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solidThinking - 8.0

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This Version:	Not rated (0.0)
Current Version:	8.0
Release Date:	2009-09-12
License:	Commercial
Downloads (this version):	683
Downloads (all versions):	10,424

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Product Description:

From your sketches to the final surfaces, solidThinking is a comprehensive NURBS-based 3D modeling and rendering environment for Windows and Mac that delivers all the necessary tools for the creation of high-quality, manufacturable models and the power to render them with unsurpassed photorealism. Based on our industry-leading ConstructionTree technology, the modeling process in solidThinking grants you the greatest freedom to experiment with shapes and innovate.

solidThinking lets you work in an intuitive and comfortable manner, allowing you to create complex scenes in the fastest way possible.

The name of our product itself expresses our aim: designing a tool for you to give shape to your ideas quickly and easily.

What's new in this version:

A restyled and more streamlined user interface enabling better workflow.
New 3D manipulators for translation, scaling and rotation.
Enhancements to point, curve and surface representation for greater precision and improved ease of use.
New options for interactive visualization in the modeling views, including wireframe on shaded model and environment maps.
A wizard to help users choose the ideal modeling units and tolerances based on the size of the model.
Real-time rendering to further improve interactivity during the review and visualization phases of design.
Progressive rendering for immediate feedback on the final image with a fast preview of the lighting and materials in the scene; subsequent rendering passes that continue to fill in detail until the final high-quality image is achieved.
Re-rendering of selected subregions of an existing image.
A new materials library functionality with faster browsing and previewing of materials, environment maps and scene sets; users can also now set up multiple materials libraries.
Optimized final gather for increased rendering speed and lighting accuracy.
Ambient occlusion for greater depth, performance and realism in the photorealistic rendering phase.
New complex reflectance shaders for generating more lifelike visual elements, including the ability to integrate and create glossy and blurred reflections, frosted glass, car paints, plastic and metallic effects.
High Dynamic Range Imaging (HDRI) capabilities and the ability to create spherical images that can be visualized in the background of perspective views while modeling.
Availability on Mac and Windows operating systems.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
Mac OS X 10.5 PPC

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Review - Version: 7.5.1, 11/28/2007 04:55PM PST

John Spannenburg

This product continues to improve with time and the developers are certainly receptive to feedback. I have not yet failed to get a prompt personal response to any queries I have had - including my recent 'issue' :-).

Recent inclusion of being able to render models in Maxwell Render has also been a boon to those seeking ultimate photo realism.

Some aspects of the interface remain not entirely 'mac like' however , given the learning curve of the program in general, this is not really a major issue.

With the recent lower cost additions to the solidthinking line-up we may hopefully see a growing community of users!

update???? Where is it - Version: 7.5.1, 11/27/2007 07:41PM PST

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