Rational Reducer

3D model too detailed for real-time rendering?

3D file too large to be sent through the Internet?

Rational Reducer: Award-winning tool for reducing the number of polygons in 3D models, while preserving visual quality. Produces faster rendering and shorter download time.

Rational Reducer is fully automatic, helping you achieve in minutes results that would have taken days of manual work.

Rational Reducer is currently in use by NASA, US Army, Toyota, Airbus, Statoil, Norsk Hydro and many others.

Download a demo version and test it on your 3D models.

Examples of Rational Reducer usage:

Features

Stand-alone GUI tool
Integrated Viewer (OpenGL-based)
Allows multiple simultaneous viewer windows for comparison of models
Preprocessing of all models to repair cracks and conflicts
Automatic optimization
Special manual parameter tuning possible
Fast or high-quality reduction
Preservation of structure and hierarchy of models
Preservation of textures and materials
Saves in same file format as original model
Saveto VRML1.0 option from all supported file formats (except VRML 2.0/VRML97)
Command-line (batch) option is available
SDK (Software Development Kit) is available

Software Development Kit

Rational Reducer SDK (available for all supported platforms):
With the RR SDK you can integrate RR functionality into your own application. RR SDK is a file format-neutral library giving you access to the RR algorithms by adding, reducing and reading back triangles. The RR SDK must be licensed separately from your stand-alone product.

Supported file formats (Bi-directional)

VRML 1.0, VRML 2.0, VRML97
3D Studio (.3ds)
AutoCAD DXF (.dxf)
OpenFlight (.flt)

System Requirements

Microsoft Windows
SGI IRIX
Linux/x86

Other platforms can be supported upon request.

Supported file formats (Bi-directional)

VRML 1.0, VRML 2.0, VRML97
3D Studio (.3ds)
AutoCAD DXF (.dxf)
OpenFlight (.flt)