New DeskArtes Expert Series v. 4.0 (Announcement)

From: Ismo Mäkelä (Makela@deskartes.fi)
Date: Mon Nov 15 1999 - 15:58:18 EET


DeskArtes announces new software
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Dear List,

I'm Ismo Makela. senior software scientist at DeskArtes Oy in Helsinki,
Finland. Both the company and myself have been active in developing
software for Rapid Prototyping users right from the start of the 90's,
Speaking of that, here's some interesting news to you!

DeskArtes proudly announces the new release 4.0 of its Expert Series
products. The software is now available for downloading at http://
www.deskartes.com.

At the high-end, the Expert Series software provides unparalleled
functionality for STL, IGES and VDA file verification and repair, as
well as further processing such as Decimation, Transformations, Boolean
operations, Offsetting, and Shelling.

And what's also nice about it, the STL viewing/measuring/annotation
functionality of the software is provided absolutely FREE OF CHARGE!

View Expert - for viewing, communication and verification of 3D data
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        User Interface:
        - full compatibility with Windows 95/98/ NT and OpenGL
        - comprehensive on-line help to all commands and parameters
        - model tree for analyzing separate parts and features
NEW - double function toolbar icons for fast interaction
NEW - easy to use, efficient shortcuts to all viewing commands
NEW - customizable high lighting of selected object

        Viewing:
        - interactive rotation, zooming and panning of the model
NEW - rotation center point to keep areas of interest on screen
        - real time sectioning of the model with clipping planes
NEW - viewing with transparency and environment mapping
        - shaded, wire frame and shaded+wire frame display modes
        - setting of different display modes for each object
        - color definition individually for each object
        - interactive moving of light points
        - wire frame depth cue option
NEW - user definable 3D grid

        Measuring and Communication:
        - calculation of volume, area and extents of model
        - interactive measuring of distances, angles and radii
        - adding annotations to the model
NEW - Cut & Paste object information to MS Excel
        - Cut & Paste drawings to other Windows applications
        - file encryption for data exchange security
        - e-mail directly from application

!!! All the above you get for FREE

        Verification (in licensed version):
        - reporting STL gaps, intersections and flipped facets
        - reporting IGES gaps and duplicate surfaces
        - IGES output of gap curves to original application
        - checking of draft angles (undercuts) in STL models
        - push-button auto repair for STL models

3Data Expert - 3D data repair and processing tool for RP professionals
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        IGES/VDA to STL translation and repair:
        - displaying surfaces as they are, not faceted
        - triangulating IGES and VDA models into solid STL
        - automatic repair of gaps and duplicate surfaces
NEW - adaptively controlled accuracy and triangle size
NEW - automatic fitting of parametric surface to 3D curves
NEW - IGES and VDA output, to work as filter to other applications

        STL Repair:
        - filling in large holes
        - stitching narrow gaps
        - separating intersecting facets
        - minimizing problem areas
NEW - interactive adding and deleting of facets
        - automatic separation of disjoint components
        - reducing triangle count within user defined tolerance
NEW - automatic removal of thin triangles

        Transformations:
NEW - interactive moving, scaling, rotating and mirroring
NEW - transformations with user defined plane
NEW - duplicating objects, repeat transformations

        Design / Add parts:
NEW - input and edit curves (polylines)
NEW - extrude curves into faceted models
NEW - primitive objects (plane, cylinder, sphere etc.)

        STL processing for RP:
        - Splitting of STL model into smaller parts
        - Boolean union, subtraction and cutting of STL parts
        - Offsetting to create solid sheet from a single surface
        - Shelling to create a hollow model
        - Slicing of STL models (into SLI format)
        
Download your copy of View Expert now at http://www.deskartes.com.

To ask for prices or for a temporary license for the full functional
3Data Expert, contact us by e-mail:

        jason@deskartes.com (North America)

        DA@deskartes.fi (Other countries)

I hope you like the software, and I look forward to hearing your
comments about it!

Best regards,

Ismo Makela
DeskArtes Oy

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