@Last Software Releases SketchUp 3.1.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Macworld San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden 2004 SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2004 @Last Software today announced the ninth release of their award-winning software, SketchUp(R).Feature enhancements in SketchUp 3.1 bolster @Last Software's goal of SketchUp being the conceptual 3D design tool of choice for anyone who has the need to visualize and present ideas in three dimensions. "With the release of SketchUp 3.1, we continue our efforts to ensure that SketchUp plays well with other software in a broad range of markets," states Sara Strebe, Director of Marketing for @Last, "these markets include - but are not limited to - architecture, construction, 3D modeling, image editing, game development, animation, illustration and multimedia." The list of features in 3.1 includes: the addition of thumbnail images to the component browser, 2D vector export (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. , EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) A PostScript file format used to transfer a graphic image between applications and platforms. EPS files contain PostScript code as well as an optional preview image in TIFF, WMF, PICT or EPSI, the latter being an ASCII-only format. , DWG (filename extension) dwg - The filename extension for Autodesk drawing files. http://faqs.org/faqs/graphics/fileformats-faq/part3/. and DXF DXF - Drawing Exchange Format ) now supports text and dimensions and the direct export of SketchUp models to Piranesi EPIX EPIX Emergency Preparedness Information Exchange EPIX Enhanced Performance unIX EPIX European Property Stock Index format has been enhanced and added to the Mac OS X version. Export to 3DS has been improved to directly include metric unit systems and SketchUp's unique shadow feature has been enhanced to allow the user to specify a custom geographic location for sun angle calculation. Shadow casting onto faces has also been improved. The upgrade to 3.1 is free to owners of SketchUp 3.0 and $95 for owners of 2.2 and earlier versions. Demonstrations of 3.1 can be seen in booth #1543 at Macworld. About SketchUp SketchUp, conceptual design software, is a completely new way to design in 3D on the computer. Described as "3D for the rest of us (abuse) for The Rest Of Us - (From the Macintosh slogan "The computer for the rest of us") 1. Used to describe a spiffy product whose affordability shames other comparable products, or (more often) used sarcastically to describe spiffy but very overpriced products. 2. " its unique user interface, allows quick and easy 3D form creation, viewing and modification. SketchUp is sophisticated enough for complex design projects yet easy enough for beginners, allowing everyone from Architects to hobbyists to design in 3D. SketchUp for Windows and Macintosh OS X is available worldwide in 11 languages. Visit www.sketchup.com or call 303-245-0086 for more information, to download a free trial of SketchUp or to purchase. ($495) About @Last Software Based in Boulder, Colorado, @Last Software's mission is to put 3D modeling in to the hands of the masses. SketchUp is distributed directly by @Last and through distributors worldwide. |
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