RenderMonkey™ Toolsuite

RenderMonkey is a rich shader development environment for both programmers and artists which facilitates the collaborative creation of real-time shader effects.

For Programmers

RenderMonkey contains a full featured shader editor, allowing for rapid prototyping of shaders. The integrated shader compiler and preview window provide immediate visual feedback for the effect under development – ensuring that errors in programming are identified early in the development process. Incorporates a number of features to aid in shader debugging and optimization. The RenderMonkey SDK supports the creation of custom importers and exporters, allowing tight integration of RenderMonkey into your current workflow Support for Microsoft’s DirectX .FX format ensures interoperability with all major DCC packages.

For Artists

The artist specific workspace view and artist editor allows much of the programming complexity of shaders to be hidden from artists Shader parameters can be adjusted using familiar widgets. The integrated preview window provides immediate visual feedback on any changes. RenderMonkey is tightly coupled with artists existing texture and modelling tools.

RenderMonkey includes full support for the latest DirectX® (9.1), OpenGL® (2.0), and OpenGL ES® (2.0) shading languages. RenderMonkey also includes a large number of sample effects which are freely available to be used and customized for your applications.