The latest generation of Virtual Worlds Professional (5.9) delivers higher quality photo-realistic renders, 25% faster than ever before, says the company.
A new facility using ‘layers’ has also been introduced to the new Virtual Worlds, which impacts the 2D and 3D plan formats. When presenting options to a client, designers can now rapidly flick between alternative 3D layouts, highlighting style, colour and budget options. At 2D level, specific dimensions can now be isolated, which will help reduce installation errors.
Nathan MacLean, acting managing director at Logicom said:
“As a former KBB designer and a CAD user myself, I understand the importance of meeting mainstream expectations and delivering exciting new and optional functionality for advanced users, all at ever-increasing speeds.
“Our development team works closely with CAD users and we are already looking ahead to later in the year when we anticipate launching an impressive real-time lighting option, for added impact at presentation stage”
Virtual Worlds says its sytem is not only used to visualise a design for the customer but also to provide detailed dimensions, bills of materials and installation drawings. The amount of technical information required can mean that plans appear congested and difficult to follow. In response to user requests, this latest version of Virtual Worlds allows them to isolate specific sets of information in ‘layers’, which will be particularly useful for work-top fitters, plumbers, electricians and the like.
The new ‘layer’ technology likewise proves useful for designers when creating a variety of 3D interactive layouts for the same room in order to illustrate different styles, colours or budget options. Previously, these would all have had to be created individually – a more time-consuming process. Designers can now quickly create a number of options all from the same room master and then talk them through them through with the customer, flicking from one to the other.
The new Virtual Worlds Professional is available free of charge to current users, along with the latest new product catalogues from a number of the leading bathroom, kitchen and bedroom manufacturers.