There's morecloud computing activity on the 3-D content front. At this week's SolidWorks World 2011 conference, Bunkspeed, a provider of 3-D rendering and animation software, introducedits Bunkspeed Cloud Solution intended to let engineers and other usersvisualize and interact with photorealistic 3-D images and scenes via the Web,wherever they are in the world and from any device that can run a web browser.

TheBunkspeed Cloud Solution runs in an NVIDA GPU-based cloud environment andleverages mental images' RealityServer 3-Dweb application services platform to let users in the automotive design,engineering and consumer product design fields create and collaborate onphotorealistic visualizations without having to endure the lag time of waitingfor images to render on their workstation. It also opens up access to thesephotorealistic images to non-CAD users, who can now view and review projectsthrough the web without having the software and hardware infrastructure to runthem.

At the heartof Bunkspeeds' Cloud Solution is Bunkspeed SHOT Pro, a 3-D renderingapplication that produces photorealistic images and 360-degree animation. Thesoftware integrates with SolidWorks 2011 and other leading CAD packages, viaplug-in or importer, to allow users to add materials, change out lightingenvironments and apply various back plates to product photorealistic results.