ASCON C3D Kernel Available for Linux

ASCON Group announces that it has developed a version of its C3D modeling kernel for the Linux operating system.

 

About C3D for Linux

C3D Beta for Linux is available for beta testing now. To receive a copy, contact ASCON at c3D@ascon.ru with “Linux” in subject line of the message.

ZWCAD+ 2012 SP1 Released

The ZWCAD+ 2012 SP1 includes over 400 detailed improvements and 20+ newly added features. SmartPeek is one of the very efficient tools newly added to ZWCAD+. The other features includes:

• Multileader and Mleader style for annotation and dimension
• MVSETUP for setting up one or more viewports in layout
• OVERKILL to clean up overlapping geometry
• DELDUPL to delete Duplicate Lines, Circles and Arcs
• LOCKUP & UNLOCK to lock and unlock drawing with password
• ALIASEDIT for command aliases editing
• And more

To know more about ZWCAD+ 2012 SP1, click here.

Bongo 2.0 Beta 14 Animation Plug-in for Rhino 4, 5 Available

The new build of Bongo 2.0 features:

• Work with longer animations using the improved timeline
• Improved tweening controls with curve editing
• Create multiple animations per file
• Animate hundreds more parameters including materials, environments and textures using the powerful new keyframe editor
• Quickly set up architectural animations using the named view animation wizard
• Object morphing
• Layer animation
• Sun study animations
• New video texture
• Support for new video formats
• Create complex and powerful mechanical systems and solve them using the new Inverse Kinematics engine
• Expression editor
• New powerful 64-bit version for Rhino 5.0

For more information and to download Bongo 2.0 Beta 14, click here.

Project Falcon for Inventor Available

Presently Project Falcon is available as follows:

• Project Falcon for Inventor (add-in that runs inside Inventor Professional 2013)
• Project Falcon standalone (installs on Windows and Mac and requires no CAD software)

Availability:

• The Project Falcon for Inventor technology preview will operate until August 30, 2013.
• The Project Falcon standalone technology preview will operate until March 15, 2013.

For more information and to download Project Falcon, click here.

2D to 3D Tool for Inventor 2013 64-bit Available

This free* technology preview allows you to quickly create 3D models of 2D-designed parts with an add-in utility for Autodesk Inventor software. Activated as part of file import, the 2D to 3D Tool automatically transforms drawing views into orthogonal sketches, significantly streamlining the preparation of 2D views for 3D uses.

For more information and to download**, click here.

Note!  

*Free technology previews are subject to the terms and conditions of the end-user license and services agreement that accompanies download of the software. 
**To download, Autodesk log In ID requires.

SiTex Graphics Releases RhinoAir v5.0 Plug-in for Rhino

SiTex Graphics has released version 5.0 of the RhinoAir plug-in for Rhino, as a companion to Air release 12.

New features in RhinoAir 5.0 includes:

• 64-bit rendering
• Ray tracing for camera rays
• Faster, smoother global illumination
• Ocean shaders
• Interactive environment changes
• Faster occlusion in IPR
• Message log in the Air Show framebuffer

For more information about RhinoAir 5.0, click here.

To download, click here.