Autodessys News

You are invited to SIGGRAPH 2009
Get a FREE PASS to Siggraph (August 4-6) in New Orleans, courtesy of AutoDesSys. Just click on the link below to come see the exhibits and catch the latest take on bonzai3D and form.Z. Visit BOOTH 2109.
GO TO: https://www.xpressreg.net/register/sigg089/start.asp?p1=Cbonzai
CODE: Cbonzai

Mid-Summer form.Z Sale!
To help out with the economic downturn, Smart Technology is offering a heavily discounted price of Aus$ 2,250 inc gst* on all new licenses of form·Z RenderZone Plus 6.6, and a free upgrade to version 7.0 when it is released during the northern region winter months of 2009/2010.

Development for form·Z RenderZone Plus 7.0 is in high gear. AutoDesSys is working on a revamped interface, new tools, and some major enhancements to modeling operations. It is truly the next generation of form·Z.

MacUser Reviews bonzai3d
MacUser UK awards 4 mice to bonza3d. In the July issue of MacUser, Tim Danaher writes: "Watching a spiral staircase extend seamlessly over multiple floors, while keeping in, for example, the correct baluster spacing just by clicking and dragging on a few controls, is pretty amazing. Even derived objects, like lofts and sweeps remain fully editable."

Tim Danaher thinks the comparisons between Bonzai3D and Sketchup are inevitable. He exemplifies his point: Bonzai3d "features tools that let you reshape and offset faces or segments. The former is comparable to SketchUp's push-pull tool, although it's more capable: any hole pushed through to the other side of a model will automatically cut a Boolean opening." If you have not tried bonzai3d yet, now is the time to give it a shot. READ THE REVIEW LINK ABOVE>>

HIS VERDICT: "Although dimensioning is missing in this first release, bonzai3D is a very slick and capable debut."

THE GOOD NEWS: Dimensioning will be added in the next release of bonzai3d.
MORE GOOD NEWS: Photorealistic rendering is coming soon too.
Stay tuned for announcements

3D Printing/Prototyping Contest
Shapeways and AutoDesSys have teamed up to offer a good old fashioned contest to bring you prizes and awards. Details will be coming soon. Watch out for an e-mail informing you how to enter the contest. In the meantime, practice bonzai3d! DOWNLOAD THE TRIAL VERSION HERE>>
We have made it easy to learn at your convenience and leisure. TUTORIAL VIDEOS abound at www.bonzai3d.com. Sit back relax and enjoy the show!!

We look forward to seeing you at Siggraph 2009.

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