Autodesk Architectural Studio 3. (Management).Autodesk, has also announced Autodesk Architectural Studio 3, a design communication and presentation tool for architects and other building industry professionals. Interoperabiity with other Autodesk tools is improved through the transition to a simplified, file-based environment. Customisable drawing tools and palettes are introduced plus more conceptual design options. Expanded Toolset and improved Performance A variety of new tools to directly manipulate manipulate To cause a security to sell at an artificial price. Although investment bankers are permitted to manipulate temporarily the stock they underwrite, most other forms of manipulation are illegal. and manage documents (images, DWF files (Design Web Format) A highly compressed format for 2D and 3D drawings from Autodesk designed for distributing and viewing CAD drawings. Free software for creating DWF files from major CAD applications as well as viewing them is available from Autodesk (www.autodesk. , sketches and 3D models) are available, expanding the potential for design exploration. Tool palettes A collection of buttons (icons) grouped on screen that provide a quick way to select available functions by pointing and clicking. Tool palettes were originally used with graphics applications such as paint, drawing and image editing programs. are now customisable, accommodating designers' individual work styles and simplifying the design and collaboration environment. Comment: The performance of Autodesk Architectural Studio has been improved with this release in a number of ways. The application launches much more quickly when opening new workspace files and display and rendering See render. (graphics, text) rendering - The conversion of a high-level object-based description into a graphical image for display. For example, ray-tracing takes a mathematical model of a three-dimensional object or scene and converts it into a bitmap image. times for all types of drawing are improved, as well. Printing and plotting of workspaces and documents are faster. In addition, the transition to a file-based environment significantly improves performance within conferencing See teleconferencing. sessions. www.autodesk.co.uk |
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