface on the left and increase the rpm of the engine.

This demo is a good way to discover, through a simple real time application, how a straight 6 engine works and illustrates the capacity of Nova in industrial simulation.



 

In order to give a clear view of the creation pipeline with NOVA 2009, VERTICE decided to give to its customers the complete access to the sources of the demos.

This virtual Gallery was created for Cecile BUFFET.

This talented artist, painter & sculptor is a professor at the Raiq.

The gallery was created by a young talented graphic designer, Jean-François PRETI, for the company 3Dcarre.

This virtual Gallery offers to everyone a discovery of the creations of the artist.
 

3Dcarré is a company specialized in real time 3D, rendering and compositing.

3Dcarré is also a training company for 3dsMax & Nova (Alain PHILIPPE is the only Autodesk Certified trainer in France).

The project presented here has been realized in 3 steps:
- Modeling and texturing in 3dsMax
- Rendering of the persperctives with Mental Ray
- Backing of the Textures and conversion of the scene to real time 3D thanks to Nova

The client wanted some still images (Perspectives) of photo-realistic quality, and a real time interactive 3D visualization. The challenge was to create real time with a quality as near as possible to the still images rendering. Nova has been the perfect tool for this job.

The client's project has consequetly benefitd from a complete highlight.