Technical What’s New
Autodesk Inventor 2011
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High-Quality Visual Materials
The library of visual materials in Inventor 2011 has been
substantially enlarged so that users can display even
more accurate and stunning representations of their
products� Higher resolution textures for downstream
rendering means that designers can share higher
quality images with management and customers�
Improved Lighting Control
To further improve the visual experience, Inventor
2011 provides enhanced controls for lighting and
lighting styles, giving you the ability to highlight
specific aspects of your designs� Inventor 2011 also
includes a variety of background environments with
image-based lighting schemes, making it easy to create
photo-realistic scenes of your final product in actual
environments�
Visual Fidelity across Products
Because of new technology introduced in Inventor
2011, visual and material designations made in Inventor
will carry forward to other Autodesk applications�
In particular, lighting and material selections made
in Inventor will transfer seamlessly to Autodesk
®
Showcase and Autodesk
®
3ds Max
®
Design for further
development of marketing imagery� Visual fidelity will
also be maintained when transferring Inventor data to
Autodesk building design products, including Revit
®
and AutoCAD
®
products, helping building fabricators
to communicate design aesthetics with architects,
contractors, and customers�
Image created in Autodesk Inventor software
Image created in Autodesk Showcase software
