Smart Proposal for The Foundry: Deep Image Visualisation for Industrial Design (DIVIDE)

Divide是一个为期18个月的项目，旨在开发从CAD模型输入创建极其逼真的数字设计可视化的新方法，使用可以简单、直观和实时交互的外观进行更改。它将通过将数字媒体视觉效果(VFX)行业出现的新型图像处理技术应用于产品和室内设计的可视化来实现这一点。设计师、制造商、营销部门和广告商都希望看到不同颜色、材料或照明的设计是什么样子。它们需要高质量的可视化效果，以提供逼真的照明、颜色和表面外观。所有的CAD软件包都包含渲染器，但照片级真实感的光照和渲染过程既慢又复杂。VFX行业已经开发出将3D CGI和2D图像处理相结合的方法，以创建照片级真实感的“深度图像”。Divide将扩展这一概念，使其能够在2D图像空间中交互且简单地更改外观，同时仍符合基本的3D模型。这将提供照片逼真的视图，可以通过简单的滑块控制进行即时更改。其结果将是更好、更快和更低的成本，显著提高效率和缩短面市时间。该项目将产生一个压缩包装的可视化软件包，以及基于云的数据存储和渲染服务，以及基于Web的“配置器”，允许合作者实时查看、讨论和交互更改照明、材料、颜色和表面，而不必重建或重新渲染模型。Foundry将通过直接软件销售、从呈现即服务(RAAS)获得的订阅收入以及向OEM发放技术许可来利用这些结果。The Foundry是世界领先的VFX软件供应商，在2012年与Luxology合并后，正在进入设计可视化市场。

DIVIDE is an eighteen-month project to develop new ways of creating extremely realisticvisualisations of digital designs from CAD model input, with appearances that can be changedsimply, intuitively and with real-time interaction. It will do this by applying novel imageprocessingtechniques emerging from the digital media visual effects (VFX) industry tovisualisation for product and interior design.Designers, manufacturers, marketing departments and advertisers all want to see how a designlooks with different colours, materials or lighting. They need high quality visualisations thatprovide realistic lighting, colour and surface appearances. All CAD packages containrenderers, but the processes of photorealistic lighting and rendering are slow and complex.The VFX industry has developed ways of combining 3D CGI and 2D image processing tocreate photo-realistic ‘Deep Images.’ DIVIDE will extend the concept to make it possible tochange appearances interactively and simply in the 2D image space, while still conforming tothe underlying 3D model. This will provide photo-realistic views that can be changed instantlyby simple slider controls. The result will be better visualisation, faster and at a lower cost,with a significant increase in the efficiency and reduced time to market.The project will result in a shrink-wrapped visualisation software package, together with aCloud-based data storage and rendering service, and web-based ‘configurator’ that will allowcollaborators to view, discuss and interactively alter lighting, materials, colours and surfacesin real-time without having to rebuild or re-render the model. The Foundry will exploit theresults by direct software sales, subscription income from Render as a Service (RaaS) andtechnology licensing to OEM. The Foundry is a world-leading provider of VFX software andis entering the design visualisation market following its 2012 merger with Luxology.