{"id":570,"date":"2021-02-12T17:04:08","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T17:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unigine.com\/blog\/?p=570"},"modified":"2023-08-03T05:29:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T05:29:44","slug":"3d-volumetric-clouds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unigine.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/12\/3d-volumetric-clouds\/","title":{"rendered":"What Makes The UNIGINE 3D Volumetric Cloud System So Special?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Made For Professional Simulators<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

UNIGINE 3D volumetric multilayer cloud system is designed especially for enterprise flight simulators and meets the strict requirements applicable to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Advanced Lighting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lighting and shadows are calculated according to the sophisticated physical models to give the lifelike look of the sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Outstanding Performance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

UNIGINE cloud system features multiple performance optimizations for real-life hardware, which gives a smooth real-time experience even when combined with complex scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Flying Under, Over, And Inside The Clouds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Be it an ATC (air traffic control) tower, a general aviation aircraft, a jet fighter or a UAV \u2014 all of them will see the correct image. Clouds in UNIGINE are represented by true 3D volumetric objects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All Ten Cloud Types Right Out-Of-The-Box<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are ten types of clouds in nature: Altocumulus, Altostratus, Cirrocumulus, Cirrostratus,  Cirrus, Cumulonimbus, Cumulus, Nimbostratus, Stratocumulus, Stratus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By Valentin de Bruyn \/ CotonThis illustration has been created for Coton, the cloud identification guide for mobile. – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, <\/em>https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=17899555<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

All of them will be available right out-of-the-box as configurable presets in the upcoming UNIGINE 2.14 release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n