Thea Render 2.1 Complete (Revision 08052019)

Solid Iris Technologies has released updated release 2.1 of the Thea Render physically based rendering platform, is the most versatile renderer featuring state-of-the-art Unbiased, Biased and GPU engines.

What's new in this release:

TheaRender2.1.909.1853 for Sketchup
- Fixed regression bug with lights being duplicated in the engine while editing them in Interactive Render
- Added saving of CRF and LUT files within pack scene
- Fixed Presto crash when having a model with edge ramp set on emittance
- Removed warnings for memory SketchUp textures (SU2018+)
- Removed Console messages regarding display memory
TheaRender 2.1.101.1847 for Rhino
- Presto crash fix when using edge ramp texture in combined / weighted / synthesis texture.
- Fixed glare intensity for supersampled renders.
- Fixed Thea materials sometimes not updating correctly interactive render.
- Fix for layer mask procedural texture selection not working for existing texture.
- SSS Layer - Absorption and Scattering colors are changed correctly.
- Material editor texture control highlights its name also when no Value is associated with a texture.
TheaRender 2.1.457.1847 for Cinema4D
- Bug Fix Preset Emitter, Rubber and Leather would not be loaded correctly.
- Bug Fix Shadow Catcher material would be created nameless.
- Bug Fix Materials are downloaded correctly from Online Repository in content browser.

Thea Render is a physically-based global illumination renderer of high quality. It is a unique renderer that is able to render using state-of-the-art techniques in Biased photorealistic, Unbiased and GPU modes.

Thea for SketchUp. - Powerful engine combined with the simplicity of SketchUp. Biased, Unbiased and Interactive Render modes with the joy of rendering inside SketchUp view. Enrich your models with highly detailed content, with no limitations.
Thea for Cinema 4D - Thea for Cinema 4D is the perfect companion for Cinema 4D users who want the highest quality photorealistic rendering inside their modeling application. The plugin offers a list of advanced tools while being actively developed to meet the most demanding visualization requirements.
Thea for Rhino. - Thea for Rhino integrated plugin takes full advantage of Thea Render functionality and allows you to create high-quality photorealistic renders within Rhino 6. With advanced features such as interactive render, true physically-based materials, innovative material layering, IES & HDRI light support along with a versatile rendering system comprised of biased, unbiased and GPU engines, rendering within Rhino has become really powerful.

This video takes you through the new features of the Thea Render v2.1 engine and the new features/enhancements of our plugins.


Solid Iris Technologies Ltd. provides solutions of photorealistic rendering and visualization. It offers Thea Render, a commercial solution that includes biased and unbiased engines, as well as Presto engine that enables high speed rendering through the use of NVidia CUDA GPU technology and CPU based acceleration; and Kerkythea, a freeware software that uses physically accurate materials and lights to produce renders, as well as provides tools to automate scene setup, such as staging using the GL real-time viewer, material editor, general/render settings, editors, etc. under a common interface. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Chaidari, Greece. As of September 14, 2016, Solid Iris Technologies Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Altair Engineering, Inc.

US company Altair has acquired Solid Iris Technologies, a Greece-based tech startup specialising in photorealistic rendering and visualisation, with its high-end solution "Thea Render". The former was already using Solid Iris' technology to provide rendering functionality in its solidThinking Evolve concept design software.

Product: Thea Render
Version: 2.1 Complete (Revision 08052019) *
Supported Architectures: x64
Website Home Page : www.thearender.com
Language: english
System Requirements: PC **
Supported Operating Systems: **
Software Prerequisites: **
Size: 1.8 Gb