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form-Z 3.0 Adds Animation

auto*des*sys Inc. announced at MacWorld the release of form-Z 3.0, the latest version of their 3D modeling program that includes drafting and rendering.

The biggest leaps forward for form-Z 3.0 include objects with multiple parametric personalities, a fully customizable interface, and animation. form-Z now allows you to perform walkthroughs and fly-by animations, and to replay from within form-Z. You can export animations to .AVI and Quicktime. Additionally, there are many other new features including new spline drawing procedures, stair generation from any path, patch modeling, improved skinning, and centroids, local origins, centers of gravity, and coordinate axes that can act as bases for geometric operations.

The new 3.0 release is available for the MacOS, and Windows 95/98/NT/NT Alpha platforms. form-Z 3.0 can be purchased alone, or with the addition of Renderzone (render) and/or Radiozity (for advanced lighting effects). Alone, form-Z retails for $1,495; with Renderzone the price is $1,995; and form-Z Renderzone with Radiozity is $2,390.

auto*des*sys Inc.
Columbus, Ohio.
(614)488-8838
http://www.formz.com

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