Parametric Technologies Corporation (PTC) selected mental ray® 3.7+ to bring the highest quality photorealistic rendering features and performance to its integrated 3D CAD/CAM/CAE solution, Pro/ENGINEER, beginning in the third quarter of 2009.
mental ray 3.7+ is the backbone of Pro/ENGINEER ARX, allowing users to render a wide variety of real-world materials and environments. It fully leverages mental ray’s capabilities to produce physically accurate and visually compelling results in less time. With the inclusion of mental ray 3.7+ in the Pro/ENGINEER Advanced Rendering Extension (ARX), Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 users can seamlessly utilize its high-end rendering capabilities for product design and development.