August 12, 2008 - 
Bentley has entered into a technology agreement with Luxology, maker of the modo 3D software widely used by video professionals – including major film studios – and graphic artists. Through this agreement, Bentley will license Luxology’s photorealistic rendering engine for use in its upcoming release of MicroStation. The Luxology technology is ideally suited to the demanding requirements of AEC applications to quickly produce extremely high-quality images and animations from huge datasets that typically include vast numbers of parametrically replicated geometry elements.
Read the press release: Bentley’s Forthcoming MicroStation Release to Incorporate Luxology’s Photorealistic Rendering Engine
Together, MicroStation and the Luxology rendering engine will allow users to generate images and animations with life-like detail, and uniquely enable designers to make real-time decisions from near-real-time rendering within interactive AEC workflows.
For examples of images and animations produced using the Luxology
technology, visit:
http://www.luxology.com/whatismodo/render.aspx
http://www.luxology.com/gallery/image/
http://www.luxology.com/gallery/video/