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Subject: Touch-3D Version 2.1.2 - Now Create Real 3D Models!
New Touch-3D Version 2.1 Released - Now Create Real 3D Models!
It includes several new unfold layout functions and much
improved import/export filters. This program
is only available on the Mac.
Introduction
Designers have always used models to visualize their
ideas. In the past models required craftsmanship and a lot
of time consuming manual work. Then along came computers
with completely new and exciting sets of applications for
computer graphics, computer aided design, 3D modeling and
rendering. These programs have great power for creating
photo realistic images, having color, surface structure,
shadows, and so on but...
The problem is that these images remain in the computer and
even when they simulate 3D are still only in the 2D world.
Designers prefer physical models that they can see, feel
and touch. Like a picture is worth a thousand words, one
model is like a thousand pictures and can give a much more
concrete cognition of an object.
This is what Touch-3D is all about. A three dimensional
object is first designed on screen and can be unfolded
automatically to maximize the use of any building
material. Boats, tents, buildings and any 3D object you
can imagine is first designed on screen and using the
smart unfolding algorithms in the program, unfolded and
then printed out. Once printed and cut along the edges,
the model can then be folded back together to create the
actual physical 3D object. This is a lot quicker, easier
and less expensive then carving a wooden model or moulding
from plastic or clay and allows for quick changes and
updates.
Touch-3D is easy to use and comes with a powerful range of
drawing and modeling tools, allowing you to create
sophisticated 3D models. Experienced Mac users will feel
at home right away with the interface and all the tools.
Touch-3D compliments other 3D, photo and illustration
programs and adds a new dimension to their abilities.