PTC DIVISION Reality Links to Virtalis Cluster
 CHESHIRE,
UK, Nov 15, 2007 - VIRTALIS, the leading specialist visualization company,
has harnessed its clustering technology, Virtalis Visionary, to the new PTC
DIVISION Reality for Windows. This is the latest release of PTC’s high-end
visualization system and features 64-bit
scalability.
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Andrew Connell, technical director at Virtalis,
explained: “The combination of our clustering technology with the new
DIVISION Reality essentially allows the loading of much larger chunks of
data than was ever previously possible. We are actually talking about
an increase of more than 16 times, meaning that the world’s largest CAD
models can now be loaded in one go while still using standard PC
architecture. When the constraints of current PC architecture are removed,
the increase leaps to a theoretical four billion, giving true, sky’s the
limit, potential for the future. However, even today, once you add the
latest graphics cards it is now possible to create multiple graphics pipes
in parallel, spreading the data set across the cluster.”
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Virtalis Visionary complements the DIVISION Reality graphics engine,
creating a seamless integration between DIVISION Reality and the cluster.
The solution is also infinitely scalable, with three PCs or as many as are
required, capable of running both large-scale, projected environments and a
headset-wearing, fully tracked individual either singularly or
simultaneously exploring the same model.
Virtalis is a Gold Partner of PTC and holds preferred supplier status for
PTC’s advanced visualization and recently revamped PTC’s prestigious
Corporate Visit Center theatre. The Company believes its breakthrough
will yield great interest from universities, companies involved in
large-scale systems integration and engineering design companies.
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As well as working closely with PTC over many years, Virtalis is also a
Windows Microsoft partner and has close ties with the leading graphics cards
manufacturers. It has therefore been able to optimize the system for
specific cards, ensuring the best conformance for different configurations.
As an illustration, one secure configuration with minimal latency enables
Windows on the front node while the cluster deploys Solaris R10X86 with a
NVIDIA Quadro FX graphics card. Virtalis has also written numerous
immersive device drivers, so that VR peripherals can be used in conjunction
with the system. These include Immersion’s Cybergloves and the latest
trackers from Polhemus, InterSense and Ascension.
Dr Michael Rygol, PTC’s vice president, visualization product management,
commented: “This development represents an excellent application of
clustering technology to 64-bit digital mockup and is expected to prove to
be exceptional for those companies involved in large collaborative projects,
such as aircraft manufacturers or shipbuilders.”
For more information visit
http://www.virtalis.com.
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