@Last Software Announces SketchUp For Mac OS X.Business Editors & Technology Writers Macworld New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of 2002 @Last Software, developers of innovative tools for AEC AEC US Atomic Energy Commission Noun 1. AEC - a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States Atomic Energy Commission design professionals, today announced the availability of SketchUp(TM) for Mac OS X. SketchUp is an award-winning software solution for 3D design exploration. It offers deceptively de·cep·tive·ly adv. In a deceptive or deceiving manner; so as to deceive. Usage Note: When deceptively is used to modify an adjective, the meaning is often unclear. simple, amazingly powerful tools for creating, viewing, modifying, and communicating 3D ideas quickly and easily. Design professionals use SketchUp to develop their design ideas from initial concepts all the way through detailing and documentation, as well as to better communicate those ideas to their clients via dynamic 3D presentations, e-mail and the web. Like no other design tool, SketchUp combines the elegance and spontaneity spon·ta·ne·i·ty n. pl. spon·ta·ne·i·ties 1. The quality or condition of being spontaneous. 2. Spontaneous behavior, impulse, or movement. Noun 1. of pencil sketching with the speed and flexibility of today's digital media. "The Mac is the platform of choice for design professionals," said Brian Makare, @Last Software's president. "Apple provides powerful OpenGL 3D acceleration hardware standard with every Mac, and only Mac OS X provides the robust combination of UNIX-based stability, sophisticated graphics, and high-performance connectivity that SketchUp users demand." "With state of the art graphics technologies like OpenGL, Quartz and QuickTime integrated into the core of our operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , Mac OS X delivers the ideal computing environment for design professionals," said Ron Okamoto, Apple's vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations. "SketchUp leverages these core strengths of Mac OS X to bring a powerful new design tool to the Mac." Features of SketchUp for Mac OS X include: -- Component Editing, Unique Push/Pull and TourGuide(TM) animation. -- Native code built from the ground up using the Cocoa API (Application Programming Interface) A language and message format used by an application program to communicate with the operating system or some other control program such as a database management system (DBMS) or communications protocol. . -- Built-in support for OpenGL, leveraging the phenomenal 3D graphics performance built into every Mac. -- Adoption of the stunning Aqua interface to provide smoother interaction. -- Ties into Mac OS X/Cocoa Color Picker, providing superior color selection and accurate color matching through the system-wide ColorSync standard. -- Dynamic Section Cutting Tools allow designers to visualize and generate measurable building sections, floor plans, as well communicate complex spaces very effectively. -- Built-in PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. Integration. -- A unique interface with a short learning curve and an affordable price of $495.00. Based in Boulder, Colorado The City of Boulder (, Mountain Time Zone) is a home rule municipality located in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. Boulder is the 11th most populous city in the State of Colorado, as well as the most populous city and the county , @Last Software develops innovative design tools for AEC professionals. To download a free demo copy of SketchUp or for more information visit: www.sketchup.com. |
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