mental images has introduced RealityServer 2.3, a server-based 3D web application services software that allows developers to add web services to existing products, based on Service Oriented Architectures (SOA).
RealityServer 2.3 includes a new web-services framework that is said to allow developers to work with their programming language of choice, using pre-existing development tools and workflows, to build 3D web services and applications. The framework reportedly comes with a documentation system, reusable client libraries and example applications for both Microsoft Silverlight and Adobe Flash, which are designed to aid new projects using RealityServer.
Rolf Herken, chief executive officer and CTO of mental images, said: “A primary goal of RealityServer 2.3 is to strengthen a company’s existing product development and configuration tools by bridging them with web services. This allows for remote access and collaboration among teams. RealityServer provides the platform to create the virtual collaborative environments required to keep developers ahead of the game.”
According to the company, additional enhancements to the new offering include: MetaSL 1.0, the universal shader language that is used in mental ray rendering software, mental mill Standard Edition, Autodesk 3d Max 2010, and other offerings; new Ambient Occlusion and Image Based Lighting techniques; and newly added support for various 3D file formats, including COLLADA, DWF, OBJ, among others.
The company stated that RealityServer software supports the use of NVIDIA Quadro graphics cards per server for scalability, visual quality and performance of different 3D web service products. These include design review, product configuration and marketing visualisation for the aerospace, automotive, architecture and manufacturing industries as well as social networking and 3D navigation sites.
