Advanced visualisation methodologies and technology from the automotive industry offer a significant opportunity fortransfer of innovation to the marine industry, to support spatial awareness and enhanced immersive experience fordesign clients through photorealistic stereo viewing animations. There are two key challenges in the implementation ofthis technology, both relating to the processing time required to generate each render frame of the animation. Firstly thenumber of frames required for a walk through animation, given the size of the interior. Secondly, when modelling theexterior of the superyacht in the marine environment, the vast number of polygons required to produce the sea surface.This paper presents a benchmark analysis of a HPC's rendering performance using different numbers of nodes, beingcompared to conventional desktop workstations currently used by the industry. The computing time required to producean animation sequence for a superyacht is compared. The performance and rendering capabilities of a range of CADpackages are also discussed. Both open source and industry standard CAD packages are used to create high resolutionstereoscopic 3D animations that can help potential owners to fully visualise and explore their vessel as part of theclient/designer design dialogue. The technology shows the potential to enhance spatial awareness in the design process,and also to be a useful tool in the ergonomic resolve of the vessels interior.
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