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The 2007 Architectural Visualization Challenge is sponsored by the top service, hardware and software providers in the CG industry.

CGarchitect.com would like to extend our sincere gratitude to all of our sponsors for making the second annual Visualization challenge the biggest contest of its kind in the industry.

OVER $111,000 in Prizes
     
 

Autodesk® Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Solutions enable AEC firms and the clients they serve to create and profit from digital design data and streamlined communications across extended teams.

From renowned AutoCAD®-based design and documentation software to advanced technology for building information modeling (BIM), dynamic civil modeling, and collaborative project management, Autodesk helps AEC professionals migrate to greater productivity through more complete design information at their own pace. Affordable Autodesk solutions help increase profitability, reduce risk, and minimize inefficiencies in building design, civil engineering, construction, and operation.
Sponsor: Autodesk

PRIZES:


Autodesk 3ds Max9
 Bring 3D film effects to the big screen. Generate realistic characters for a top-selling game. Create rich and complex design visualization. Autodesk® 3ds Max® 9 3D animation, rendering and modeling software lets game developers, design visualization professionals, and visual effects artists maximize their productivity and tackle challenging animation projects.
VALUE: $3,495


Autodesk VIZ 2008
 See it and believe it with 3D visualization software purpose-built for architects, technical designers, and visualization specialists. With powerful and easy-to-use tools for modeling, animation, lighting, and rendering, Autodesk® VIZ software helps architects and designers visualize concepts and propel projects.
VALUE: $1,995

Autodesk 3ds Max 9 Essentials + 3ds Max Elemental Book
Learn how to use 3ds Max 9 confidently in a production environment. Each chapter of this book has a series of theory lessons and one lab. The theory lessons introduce you to the functional areas of 3ds Max and explain these features with short simple examples. The lab demonstrates a practical application of the theory. Combined, each chapter delivers a sound understanding of the functions, features, and principles behind 3ds Max 9, and shows you how to apply this knowledge to real-world situations.
VALUE: $105





  http://www.autodesk.com Total Value: $5,595

 
Sponsor: Xfrog Inc.

PRIZES:


23 Libraries of XfrogPlants Version 2.0 + One Xfrog Software (3 bundles)

Xfrog organic modeling and animation software is available as a standalone software package or embedded inside Maya, CINEMA 4D, and 3ds max.

Version 2.0 are entirely rebuilt for higher botanical accuracy and contain 9 different 3D formats(540, 3D models,plus 120 2D Billboards+Perspectives) per DVD.
  http://www.xfrog.com Total Value: $11,478

 
Sponsor: Redway

PRIZES:

Redviewer 1.4 for Autodesk 3ds Max/VIZ
(20 copies)

Redviewer is a plug-in for Autodesk® 3ds Max® / VIZ that extends the basic viewport capabilities (by using the 3D graphic board). The user can tune the materials, set the lighting, communicate and share reaching a visual quality never seen before. Deeply integrated to the Autodesk® 3ds Max® / VIZ creation pipeline and interface, redviewer can be transparently used at any stage of the creation process.

  http://www.redway3d.com/ Total Value: $11,160

 

Sponsor: aXYZ Design

PRIZES:

Metropoly Model Collections (Still, T-Pose, Rigged for 3dsmax, Rigged for Autodesk Motion Builder) - 20 copies

eMOTION MOCAP Data (emo0002, emo0003, emo0004 ) - 6 Copies

Metropoly models can be viewed from any angle and break from from the limitations of traditional characters. Designed for medium viewing distances and perfect interation with with rendered images. Each collection is optimized for perfect shadowing and little to no image retouching!

  http://www.axyz-design.com Total Value: $10,082

 

Sponsor: ResPower

PRIZES:

90 Day Super/Unlimited Subscription
30 Day Super/Unlimited Subscription
4 Day Super/Unlimited Subscription

The ResPower Super/Farm is the premiere Internet Render Farm. A render farm is a collection of computers that accelerates the rendering process, the conversion of 3D designs into viewable animations. An Internet render farm is simply a farm that is remotely accessible via the Internet.

  http://www.respower.com/ Total Value: $10,000

 
Sponsor: Lowpolygon3D

PRIZES:

Lowpolygon Bundle 1
Still people pack, pose people pack, 2D people pack, car pack

Lowpolygon Bunde 2
Still people pack, car pack

Lowpolygon Bundle 3
Still people pack


  http://www.lowpolygon3d.com Total Value: $8,492

 
Sponsor: Bionatics

PRIZES:

EASYnat for 3dsmax or VIZ + 50 seed credit and 1 Year subscription
EASYnat® provides realistic plant simulation for architectural projects. EASYnat permits to easily model all kind of plants or forests with a minimum number of polygons.

natFX for 3ds Max or Maya - Full Version + 380 plants + 1 year subscription
 The revolutionary plant modeler for Game Developers, 3D Animation & Design Visualisation Professionals who need maximum realism with minimum polgons.
  http://www.bionatics.com Total Value: $8,190

 
Sponsor: WorldWeaver

PRIZES:


DX Studio Commercial Pro Edition (3 copies)

DX Studio Standard Commercial Edition (7 copies)

DX Studio™ gives you the power to compose 2D and 3D scenes for real-time interactive display.  The software is includes import/export tools for all major media formats (including 3DS, X, MPEG, MP3, BMP, JPEG, TGA, TIFF, and PNG).  You can compile EXEs for multimedia CDROMs, touchscreen kiosks, web servers, and MS Office documents directly from the application. 

  http://www.worldweaver.com Total Value: $4,612

 
Sponsor: 3D Reprographics

PRIZES:

1/8 Scale ABS Prototype model (up to $4,000)

30" x 40" High Resolution Digital Print on Canvas or Photo Gloss (x3)

3DRG Models help communicate design concepts to your clients or prospective home buyers. Imagine the impression a client gets when viewing a scaled model with interior detail versus a simple 2-dimensional floor plan. 3DRG Models offer a unique interactive medium that allows your project to come to life in your clients hands.



  http://3drg.com/ Total Value: $4,405

 
Sponsor: Marlin Studios

PRIZES:

All Marlin Studios Texture Collections (22 Libraries)

Marlin Studios, of Arlington, Texas, is a graphics publisher and studio founded in 1993 by Company President Tom Marlin. The company takes pride in offering high-quality digital content for computer graphics artists at affordable prices, and views itself as a service company, with emphasis on one-on-one customer support.
  http://www.marlinstudios.com Total Value: $4,328

 
Sponsor: Absolute Textures

PRIZES:


Absolute Textures Studio Pack
Over 3600 Unique textures from 7 Different collections. Landscape Architecture, Cityscape, Townscape, Bricks and Mortar, Absolute Essentials, Winter Environment Pack and the freshly released Textures of the Middle East. Also included are two royalty-free stock photography collections.


Absolute Textures Architecture Collection
Everything a designer needs to render a complete architectural scene. Included in this collection are Landscape Architecture, Cityscape, and Townscape.


Absolute Textures Middle East Collection
An all inclusive representation of the Middle Eastern regions of the planet. Absolute Textures traveled to the area to make sure that the textures included here are authentic so that your artistic renderings can capture the unique look, feel, and emotion of the Middle East.


  http://www.absolutetextures.com Total Value: $3,426

 
Sponsor: TurnTool

PRIZES:


TurnToolBox Box V3 Full (3 copies)


TurnTool provides leading edge interactive 3D technology and solutions for a market with an increasing need to communicate.

TurnTool is a Danish company devoted to the development of the best realtime 3D graphics software on the Internet. We provide the software that enables you to visualize architecture, products or even landscapes.
  http://www.turntool.com Total Value: $2,994

 

Sponsor: Hyperfocal Design

PRIZES:

Hyperfocal Skies 1 + 2 Bundle
Hyperfocal Skies features hemispherical and 360° sky textures at resolutions previously unachievable without custom built software.

HyperfocalNight Skies
Hyperfocal Skies features hemispherical and 360° sky textures at resolutions previously unachievable without custom built software.

Hyperfocal Terrains
Hyperfocal Terrains features 92 high quality, high resolution terrain textures. The textures included provide a range of common and some not so common terrain textures found in outdoor environments.

Hyperfocal HDRI Environments (20 copies)
Our HDRIs use only the best quality digital optics for crisp, clean images - we don't use mirror balls or distorted, low quality fisheye lenses. Due to the huge resolutions achieved, these images are amongst the only HDRIs available that can be used for background images & reflections as well as lighting.

Hyperfocal HDRI Skies (20 copies)
Our HDRIs use only the best quality digital optics for crisp, clean images - we don't use mirror balls or distorted, low quality fisheye lenses. Due to the huge resolutions achieved, these images are amongst the only HDRIs available that can be used for background images & reflections as well as lighting.

  http://www.hyperfocaldesign.com Total Value: $2,916

 

Sponsor: REALVIZ

PRIZES:


REALVIZ Stitcher Unlimited (2 Copies)

Stitcher is a photo stitching and image stitching software for the creation of panoramas and 360° virtual tours. Stitcher enables the creation of high-quality panoramas and virtual tours, starting from digital images, which have an area of overlap (approx. 30%), thanks to its central automatic stitching engine.


REALVIZ Image Modeler (2 copies)

ImageModeler allows to measure and create photo-textured 3D objects from multiple photographs taken all around the objects.

ImageModeler is an "Object Creator" which takes as an assumption that you turn around the object when taking the pictures. Multiple images (more than 2) are needed as input (no panorama).

  http://www.realviz.com Total Value: $2,860

 
Sponsor: Land Data 3D

PRIZES:


Land Data 3D Urban Archive [pick 10] (2 prizes)
Land Data 3D Urban Archive [pick 5]

Urban Archive city packages give you the satellite imagery, terrain displacement images (DEM) and metadata you need to produce real 3D terrain landscapes for your renderings. Whether you are doing a rendering of a project in Tokyo and need Mt. Fuji in the landscape, or require high quality, pan-sharpened satellite imagery for site plans, our Urban Archive city packages provide affordable solutions for 3D visualization professionals.
  http://www.landdata3d.com Total Value: $2,475

 
Sponsor: E-on Software

PRIZES:


Vue 6 xStream - Node Locked
Vue 6 xStream offers professional CG artists a complete toolset for creating exceptionally rich and realistic natural environments and rendering them in 3ds Max, Maya, LightWave and Cinema 4D.


Vue 6 Infinite - Node Locked
Vue 6 Infinite provides high-end scenery solutions for 3D animators & production studios.

It is focused on advanced animation & integration tools, extended control, flexibility and inter-operability with other 3D software.

Vue 6 Pro Studio
Vue 6 Pro Studio is designed for advanced digital artists seeking extended control over the creation of complex scenes, while maintaining an intuitive workflow.
  http://e-onsoftware.com Total Value: $2,059

 
Sponsor: 3DATS

PRIZES:


2 Days of 1 on 1 instruction of one of the following classes (3ds Max, V-Ray, AutoCAD)

3DATS provides customized, 1-on-1, and group training in 3ds Max, V-Ray, and AutoCAD. Training can be conducted online, in our facility or yours. Our trainers spend no less than 75% of there work week dedicated to production, which makes our training program relevant to a fast changing industry. Quite litterally, we wrote the book on training!
  http://www.3dats.com Total Value: $2,000

 
Sponsor: SOFTIMAGE/AVID

PRIZES:

 SOFTIMAGE | XSI ESSENTIALS
SOFTIMAGE|XSI is the most advanced 3D animation and character creation software for next generation games & film. The XSI Gigapolygon core, capable of handling massively detailed models with millions of polygons, is the number one reason why leading entertainment companies are switching their next generation projects to XSI.
  http://www.softimage.com Total Value: $1,995

 

Sponsor: Digital Tutors

PRIZES:


Maya Extreme Bundle
The perfect companion for every Maya Artist! If you seek comprehensive training with interactive lessons, proven tips and tricks, and advanced techniques - look no further! More than 150 hours of training! Having our full Maya library means you can go from beginner to advanced in an accelarated timeline. This library is perfect for anyone looking to really learn 3D as a profession!

  http://www.digitaltutors.com Total Value: $1,572

 

Sponsor: Google

PRIZES:


Google SketchUp 6 Pro (3 copies)
Google SketchUp is a deceptively simple, amazingly powerful tool for creating, viewing, and modifying 3D ideas quickly and easily. Google SketchUp was developed to combine the elegance and spontaneity of pencil sketching with the speed and flexibility of today's digital media.

Developed for the conceptual stages of design, this powerful yet easy-to-learn software allows for quick and easy 3D form creation, the result is an interface that supports a dynamic, creative exploration of 3D form, material and light.

  http://www.sketchup.com/ Total Value: $1,485

 
Sponsor: Luxology

PRIZES:


Modo

modo's highly evolved platform for modeling, painting and rendering doesn't simply create one big advantage for everyone. modo delivers thousands of advantages – big and small – that work together to create a unique value for each user. Regardless of the 3D work you do or the features you need, modo will help you create faster and get more done.



  http://www.luxology.com/ Total Value: $895

 
Sponsor: Informatix

PRIZES:

 Piranesi (Windows or Mac)

 Piranesi is a specialized '3D painting' tool, allowing you to start with a simple rendering of a 3D model, and quickly develop it into high quality images ready for client presentations.
  http://www.informatix.co.uk Total Value: $750

 
Sponsor: Ambient Light

PRIZES:

ambientLight Multibuy Texture Bundle (3 copies)
AmbientLight Multi Texture Bundle, All Current texture products included.

All of our packs are at a minimum of 1024 pixels square and are hand edited so that they tile perfectly, whatever application you use them in!


  http://www.ambientlight.co.uk Total Value: $558

 
Sponsor: Onyx Computing

PRIZES:

OnyxGARDEN Suite
The new OnyxGARDEN Suite for Windows is a cost saving collection of five stand-alone plant creators - generators accompanied with 350+ plants libraries!
  http://www.onyxtree.com Total Value: $490

 
Sponsor: SUGAR 3D

PRIZES:

10 3D Cars
Sugar3D cars each come with 3 polygon versions and represent the most realistic and easy to use image based vehicles on the market.


  http://www.sugar3d.com/ Total Value: $490

 
Sponsor: ASAI

PRIZES:


ASAI Professional Membership (2 memberships)
The American Society of Architectural Illustrators (ASAI), is a non-profit international professional organization of architectural illustrators, whose goals are to foster communication among architectural illustrators, to raise the standards of architectural illustration and to acquaint the public with the importance of such drawing as integral to the practice of architecture.

  http://www.asai.org/ Total Value: $460

 
Sponsor: theBest3D.com

PRIZES:

Project Dogwaffle 3.5 Professional
Project Dogwaffle is award-winning and affordable paintbox software for Windows(R) with natural media, animated painting, custom brushes with dynamics, unlimited layers, onion skins for traditional animation, particle painting and animation, advanced lens flare system, and many other special effects. Use Project Dogwaffle to paint.

PD Particles
PD Particles is a software program for sketching, doodling, painting and drawing with particles. It is loaded with features made for professionals, yet priced low enough for artists, students and hobbyists at all levels. If you like to draw, this is for you!

  http://www.thebest3d.com Total Value: $118

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