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FormZ 8.5 Pro released

Aug 31, 2015 by CGP Staff
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New features in AutoDesSys’ solids and surface modeler include:
  • New suite of design tools:
    • Voronoi diagram tool – creates a formation of cells from a set of points
    • Point Scatter, Surface Scatter and Volume Scatter tools – create formations by distributing copies of objects on or inside of other objects
    • Parametric Map tool – allows 2D objects to be mapped onto a surface or face of another object
    • Wrap tool – creates a new object from the 3D spatial boundary (or convex hull) of a set of objects or the 2D boundary of a planar set of points
    • Delaunay Triangulation tool – creates robust triangulated meshes from a set of points on a surface or plane
  • Other improvements:
    • ACIS r25 and (ASAT r25 file format) support for improved smooth modeling
    • Improved display performance
    • Enhancements to the Bend Along Path tool and Align/Distribute tools
    • Improved numeric input
    • New High Quality smoothing export option
    • Hidden Line rendering has been improved to allow interactive view navigation and can optionally show hidden/back edges as dashed lines
    • A variety of improvements and enhancements throughout
FormZ Pro v8.5 includes an interface for the Augment Reality App. With Augment, you can visualize your models in real world settings, at real size, in real time on OS X and Android mobile devices.

More on FormZ’s website.

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