Insight Launches Version 5 of Squiggle; Increased Flexibility and Exportable File Types, Including Scalable Vector Graphics, Highlight New Version.Business Editors/High-Tech Writer NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available SAN RAMON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 2002 Insight Development Corporation today announced the release of Squiggle See tilde. (R) 5. Squiggle, Insight's award-winning software program, transforms CAD created hard-line vector drawings into illustrations that look hand-drawn. Using Squiggle 5, architects, engineers and designers can convert their CAD designs into more personalized drawings that can be published on the Web or used as traditional presentation pieces. Incorporating a vast number of styles, Squiggle 5 takes the lines in a CAD drawing and applies random changes to them. Users can vary the width, color and style of up to 255 pens to transform their drawings into "hand-drawn" presentation quality illustrations. Users have the option of saving their drawings as DWG (filename extension) dwg - The filename extension for Autodesk drawing files. http://faqs.org/faqs/graphics/fileformats-faq/part3/. and DXF files, printing to any Windows supported printing device, or exporting files as BMP (1) (BitMaP) Also known as a "bump" file, it is the native, bitmapped graphics format in Windows. A BMP can be saved in several color options: 1-, 4-, 8- and 24-bit color provide 2, 16, 256 and 16,000,000 colors respectively. BMP files use the .BMP or . , GIF GIF in full Graphics Interchange Format Standard computer file format for graphic images. GIF files use data compression to reduce the file size. The original version of the format was developed by CompuServe in 1987. , JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. , TIFF, PNG (Portable Network Graphics) A bitmapped graphics file format endorsed by the World Wide Web Consortium. It is expected to eventually replace the GIF format, because there are lingering legal problems with GIFs. (Portable Network Graphics), DWF DWF Design Web Format DWF Digital Wedding Forum DWF Drawing Web Format DWF Dwarf DWF Divided We Fail (AARP campaign) DWF Divorced White Female DWF Department of Wildlife & Fisheries DWF Distant Water Fleet (AutoCAD's Drawing Web Format) and the increasingly popular SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) A vector graphics format from the W3C for the Web that is expressed in XML. Introduced in 2001, SVG was designed to become the standard vector format just as GIFs and JPEGs have become the standard bitmaps for the Web. file formats. "Squiggle 5 has been completely re-written, except for the award winning Squiggle algorithms, to provide specific user requested functionality and features," said Brent Gulick, Chief Executive Officer of Insight Development. "One of the great new features Insight has put into Squiggle is the added ability to export Squiggled drawings as SVG files. Now users will be able to take their Squiggled drawings and presentations onto the Web, allowing for scalable, high-quality graphics, interactivity and collaboration." New Features and Enhancements: The new features and enhancements to Squiggle 5 were developed along two key themes, the first being function-specific enhancements most requested by customers, the second being increased flexibility of features. Following is a list of key new features and enhancements: -- 450 MHz Processor -- Windows(R) 98/NT/2000/Me/XP -- 128 MB RAM -- 20 MB available hard disk space For more information regarding the technical specifications, additional features and benefits of Squiggle 5, visit http://www.insightdev.com/products/squiggle.htm. Pricing and Availability The suggested retail price for Squiggle 5 is $149.00. Squiggle 5 is available now directly from Insight by visiting our website at http://www.insightdev.com or by calling 800/825-4115 M-F, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (PST PST Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, see there ). Upgrade pricing available. Insight welcomes inquiries from dealers and/or distributors. For a list of our dealers, please visit our Web site. Recommended System Requirements -- 450 MHz Processor -- Windows(R) 98/NT/2000/Me/XP -- 128 MB RAM -- 20 MB available hard disk space About Insight Insight Development Corporation is a privately held northern California software company headquartered in San Ramon. Founded in 1985, Insight built its reputation as a provider of printing enhancement software and CAD utilities. Today, Insight's expanded software product line includes Internet research and collaboration tools designed to improve the way that information is managed and utilized for business and personal productivity. The Insight product line includes Squiggle(R), PrintAPlot(R) Batch, PrintAPlot(R) Pro, and Insight's NetKnowledge Tools(TM): iCapture-it(TM), iAnnotate-it(TM) and iOrganize-it(TM). For more information about Insight Development, visit http://www.insightdev.com, or call 925/244-2000. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.061102/bb11 |
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