The 2019 release was notable for democratizing high-end visualization tools that were previously exclusive to the Professional edition.
: Real-time Lens Flares and Volumetric Fog were added to help artists add atmosphere and realism to their renders directly within the Light Editor. Autodesk VRED Design 2019.0.1
: Improved HTML5 rendering performance for WebEngines, which is crucial for those using interactive digital interfaces (HMI) in their VR scenes. System Requirements Minimum Requirement Processor 64-bit Intel or AMD processor Memory 1 GB RAM (8 GB or more recommended) Graphics NVIDIA or AMD card with OpenGL 4.3 support OS The 2019 release was notable for democratizing high-end
Autodesk officially discontinued Mac support for VRED shortly after this era, making the 2019 version one of the final stable releases for Apple users. What´s New - VRED 2019 Design & Professional : The import process was overhaulled to support
: Users gained the ability to import pre-rigged, skinned, and animated human characters via FBX . This was primarily used to provide a sense of scale and human ergonomics within virtual prototypes.
: The import process was overhaulled to support batch imports, allowing users to select multiple CAD formats at once and set individual tessellation options for each.
: VRED Design 2019 gained native support for VR headsets like the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift . This allowed designers to inspect models in a 1:1 scale without needing a VRED Professional license, though interactivity remained limited to "view-only" unless scenes were pre-prepared.