Core

• Physically-based luminance calculation
• Choice of Packet Mode, Path Tracer or Hybrid [[nXtRender Rendering Engines|Rendering Engines]
• Progressive refinement algorithm
• 64-bit version for massive data sets

Multiprocessing

• Parallel algorithms efficiently use all available cores
• Near-linear performance increase WRT number of cores
• Vector-based calculation using SSE

Lighting

• Analytical sky and sun
• HDRi image-based lighting
• Up to eight Lighting Channels
• IES file support
• Luminance values available for all surfaces
• Refractive and reflective caustics
• Automatic daylight portals for efficient interior daylight simulations

Materials

• Efficient displacement mapping with low memory overhead
• Normal and bump mapping
• Texture set support
• Procedural textures and bumps
• Blurry transparency and glossy reflection
• Fully assignable to ACA components

Entourage

• 3D plant editor and library
• Textured mesh object support (OBJ and 3DS format)
• RPC™ support

Ready-made Content

• Fractal Trees
• Material Library
• HDRi Backgrounds

Camera

• Perspective
• 2-Point Perspective
• Orthographic
• Panoramic
• Accurate depth of field

Image Editor and Output

• Lighting channel manipulation
• Post-process fx like real-time depth of field, haze, and veiling glare.
• Image arithmetic
• Piranesi™ support
• HDR and EXR high dynamic range output
• Mask, material, and distance channels
• Automatic alpha-compositing

Animation

• Easy to use 3D slide show animation
• Path-based animation