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New StudioPro Extensions Unveiled
Strata and Extend Announce Four
Powerful Plug-ins

St. George, UT, November 3, 1997  Strata Inc., developers of award-winning 3-D software tools, along with its close corporate partner Extend Corp., jointly announced today the release of a new series of extensions for Strata’s popular and widely acclaimed 3-D application, StudioProTM.  The new generation of StudioPro is designed to allow easy incorporation of plug-ins to enhance the program’s already rich suite of tools and features. 

    “An integral part of our philosophy is to allow, even encourage, independent sources to publish extensions or translators for moving models and data into or out of StudioPro.  This will make the program even more versatile and valuable as a tool to the 3D professional.”
    -- Ken Bringhurst, Strata CEO

 

Four new extensions are now Shipping.  Strata is releasing Jiggle, while Extend is ready to bring Ripples IITM, Clouds IITM and Model Master to the market. 

  • Jiggle -  This fantastic new plug-in by Strata makes any object move and quiver like it’s made of JelloTM.  Models  recoil and jiggle according to how they are pushed and pulled.  The springiness, environmental friction, and lock points can all be set as desired.  External forces are also fully selectable, and all effects can be animated over time.  
  • “This looks so real it should be illegal!  Its the most interesting animation tool to come out in a long time.  A lot of designers and animators are going to have a ton of fun with it.  I can’t wait to see what they create.” 
    -- Dennis Derrick, Director of Sales & Marketing

  • Clouds IITM - Extend’s new shader creates soft-edged, billowy clouds inside any object. The clouds can be animated as they form then disperse. Color, density, detail, and speed are all controllable.  By pushing the envelope, great effects such as steam can be created.  
     
  • Ripples IITM - allows the placement and animation of as many ripples as desired, starting at any point on a surface.  For extreme realism, a new random wave is added and real caustics are also provided, letting a modeler to create the irregular patterns observed on the bottom of a pool.
     
  • Model Master - Extend’s must-have tool kit makes many modeling tasks effortless.  The Point-Snap modeler makes it easy to align two or more objects.  Thickness adds dimension to regular thin surfaces and objects.  Fillet rounds corners according to sharpness and radius.  And Hull Surface makes a bezier surface out of up to four - animating bezier curves. 
  • “We designed this new generation of StudioPro with flexibility and growth potential built in from the ground up.  The first Power Module that we released with 2.1 along with this latest crop of extensions shows what is being accomplished.  Stand-by folks, there’s more to come.” 
    -- Duane McNamee, StudioPro Product Manager

Strata’s Jiggle extension and Extend’s Model Master are affordably priced with an SRP of $89.  Clouds II, Ripples II each have an SRP of $69.  All will be available through local VARs, distributors, and educational resellers.  For a limited time, all four products can be purchased for a package price of $247.  For additional information, please contact Strata.

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