The ability to take a design—be it a car, house or cell phone—and render it as the final manufactured product is one of the best uses of increased computational horsepower. What better way to help a client visualize a design than being able to say, "Let me show you"? The ability to turn a design drawing into a visualization that mimics reality is an invaluable tool for troubleshooting a design, convincing a nervous client or helping to promote a design firm's capabilities. This segment of the CAD software industry continues to grow and evolve, with rendered visualizations becoming more sophisticated.

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