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News Release from: Evoqe | Subject: Solidthinking 6.0
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 03 August 2004
Modelling package gains novel sketching
capability
Solidthinking Design 6.0 and Solidthinking Vantage 6.0, are available now, and will ship simultaneously for Windows and Mac OS X.
With many new features including G3 continuity fillets, sketch rendering, and keyframe animation, Solidthinking is now even more powerful and offers six great advantages First, users can develop better designs, without limitations, thanks to the power of the numerous unique and industry-leading modelling tools
Users no longer have to choose between solid or surface modelling.
Secondly, the unparalleled interactive construction history makes it effortless to evaluate any design alternative in real time.
Thirdly, collaboration with various CAD systems is easier than ever.
Fourthly, producing stunning photorealistic or artistic presentations with Solidthinking is faster than ever, and now includes full animation support for walk-throughs, demonstrations and functional visualisations.
Fifthly, product documentation for printed and web catalogues can also be created in a flash.
And finally, interactive analysis tools allow the user to analyse the model quality and detect flaws at early stages of the product development process.
This results in dramatic savings of time and money when manufacturing.
Solidthinking is billed not only the ideal solution for the design department, but also a great productivity enhancer for engineering, marketing and commercial departments, thanks to its ease of use, broad set of tools and compatibility.
"The constant evolution of Solidthinking, together with the attention of Evoqe to our needs is one of the main reasons of our choice", said Silvano Cuzzi, Head of Design at Novellini Group, a leader in the manufacture of shower enclosures.
"Results are so effective that we are often surprised while analysing the ROI (return on investment) Solidthinking has to offer to our customers", said Alex Mazzardo, Evoqe's CEO.
The new sketch (or non-photorealistic) rendering method allows users to make compelling stylised presentations.
It can be used for artistic representations or even, for example, in product illustrations that can be used for printed catalogues.
A sketch rendering can be crucial for communicating ideas at a project's early stages, when perhaps not all details have been defined.
Styles available include cartoon, colour wash, pencil, ink, paint effects and many more.
Now it is possible to create and render animations directly within Solidthinking.
An easy-to-use, yet powerful keyframe animation system has been created for designers who want to produce animated presentations of their products, demonstrate unique functions, or show how a product can be assembled.
This new release also introduces several new options for the already powerful variable radius round command, including G3 continuity filleting for completely smooth and organic looking fillets, as well as other exclusive filleting options like self-intersect, constant distance and set back corners.
Some of the many other new features include join surfaces, automatic simplification of loft, pipe, and birail surfaces, a simple sky light type for quick global illumination, increased rendering speed and much more.
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