Caligari showcases Industry’s First Real-Time 3D Collaborative Authoring Technology at the 2006 National Design Engineering exhibition --Caligari’s new trueSpace7 Offers Shorter Time to Market and Lowers Overall Project Costs -- March 8th, 2006 (Mountain View, CA.) -- Caligari Corporation, an award-winning producer of 3D modeling and animation software for the manufacturing and engineering industries, today announced that it has chosen the 2006 National Design Engineering exhibition and conference for the first public showing of its flagship 3D design software, trueSpace7, since its release in January. Visitors to the show will be able to experience Caligari’s groundbreaking technology on March 21st from 1 to 5pm in room E3, in the East Ballrooms (Hall A) of the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. Available immediately for $595.00, trueSpace7 is the industry’s first and only 3D software application to feature real-time collaborative authoring technology, allowing remote product design teams to create, manipulate and edit 3D objects within a shared virtual workspace, over the broadband internet. trueSpace7 is ideally suited to meet the 3D authoring and collaborative requirements of teams creating visualizations, simulations and online training material. Unlike traditional CAD software and other 3D authoring tools on the market, trueSpace uses an award-winning real-time direct manipulation interface where the controls themselves reside in the 3D space, so that using them is similar to manipulating objects in the real world. Easy to learn, trueSpace7 is designed to allow even new users to quickly master the comprehensive set of modeling, surfacing, lighting, rendering and animation tools. The ability to directly manipulate and share 3D objects in a collaborative space fosters creativity, improves design accuracy and reduces design iterations by combining unmatched authoring, animation and rendering features with better communication across teams. This translates directly into lower project costs, and faster time to market. trueSpace7 can be used in all stages of production, starting with conceptual design and ending with commercial quality photorealistic or stylized illustrations and animations. trueSpace allows users to output to any print or video media, as well as to 3D rapid prototyping machines. “I’m getting superb results using trueSpace7 for my architectural visualizations,” said artist/architectural delineator Tim Virbick. “I’m particularly excited about the integrated V-Ray rendering engine because I can show off the subtleties and portray accurate views of homes and other structures. Further, the online collaboration features will let me communicate with my clients in a shared 3D space where I can edit and change the images based on their real-time feedback. Once again, Caligari shows their innovation and passion for 3D with trueSpace7. For my work, this is the most significant release in the history of the company.” What is new and unique in trueSpace7 Real-time collaborative features allow geographically distributed designers to enter an immersive shared space and share all trueSpace7 tools in a real-time 3D session. Each participant can use interfaces suitable to his/her role in the current project. A new Link Editor enables users to create new procedural and interactive animations and behaviors for simulations or training simply by linking objects. Real-time interactions can be recorded with the scene together with the results of the physical simulation to create re-useable keyframe animations. DirectX 9 pixel shaders, soft shadows, projector lights, glows, anti-aliasing and physics simulation running in a high polygon scene enable interaction with scenes at smooth frame rates. Three offline rendering engines provide trueSpace7 users with stunningly realistic images. Next generation Lightworks with HDRI capabilities; VirtuaLight which supports caustics; and the optional V-Ray rendering engine, known for its excellent Global Illumination and fast production speed, are now integrated into trueSpace7. Multi-pass rendering is now also a standard part of trueSpace7. Next generation SDS (subdivision surfaces) tools allow for direct manipulation of smooth surfaces, including instant selection of edge loops and an improved smoothing algorithm. About Caligari CorporationCaligari Corporation was founded in 1986. Over the last 20 years, the company has led the market with major innovations in 3D authoring for interactive graphic design, product design and multimedia. Today, Caligari’s mission is to develop collaborative 3D authoring technology that enables participants to work and learn online. The company's award-winning flagship product, trueSpace, is a 3D modeling and animation program with a novel, direct manipulation interface.
