Faogen

Faogen is a powerful tool for rendering digital ambient occlusion on 3D objects, into their textures or per-vertex colors. The software is small, yet highly capable, being able to import 3D objects. It can calculate their exposure to light, depending on its shape and general occlusion, then embed the information into the file.

In the computer graphics domain, the technique called ‘ambient occlusion’ is a rendering method that developers use in order to calculate the exact exposure of each point in a scene to the ambient lightning. The ambient occlusion is an accessibility value that can be calculated for each point on the surface of an object.

The ambient occlusion depends on several parameters, including level of elevation, smoothness, material, light strength, angle or pixel resolution. For each file you import, the software can read the embedded data, such as texture width, height, quality and overbrightness. You may rotate the object, in order to observe the lights and shade rendering on each side in real time.

Faogen features a clear-cut, simplistic interface, which allows you to render the 3D model, visualize and observe the ambient occlusion for each of its sides. Moreover, the software is powered by advanced 3D GPUs and is capable of calculating and rendering ambient occlusion in a quick and accurate manner.

The application is designed to work with already generated 3D models, since it only allows you to load the files into the analysis area. The supported files are .FBX and can easily be modified and saved to your computer.

The software is highly accessible and easy to use, with a simple, not cluttered interface. Most of the software’s functions are automatic which makes the user intervention short and not difficult. Faogen is suitable for CGI creators, game designers and for any other user who wishes to study the ambient occlusion in a digital environment.