In nuce: A message published on 80.lv refers to the benefits of the Aurora renderer from Autodesk. With the help of the renderer, it should be possible to quickly iterate projects in the viewport. Aurora is the real-time path tracing renderer from Autodesk; the renderer is open source, allows hardware-accelerated ray tracing and is GPU-based.
In toto: Below are some of the most important functions that Aurora has to offer.
- Included in Aurora is hdAurora, a USD Hydra render delegate that allows artists to use the renderer in tandem with the Universal Scene Description.
- Path tracing and global effects are included – these include: soft shadows, reflections, refractions or subdued light.
- Autodesk standard surfaces defined with the help of MaterialX documents are also included, which should enable the visualisation of realistic materials with physics-based shading.
- Triangular geometry including object instantiation is a further function.
Click further: More detailed information is available on github.com or forums.autodesk.com.
Source: 80.lv ( message from Theodore McKenzie)
