Topic: Arion Render - how good it is?

[allexarh]

http://www.randomcontrol.com/arion

It gives photorealistic results and seems quick on still rendering. I couldn't find any description on how it's handeling big scenes or animations.

What's your opinion about this render engine? Would you buy it?

[Aaron]

http://www.randomcontrol.com/arion-gallery-architecture

Seems like it can render a single chair, 2 planks, a cube and a mirror next to a bed quite nicely!

[allexarh]

) ya, I noticed the mirrors

[Aaron]

I meant that if such simple scenes are all there is in a gallery, it's usually not a good sign for the program its capabilities to take on something more complicated
Any raytracing engine can render scenes like theirs quick and easy.
Show me a raytracer with radiosity that can render a very complex scene (animated trees, ocean, sky, terrain, tons of foliage, people, cars, houses, reflections) in RT and I'll buy it.

[Nico RVArq.com]

Seems like it can render a single chair, 2 planks, a cube and a mirror next to a bed quite nicely!  so subtle

[thierry tutin]

Indeed, the scenes are not too heavy but it's the same editor that Fryrender which is an excellent product with really good rendering
interresting and follow 

[Ecuadorian]

Show me a raytracer with radiosity that can render a very complex scene (animated trees, ocean, sky, terrain, tons of foliage, people, cars, houses, reflections) in RT and I'll buy it.

That's my dream, too.
Maybe Blender + Cycles will achieve this in the future.

[Michael Betke]

Stick with Octane Render. I use it for 2 years now. It has interactive 3dsmax integration too.
Very cool. Plus you can choose between unbiased and biased rendering mode.

http://www.refractivesoftware.com/

I did a lot of projects with it. You can see on www.pure3d.de in the showcase and projects section. At the moment I render 135 apartment floorplans as turntables and need only 10sec per frame.

[Aaron]

This looks extremely interesting:

http://www.isotropix.com/index.html

[Ecuadorian]

My impressions:

[Michael Betke]

I like the video but working in all this grain the whole day would make me crazy.