Fukui Computer Inc., is based in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The company specialises in 3D CAD applications for architectural design: engineering, construction, survey and other related areas. Their " ARCHITREND 21" 3D AEC CAD application is recognised as a best seller in Japan. Fukui Computer also has 40 service & support shops throughout Japan which are able to immediately meet the needs of their users.
The ARCHITREND product range comprises: ARCHITREND 21 - a core application enabling design and engineering using various construction methods; ARCHITREND Virtual House - a sales support tool; and TREND Arena - featuring walk-through, virtual reality technology. The ARCHITREND range provides a total solution for users from their first introduction and presentation through to the successful completion of the actual design, engineering and construction.
Accurate Visualisation
AEC design and engineering requires very precise verification of a construction from every angle in real 3D and in great detail so as to finalise the visual appearance of the structure and how the services and facilities fit into the design. ARCHITREND 21 enables ray-traced computer graphic renderings to be created and presented to clients whilst the actual design and engineering work continues. To do this, ARCHITREND 21 uses LightWorks - the industry's leading rendering engine which provides software developers with quality and speed - to further enhance their complete solution for design, engineering and presentation.
Fukui Computer integrated the LightWorks rendering engine within their market leading ARCHITREND 21 application because LightWorks is renowned for providing developers not only with shorter development cycles and a faster time-to-market for their applications but also because of the lower software developments costs involved when using LightWorks.
"The integration of the LightWorks rendering engine in ARCHITREND 21, the leading 3D AEC system in Japan, significantly speeds up the development of the aesthetics and engineering of our designs throughout the design process. The high quality and accuracy of the images created by LightWorks makes it very easy to present and explain designs to our clients"
said Ms. Suzuki, a designer at Lady Luck Corporation a Japanese company that specialises in home design and uses ARCHITREND 21.