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CmapTools vs Pixie Renderer

A side-by-side look at CmapTools and Pixie Renderer. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

CmapTools

CmapTools

Education & Reference

CmapTools is a free concept mapping software developed by the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. It allows users to visually organize and represent knowledge in a node-link format to build concept maps.

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Pixie Renderer

Pixie Renderer

Photos & Graphics

Pixie Renderer is an unbiased, physically-based renderer focused on speed and quality. It's designed for 3D artists and aims to provide fast feedback while modeling and look development. Pixie uses path tracing for realistic results and offers features like subsurface scattering, volumetrics and displacement.

rendererpath-tracingphysicallybasedunbiasedmodelinglook-development