Autodesk 3D Studio(R) Market Share Grows 50 Percent; Leading Professional 3D Animation Software Attracts Customers and Industry Awards.LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 1995--At NAB '95, Autodesk (Autodesk, Inc., San Rafael, CA, www.autodesk.com) A leading provider of computer-aided design (CAD) software, founded in 1982. It introduced AutoCAD in its first year, and three years later, became the first PC CAD company to go public. , Inc., (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ACAD ACAD Academy ACAD Academic ACAD AutoCAD (design/drafting development software by Autodesk) ACAD Acadia National Park (US National Park Service) ACAD Atherosclerotic Coronary Artery Disease ) today announced that the new 1994 edition of The Roncarelli Report on Computer Animation indicates that among all professional 3D animation solutions, the market share of 3D Studio(R) software grew from 31 percent to 48 percent, making it the market leader for the second consecutive year. In addition, 3D Studio has recently received several top awards from publications including Computer Graphics World, AV Video, CADalyst, NewMedia and InfoWorld InfoWorld is an information technology online media and events business operating under the umbrella of InfoWorld Media Group, a division of IDG (International Data Group). magazines. Robi Roncarelli, publisher of The Roncarelli Report on Computer Animation, measured the market penetration Noun 1. market penetration - the extent to which a product is recognized and bought by customers in a particular market penetration - the act of entering into or through something; "the penetration of upper management by women" of professional animation hardware and software tools available on the PC, Macintosh and Silicon Graphics platforms. "3D Studio has steadily gained market share on the PC, from about 50 percent two years ago to 75 percent today, making it far and away the most popular choice for professional animation on Intel-based personal computers," Roncarelli said. "Even more impressive, 3D Studio now commands 48 percent of the entire professional 3D animation market, when software for all three professional hardware platforms Each hardware platform, or CPU family, has a unique machine language. All software presented to the computer for execution must be in the binary coded machine language of that CPU. Following is a list of the major hardware platforms in existence today. See platform. is considered. Of the more than 100,000 professional 3D animation seats installed worldwide, close to half are 3D Studio systems." "3D Studio has a history of winning both editors' and readers' choice awards since its introduction in 1990, and this latest round of honors is the most gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. yet," said Bob Bennett, senior product manager for Autodesk's 3D Studio software. "Most significant is the fact that these latest awards come from a range of publications spanning the videography vid·e·og·ra·phy n. The art or practice of using a video camera. vid  e·og , graphics/animation, design automation, multimedia, and general computer trade markets. 3D Studio is obviously a well-rounded product if it can appeal to so many professionals in such diverse markets," Bennett said. Industry Awards 3D Studio has recently received outstanding recognition from the following publications: Computer Graphics World: In their first annual Editors' Choice Awards, the staff of this leading graphics monthly awarded 3D Studio Release 4 first place in the "modeling/animation software" category among all products introduced in 1994. (Computer Graphics World, 2/95) AV Video: In recognition of technological innovation in support of the creative producer, 3D Studio Release 4 received this top videography magazine's 1995 Platinum Award for "computer graphics software." (AV Video, 3/95) CADalyst: This leading computer-aided design computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), form of automation that helps designers prepare drawings, specifications, parts lists, and other design-related elements using special graphics- and calculations-intensive (CAD CAD: see computer-aided design. (Computer-Aided Design) Using computers to design products. CAD systems are high-speed workstations or desktop computers with CAD software. ) publication polled its readers to determine their top choices for new products in 1994, and 3D Studio was selected in the software category. (CADalyst, 12/94) InfoWorld: InfoWorld's Test Center is famous for its investigative approach and critical hands-on hands-on adj. Involving active participation; applied, as opposed to theoretical: "We're involved in hands-on operations, pulling levers, pushing buttons" Arthur R. Taylor. reviews. The publication, an authoritative weekly newspaper for the computer industry, recently reviewed 3D Studio Release 4 and gave the software its new Hot Pick Award for "technology that is unusually valuable or revolutionary compared to competitors." (InfoWorld, 2/20/95) NewMedia: This leading publication serving digital media developers and producers has awarded 3D Studio Releases 3 and 4 its "Awesome" rating, the magazine's highest, two years running. Describing the product's open architecture and wide array of third-party plug-ins, reviewer re·view·er n. One who reviews, especially one who writes critical reviews, as for a newspaper or magazine. reviewer Noun a person who writes reviews of books, films, etc. Noun 1. David Biedny heralded 3D Studio as "the Photoshop of 3D." (NewMedia, 5/95) Multimedia World: A finalist in Multimedia World's 1995 Readers' Choice Awards, 3D Studio finished a close second in the balloting to another Autodesk animation product, Animator Pro(R). (Multimedia World, 3/95) Autodesk's Multimedia Market Group develops and delivers affordable digital media products for professionals such as film and video producers, video/computer game developers, architects, engineers, and designers. The leader in PC-based multimedia tools, Autodesk provides a full range of products for the application development process, from 2D and 3D creation to assembly and delivery. Autodesk is the world's leading supplier of computer-aided design (CAD) automation software and the fifth-largest PC software company. The company develops, markets, and supports a family of design automation and professional multimedia software and component technologies for use on personal computers and workstations. A global company since its founding in 1982, Autodesk markets products in 115 countries and 18 languages. Autodesk shares are traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol ACAD. 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