Blender
Export Freestyle line sets, Grease Pencil strokes, gradients and animations from a 3D production workflow.
ILD Render compatible with ShowNET laser mainboard
ShowNET compatible
Turn creative-tool artwork into optimised laser graphics
ILD Render connects Blender, Inkscape and Adobe After Effects to a dedicated laser-graphics optimisation and output application.
Changes can be previewed on a ShowNET-equipped projector in real time or exported as ILDA files for other compatible playback workflows.
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ILD Render and ShowNET
ILD Render supports Laserworld ShowNET as a direct hardware output. It can route layers to different projectors and output to as many as nine projectors simultaneously.
The connection uses standard Ethernet networking; no additional background laser application is required between ILD Render and ShowNET.
Direct ShowNET outputPreview optimisation changes immediately on the connected projector.
Up to nine projectorsSplit complex scenes and assign individual layers to different laser outputs.
Per-projector setupApply colour matching, geometry correction, FFD and projective mapping.
Separate ILDA exportsSave the output for each projector into its own ILDA file.
Author in familiar applications
A bridge from creative software to laser output
ILD Render receives layers and animation data through dedicated plugins, then applies scanner-specific optimisation before preview or export.
Inkscape
Send vector paths, gradients and page-based animation frames from the open-source drawing application.
Adobe After Effects
Export shape layers from motion-graphics compositions into the ILD Render workflow.
Layer-based optimisation
Tune each part of a scene independently
ILD Render inherits layers from the source application and can optimise each one differently. Layers can also be routed to separate projectors when one scanner cannot reproduce the complete scene efficiently.
- Layer-specific optimisation settings
- True-colour gradients
- Preset storage for layer settings
- Zoomable and pannable preview
- Included projector test patterns
Current requirements
A Windows-based production tool
ILD Render currently targets 64-bit Windows systems and works with supported versions of Blender, Inkscape and Adobe After Effects. Consult the official site before installation for the current application and plug-in requirements.
External ShowNET: connect the interface to the computer or network by Ethernet and connect its ILDA output to the separate laser projector.
Typical workflow
Edit, optimise and deliver
- Create or animate paths and line work in the supported authoring application.
- Send the layers to ILD Render and assign them to projector outputs.
- Optimise scanner behavior while monitoring a safe live preview.
- Output through ShowNET or save separate ILDA files for later playback.
Product references: ILD Render product page · ILD Render documentation
