About Us
NEO LEARNING CENTER -is a center customized for clients who want to update,upgrade and embrace the emerging technologies. With the one on one module of training,it assures the client of a very conducive training, customized and personalized individual dealing . We are composed of archt's. and engr's. trained from our different fields but brought together by the love for digital virtual world of technologies.We invite you to join us and explore with us the benefits of using open source and freeware softwares.
We offer 2 Freeware software tutorial courses (Sketch Up and Kerkythea) suited for you architects /engineers /interior designers / graphic artists/filmmakers/game developers and related professions. and for those who are simply interested in CAD/3D/2D using the computer as a design tool. These application softwares are internationally acclaimed here and abroad (AIA)American Institute of Achitects). You might be interested to learn it.
SKETCH UP AND KERKYTHEA
SketchUp, whose award-winning toolset was developed to help design buildings, is a modeling software that empowers designers to explore complex design ideas in 3D. Developed for the conceptual stages of design, SketchUpis powerful yet EASY TO LEARN 3D software. It is the pencil of digital design. This award-winning software combines a SIMPLE, yet robust tool-set that streamlines and simplifies 3D design. .
Kerkythea -is a standalone freeware 3d renderer that can be used to create photorealistic renderings and supports raytracing using physically accurate materials and lighting. Currently, it can be integrated with 3ds Max, Blender, SketchUp, Silo and Wings3D (generally any software that can export files in obj and 3ds formats).
Some Kerkythea Features
· Easy and fast rendering with 2 to 3 renderings at one time
· Easy and consistent XML configuration for a scene.
· Standalone application, navigation and scene setup with
integrated OpenGL viewer
· Material library - Reusing your saved materials.
· Material editor
· Bump Mapping, Clip Mapping, Edge Outlining.
· Support for many image formats
· HDRI support - image based rendering.
· Camera projection models: planar, cylindrical, spherical.
· Importing 3DS and OBJ files.
· Basic/Iterative antialiasing based on brightness difference.
· Texturefiltering
· GI support based on various methods (Path Tracing,
Photon Maps/Mesh Maps +
Irradiance Caching, Diffuse Interreflection).
· Light sources (Point, Spot) + Self-Luminant area lights.
· Soft/Area shadows.