© 2011 Autodesk Autodesk What’s New in Autodesk ® Showcase ® 2012

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© 2011 Autodesk Highlights  Autodesk ® Showcase ® 2012 real-time 3D presentation and rendering software enables architects, designers, engineers, and managers to transform CAD data into compelling imagery, movies, and real-time presentations release:  Easier to use  Automatic interoperability with Autodesk ® Inventor ® software  10x faster raytracing Image on the box. Visualization of energy-efficient building with wind turbines and solar panels. Autodesk® Revit® Architecture and Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design software products were used in the design and visualization process. Wind turbine design based on QuietRevolution.

© 2011 Autodesk Autodesk® Showcase® Professional Advanced Solutions Product Autodesk® Showcase® ViewerAutodesk® Showcase® Purpose Exploration/Viewer (~100MB)Stand-alone and Suites Free* Showcase 2012 product line *Free products are subject to the terms and conditions of the license and services agreement that accompanies the software. Note that Autodesk ® Showcase ® Presenter is no longer be available for purchase. It is being replaced by Autodesk Showcase Existing Autodesk Showcase Presenter Subscription customers will have their entitlement migrated to Autodesk Showcase Full details are available in the Autodesk Presenter EOL FAQ, in the Partner Portal.

© 2011 Autodesk Showcase Professional  Special display environments  X-Rite MA98 material scanning  Hosted shared sessions  Connecting to RTRT cluster ShowcaseShowcase Professional Workflow features ( storyboard, animation, etc.)  Aruba scripting access  Display clustering  RapidRT clustering  Stereoscopy  Host shared session 

© 2011 Autodesk  Autodesk Inventor interoperability: Automatically set up scenes and animate Inventor files  Enhanced Interactive raytracing : Up to 10X faster, precision on large scenes  Autodesk Material Library: Import materials assigned in AutoCAD®, Inventor, Autodesk® Revit®, 3ds Max® Design  Smart walkthroughs: use the Autodesk® SteeringWheels® feature to walk up stairs  Quick Start Wizards : Simplified workflows  GPU optimization: Automatic ambient shadows, real-time geometry-on-geometry shadows, NPR Autodesk Showcase 2012 – Key Features GPU interactive shadows RapidRT 2.5X - 10X speed boost Automatic ambient shadows User experience: UI enhancements and guided task wizards User experience: UI enhancements and guided task wizards Easy real-time walk-throughs Easy real-time walk-throughs Support for Revit and AutoCAD, with Autodesk materials Automatically set up and animate Inventor files

© 2011 Autodesk Animated constraints Import Templates tool Autodesk Material Library Inventor Interoperability

© 2011 Autodesk RapidRT raytracing has been accelerated by a factor of up to 10x. Enhanced Interactive Raytracing Showcase 2011 Showcase :08min 14sec

© 2011 Autodesk Automatically import materials from AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit, and Autodesk ® 3ds Max ® Design software. Autodesk Material Library

© 2011 Autodesk Use the SteeringWheels feature to naturally walk around architectural scenes. Smart Walk-Throughs

© 2011 Autodesk Guide new users through common workflows in two to six steps. Quick Start Wizards

© 2011 Autodesk Generate ambient shadows automatically, or choose to manually insert prebaked ambient shadows. Automated Ambient Shadows

© 2011 Autodesk  Geometry casts shadows on geometry, in real time.  Shadows are tuned for large scale scenes.  Users can fine-tune shadows depending on priorities (frame-rate, quality, context). Real-time Geometry-on-Geometry Shadows

© 2011 Autodesk A variety of non-photorealistic effects are available to help simulate artistic styles created by hand. Non-Photorealistic (NPR) Styles

© 2011 Autodesk  Autodesk ® FBX ® asset exchange tool support enhancements  Simple object placement  Updated user interface  3Dconnexion SpaceNavigator™ 3D mouse support  Pack scene for Viewer Additional New and Enhanced Features

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