3D/EYE TriSpectives delivers the first complete desktop 3D solution; premier 3D software available immediately through Ingram and more than 500 computer outlets nationwide.

ITHACA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 1995--3D/EYE Inc., the leader in 3D technology, Tuesday announced the shipment of TriSpectives and TriSpectives Professional.

TriSpectives is a Windows 95/Windows NT 3D design program that provides 3D modeling, illustration and animation, with specific application to graphics design, product design and multimedia content development. Expected street prices for TriSpectives and TriSpectives Professional are $300 and $500, respectively.

TriSpectives makes 3D usable by combining the most popular elements from many different software categories, including:

o Drag-and-Drop

-- makes creating any object or image a visual, fast and

intuitive process

o Microsoft Office Interface

-- Microsoft Word or Excel users already understand much of

TriSpectives

o Microsoft Windows 95 Standards

-- property sheets allows layering of functionality

o ACIS-based Solid Modeling

-- ensures 100 percent compatibility with major CAD systems

Investing in the Future

"The shipment of TriSpectives is the first milestone in 3D/EYE's vision to put intuitive, powerful 3D software on every desktop PC," said Samir Hanna, president and CEO of 3D/EYE. "We've combined more than 400 years of 3D product development experience with a superior operating system to reset the expectations for the 3D category -- which 3D/EYE will continue to pioneer for many years to come."

Previous to TriSpectives, 3D has been more promise than results -- with only the most difficult-to-use tools able to produce intelligent output. 3D/EYE's pioneering concept of IntelliShapes is the most significant breakthrough in 3D technology in the last 10 years. IntelliShapes, which provide the "building blocks" for TriSpectives, allows corporations and individual users to create unlimited intelligent content to be used in any document in the future.

As an example, when a space planner designs a kitchen, time could be saved and quality improved by accessing the full 3D models of the cabinets, windows and furniture originally created by the manufacturers from Web Sites on the Internet. Immediate support of this type of data exchange is the larger impact TriSpectives brings to the 3D market, which is far beyond a standalone shrinkwrap software product. Creation of today's designs in TriSpectives is truly an investment in the future communication of those designs.

Customers and Early Reviews Forecast a Clear Winner

3D/EYE TriSpectives has gained unprecedented acceptance among both the 1,000+ companies acting as beta testers, and product reviewers throughout the graphics design, product design and multimedia content development markets.

"TriSpectives is the coolest product I've seen," said Karl Wood, manager of CAE/CIM services at Dana Corp. "No other product available today can be used simultaneously by our sales, marketing and engineering departments. TriSpectives allows us to use 3D for more than we'd ever imagined."

In addition to recognition from customers, early product reviews in magazines such as BYTE, CADalyst and Windows Sources have highlighted the breakthrough functionality of TriSpectives.

"If you're looking for brand new software that deserves the

killer-app label, check out TriSpectives...(TriSpectives)

may help move 3D illustration into the mainstream."

- Stan Diehl, BYTE Magazine, Oct. 1995

"I've wondered when when a Pro/E killer would show up in the

market...I don't have to wonder anymore...the product will

be called TriSpectives from 3D/EYE Inc."

- Evan Yares, CADalyst, July 1995

"Behind the drag-and-drop interface lies a surprising amount

of power and control for both illustrators CADers, thanks to

the use of an ACIS-based modeling engine and property sheets."

- Lori Grunin, Windows Sources, Oct. 1995

TriSpectives Available Immediately Through Expanded Distribution Channels

In addition to being widely available through retail and catalog outlets, 3D/EYE recently signed a distribution contract with Ingram. Details of the contract include a "Buy One, Get One Free" promotion ending Nov. 17 on TriSpectives Professional available to software resellers and retailers nationwide. 3D/EYE will also participate in co-selling of major accounts, and will drive demand for TriSpectives and TriSpectives Professional with an aggressive advertising schedule in publications such as PC Magazine, Windows Sources, Publish and Computer Aided Engineering.

3D/EYE is also providing 100,000 trial CD-ROMs of TriSpectives to resellers and end users nationwide. The trial version, which includes a multimedia presentation and a 30-day version of the full shipping software, is available to resellers by calling 3D/EYE at 800/WIN95-3D, ext. 2. Customers may also purchase the trial version via the same 800 number.

TriSpectives and TriSpectives Professional

Key features of both TriSpectives and TriSpectives Professional include:

--IntelliShapes(TM): IntelliShapes technology makes modeling

as easy as dragging & dropping intelligent 3D shapes that

know how to land and slide over each other. Advanced

IntelliShapes properties can be set for blending, chamfering,

tapering, shelling and capping.

--SmartSnap(TM): SmartSnap is the easy way to align, move, size

rotate and tilt IntelliShapes as it highlights and snaps them

to tangencies, mid-points, and edges.

--SmartRender(TM): SmartRender provides fast, high-quality

full-color 3D graphics without any special 3D

hardware--complete with textures, bumped textures,

reflections, refractions and soft shadows.

--SmartMotions(TM): SmartMotions can be dragged & dropped onto

any model to make it fly along a path or spin around an axis.

Advanced SmartMotion properties can be set for acceleration,

ease-in, ease-out, gravity and more.

--Extensive File Formats: 3DS, AVI, BMP, DXF, EPS, GIF, JPEG,

PCD, PCX, RAW, RTL, SAT, TGA, TIFF, Visual Basic, and VRML.

TriSpectives Professional adds additional design capabilities including:

--Advanced 3D Design File Formats: DWG, IGES, OBJ, POV, STEP,

and STL

--Advanced 2D Drawing: Technical illustrations of models are

created by changing from rendered to hidden-line graphics.

Export the resulting drawing to any common 2D CAD or

illustration package.

--SmartDimensions(TM): SmartDimensions provides completely

accurate positioning. They can be used to set linear and

angular distances and locked to keep shapes parallel or

perpendicular.

3D/EYE, Inc. is a leading provider of 3D software technology to the professional design industry. Its software is currently in use by more than 100,000 professionals worldwide. Founded in 1981, 3D/EYE is at the forefront of research and development of 3D modeling and graphics technology. In April 1995, new media investor Paul G. Allen made a minority equity investment in the company through his investment organization, Vulcan Ventures, Inc. TriSpectives and TriSpectives Professional are 3D/EYE's first retail Windows products. -0- EDITOR'S NOTE: Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries.

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