Features requested for Architecture
From Blender for Architecture
Here you can find a list of features we would like to see in Blender to improve Architectural workflow:
To do
Interactive rendering enhancements
See Lightwave
Complete Re-implementation of Open GL in Layout * Much faster UI performance * Preview Lighting scenarios within the UI * Less need for preview renders * Hardware shading of materials and textures * Hardware shading of procedural textures LightWave v9 Layout fully supports the OpenGL 2.0 specification. Results from real time OpenGL shading very closely mirror the results of the LightWave rendering engine, which reduces the amount of test renders that are required. Lighting and materials can be previewed directly within the user interface with a much higher degree of accuracy than ever before."
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