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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information contact:
Alex Mazzardo
GESTEL Italia srl
Viale dell'Oreficeria 30/P
36100 Vicenza (Italy)
Tel: ++39 444 964974
Fax:++39 444 964984
e-mail:info@solid.gestel.it
solidThinking RELEASE 2 at NEXTSTEP EXPO 94.
Vicenza - GESTEL italia srl is pleased to announce that it will
be attending the largest NEXTSTEP annual event next week: NEXTSTEP
EXPO 94. GESTEL Italia will introduce its award winning 3D environment,
solidThinking RELEASE 2.
GESTEL Italia will show its applications on HP-PA Risc and Pentium
at Alembic Systems International booth.
A special offer with discounts of over 50% on the whole package
will be reserved to EXPO attendees.
solidThinking is a completely modular 3D environment which lets
you work in the most comfortable and intuitive way.
Advanced tools and ease of use are finally joined together in a
single application. Completely based on Pixar)s RenderMan, solidThinking
provides unrestricted access not only for rendering but for every
phase of the design process.
MODELING
Customizable user interface.
Rich set of 2D and 3D primitives.
Interactive 3D editing of Bezier and B-Spline curves and surfaces.
Editable 3D text with trimmed curves.
Apply extrusion, lathe and skin on multiple 3D profiles, patches and filled
surfaces.
Automatic extraction of 3D paths from surfaces.
Automatic refinement of Bezier curves.
Precise surface points editing.
Boolean operators.
Advanced shading controls (shaders can be customized).
Icon based attributes and objects libraries.
Conversion of bitmapped images into textures.
Object hierarchy browser.
Unlimited number of light sources.
Automatic generation of shadows and reflection maps.
Unlimited output resolution.
API (Application Programming Interface) for custom objects and transformations.
ANIMATION
Unlimited number of key frames with smooth interpolation.
Interactive editing of moving objects paths.
Hierarchical motion with kinematic controls using cubic splines.
Movement of lights and camera, just like any other objects.
OPTIONAL MODULES
Import modules provide support for RIB, DXF, Wavefront and TDDD file formats.
The included API lets you create your own Import/Export modules.
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GESTEL Italia was founded in 1989 and is a Vicenza based company specializing
in the development of 3D shrinkwrapped and customized applications. GESTEL
Italia is located at Viale dell'Oreficerai 30/P, 36100 Vicenza (Italy) and
can be reached at: Phone ++39 444 964974, Fax ++39 444 964984, Email:
info@solid.gestel.it
solidThinking is a registered trademark of GESTEL Italia srl. All other product
names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners.