| As the modeler of choice for many artists and designers,
Amapi, in its fifth revision, will delight both amateurs and professionals.
Amapi v.5 is endowed with several spectacular innovations. A major evolution
in the history of the software in which user-friendliness, ergonomics,
and speed remain the key words.
The Dynamic Geometry
Amapi 3D now "remembers" the construction history of
complex surfaces, which allows the user to dynamically edit an object by
acting on its outline, its profile or its basic structure. Now it is easy
to transform a vase into a flower or a bottle, control the facial expressions
of characters, or modify the dimensions of an industrial object. Using
the interactive and visual display features of the program, the "Dynamic
Geometry", works with a large number of tools and opens new doors in the
world of 3D modeling.
New Smoothing Tool
Amapi 3D offers four new methods for smoothing surfaces
to meet the needs of graphic artists who want to create organic surfaces.
These new smoothing methods make it possible to smooth out uneven surfaces
and refine the most boxy meshes!
New Filleting Tool
Amapi 3D has been enriched with a new filleting tool
palette. The tool palette, which has been completely revamped, is capable
of applying fillets to the most complex surfaces. It offers a new feature
called "dice corner" which allows the user to automatically select the
edges and corners to fillet according to an angle value. Everything can
be adjusted interactively and with extreme precision thanks to a simplified
interface that will delight designers.
New Deformation Tools
In conjunction with the MetaNurbs deformation bounding
box, Amapi 3D offers three new deformation tools that will let you taper,
bend or twist the objects automatically.
Decimation
This new tool dynamically reduces the density of complex
meshes while preserving key data points and polygons. This feature allows
the user to create models with varying levels of detail, and reduced file
size that will be appreciated by webmasters and game developers.
New Display Modes
Amapi 3D offers a new display mode, 3D-Silhouette, to
speed the modeling process and, simplify management of complex scenes and
to create a quicker display. Seasoned professionals will appreciate its
snapping options and its new constraints palette available at any moment.
Animation
The animation module has been completely revamped. Its
simple, visual interface is able to combine morphing, rotation and animation
along a single path.
3D Text
The text tool has been revised to display the edited
text in real time.
Cinema 4D Export
A new Cinema 4D export has been added to the long list
of formats already available, much to the delight of all fans of this famous
animation and rendering program.
ZAP Export for Publishing your 3D work on the Web.
Especially developed for the Internet, ZAP is a revolutionary
technology, which will interest Internet surfers and webmasters alike.
Based on the NURBS and Dynamic Geometry technologies; the ZAP export offers
an advanced solution that makes it possible to publish your animated 3D
creations on a web site at interactive speed. With this technology models
created can be reduced in file size to a few kilobytes making transfer
over the web lightning fast. An extremely compact, free 3D player reconstructs
the full geometry on the client machine and animates them in real time.
A New Manual
More detailed, easier to read, with many new tutorials,
tips and tricks.
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