material and floating cutout names in all languages are now handled correctly. Older PowerPC computers are no longer supported.
in Style/Properties and Add Style, the blend values can be set for layer blend command. This means that cutouts can be correctly clipped against lower layers. File/Export to PSD has an option to flatten cutouts and shadows into one layer, as in earlier versions of Piranesi. FBX files with Japanese characters in their pathname can now be opened. the Help Assistant is now hidden at startup to increase the available drawing area. The details pane on the right side of the style manager has a “thumb” option to set the filename. a thumbnail shown in the style manager and style selector can be shown in higher resolution by providing a separate image file. Any raster files it needs will also be read from the website if the styles use relative paths. a style library can be hosted on a website if required. PNG files saved with File/Export can now be used as raster grains. the texture clone tool is now easier to use because it no longer asks to save the cloned area to a file before you can paint with it. SKP files from Google SketchUp can be read by Piranesi. trees behind a building) and applies automatic masking. Piranesi even allows you to place objects behind your model (e.g. By remembering the depth dimension from the original 3D model, Piranesi allows you to place ‘cutouts’ with automated scaling in relation to both your original model image, and other placed entourage elements. This enables you to paint freely whilst locking to a single material (removing the need to generate masks), and also paint with textures in perfect perspective. Designed to work in conjunction with all popular 3D modellers, it has the ability to ‘remember’ the dimensional information from your model. Piranesi is unlike any other painting application. At the later stages of your project, after your initial concepts have been approved, Piranesi is used to produce finished visuals for distribution to all parties involved, or for competition submission, and even for artwork to adorn the walls of the project! Piranesi doesn’t need a heavily-detailed source model that’s time-consuming to produce – you can rapidly create stunning images even from simple models. In your hands, Piranesi will produce subtle and emotive impressions which allow the creative idea to shine, drawing the focus to the key elements of the design proposal. Piranesi’s unique ability to generate stylish and atmospheric illustrations with a truly hand-painted feel, sets it apart from other visualisation tools. At the early stages of a project, where specifications are limited and it’s simply not possible (or even desirable) to present detailed treatments, Piranesi can and does work wonders. Piranesi is not just a painting tool… it is a ‘difference maker’. Anyone who has presented a design concept understands the power of the artist’s impression. Trees, stylish effects, and hundreds of objects and materials from the content library or beyond, let you add elements you didn’t even consider when modeling your design. Whether you model in SketchUp, Revit, 3ds Max, Rhino, ArchiCAD, ARCHLine.XP or many others, Piranesi instantly breathes life into your designs.