E-on Vue

Last updated
Vue
Developer(s) Bentley Systems
Initial releaseNovember 8, 1997;26 years ago (1997-11-08)
Final release
2023 / January 11, 2023;19 months ago (2023-01-11)
Operating system Windows, macOS
Type 3D computer graphics
License Proprietary
Website www.bentley.com/software/e-on-software-free-downloads/

Vue is a software tool for world generation by Bentley Systems with support for many visual effects, animations and various other features. The tool has been used in several feature-length movies.

Contents

In 2024, Bentley Systems announced that Vue would be discontinued, and be freely available to those that still wish to use it. [1]

Versions

VUEPlantFactory
VUE 2016 / VUE 2015 / VUE 2014 / VUE 11PlantFactory 2016 / PlantFactory 2015 / PlantFactory 2014
CloudFactory - OzoneCarbon Scatter
CloudFactory 2017 / CloudFactory 2015 / Ozone 6 / Ozone 5Carbon Scatter 2017 / Carbon Scatter 2015 / Carbon Scatter 2 / Carbon Scatter

Features

This is a list of features as of the 2023 release of Vue:

Terrains

EcoSystem Instancing Technology

Vegetation

Atmosphere, Skies and Clouds

Modeling

Texturing and UVs

Interoperability, Integration And Export

Animation

Lighting

Rendering

Users

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References

  1. "e-on Software". www.bentley.com. 2024-04-10. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  2. 1 2 "Vue "Summer 2008 Blockbuster" Roundup" (Press release). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  3. "Vue Helps Industrial Light & Magic Create Environments for "Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" VFX" (Press release). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-05-26.