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For access to design tools in all drawing modes from Windows® environment, TurboCAD Professional v11 adapts to user's method of 2D and 3D design. Design tools include ACIS® 14 Solid Modeling Engine, D-Cubed's Constraint Engine, Region Extrude, Gradient Fills, Transparency, and LightWorks® v7.4 Photorealistic rendering engine. In addition to self-healing import of SAT and IGES files, software offers ability to create threaded bodies and NURBS to deform models.
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IMSI Announces the Release of TurboCAD Version 11
TurboCAD Professional includes 26 new features and continues record sales growth.
NOVATO, California, March 16, 2005 - IMSI(R) (OTC Bulletin Board: IMSI), a leading developer and publisher of consumer, business and precision design software solutions, today announced that the newest version of it's flagship product, TurboCAD Professional, version 11, is now available to purchase.
The new version achieves innovative levels of power and performance with a new and improved set of design tools that includes ACIS(R) 14 Solid Modeling Engine, D-Cubed's Constraint Engine, Region Extrude, Gradient Fills, Transparency, LightWorks(R) 7.4 Photorealistic rendering engine from LightWork Design, and much more, giving users faster, more powerful design capabilities. These new and improved features all add up to make TurboCAD today's most powerful CAD value.
"TurboCAD Professional Version 11 combines the industry's best tools with an incredible pricing structure -- a combination that is long overdue in the CAD industry," said Bob Mayer, EVP of Precision Design, IMSI. "We have continued to build on the success of TurboCAD Version 10 where we started including high-end professional-level design tools at a value price. Version 11 is taking that successful strategy further by adding the latest DWG support and the latest modeling, rendering and design technologies and still keeping the price under $1,000," added Mayer. "We are very pleased with the growth of our TurboCAD line, in the first 2 quarters of this fiscal year sales are up over 60%. TurboCAD v11 continues the tradition of being a feature/price leader and with the over two dozen new and improved features, we expect to be able to continue to grow our market share by following the strategy of adding the best mechanical and AEC design tools to our TurboCAD products," said Mayer.
Powerful Mechanical Design
TurboCAD Professional version 11 adapts to your method of 2D and 3D design, allowing you access to its design tools in all drawing modes. No more switching back and forth. With self-healing import of SAT & IGES files, the ability to create threaded bodies, NURBS to deform models in a more intuitive, predictable manner, seamless interoperability with improved STEP and IGES filters and AutoCAD(R) 2005 DXF and DWG compatibility, TurboCAD Professional satisfies your mechanical and engineering goals.
A few of the new and upgraded features found in TurboCAD Professional version 11 include:
o ACIS(R) 14 Solid Modeling Engine -- Produces 3D models faster than ever with improved deformable modeling support.
o D-Cubed's 2D Constraint Engine -- New, automatic and driving dimensions; support of constrained arcs to create and manage design dependencies with ease.
o Region Extrude -- Automatically extrude complex 2D surfaces and easily edit extruded models.
o XREFS -- Easily share your drawings electronically.
o QuickTime(R) VR support.
o New bit-mapped and gradient fills.
o Complete Customization of Toolbars and Local Menu.
"We're proud that IMSI chose Spatial's ACIS Modeler as their engine for TurboCAD Professional v11," said Keith Mountain, President and COO of Spatial. "Having ACIS inside will serve TurboCAD customers well. It's fast, robust, tolerant, and as the most popular modeler in use, provides a high level of interoperability as well. We applaud IMSI's efforts to bring a quality product to a wider audience and hope to support them through future versions of TurboCAD," added Mountain.
Stunning Artistic Design & Visualization
TurboCAD Professional version 11 features LightWorks 7.4 Rendering Engine with High Dynamic Range Imaging (HDRI) support. The valuable application lets you match lighting with real-world backgrounds, allowing users to create computer-designed images with photo-realistic precision. Its dynamic range lets you compensate for extreme contrasts of lightness and darkness that are more like the human eye so that your designs can be revealed with maximum realism and clarity. And with the QuickTime VR 'viewer' you can quickly 'walk around' your 3D models, making visualization even simpler.
Professional Presentations
Take your presentations to another level with TurboCAD Pro's new Brush Style Editor. New Bitmap Fills let you put a photo or other graphic element inside your design and New Gradient Fills allow you to fade from light to dark along radial, linear, diamond or custom paths from one part of the drawing to another. The addition of the Color Transparency tool allows you to screen back the color or an object in the foreground to display or emphasize hidden details in the background. More new features to aid in your design presentation are:
o SVG Filter -- Save as Scaleable Vector Graphics.
o Dimetric Views -- See four new views of your drawing area.
o XREFS Path -- Easily Share your drawings electronically.
o Compatibility and Programmability
TurboCAD Professional 11 is fluent in 28 of the most popular industry standard file formats including AutoCAD(R) 2005 DWG/DXF, Microstation(R) DGN, DesignCAD DCD, 3DS, IGES, STEP and STL. You also have the option to publish your designs to HTML, JPG, and MTX. This powerful program also includes a complete Software Development Kit and a new Visual Basic(R) Macro Recorder.
With over two million copies sold, TurboCAD software is used by those who need unmatched performance and ease of use in a desktop CAD application. TurboCAD's comprehensive 2D power is seamlessly integrated with advanced 3D modeling in a familiar Windows(R) environment. Advanced tools specific to mechanical and architectural projects complement TurboCAD's superior general design tools, and its photo-realistic rendering engine produces fast, professional results.
TurboCAD Professional version 11 is available directly from IMSI and selected retail outlets. TurboCAD Professional version 11 retails for U.S. $895 or, as a competitive upgrade, for U.S. $349.95. Visit www.turbocad.com for the list of qualifying competitive products.
About IMSI
Founded in 1982, IMSI has established a tradition of providing the professional and home user with innovative technology and easy-to-use, high-quality software products at affordable prices. The company maintains two business divisions. The Precision Design division, anchored by IMSI's flagship product, TurboCAD(R) and the DesignCAD(TM) line, also develops and markets other visual content and design software such as FloorPlan(R) 3D and TurboCADCAM. The division also includes several online properties focused on the sale of content and services to the architectural, engineering and construction market thru its stock house plans site at Houseplans.com and the online CAD symbol sites, CADsymbols.com and CADsymbol.net. The Consumer and Business Software Solutions division, which is anchored by Allume Systems, Inc. (formerly Aladdin Systems, Inc.), provides businesses and consumers with software solutions through its popular products such as StuffIt(R), Internet Cleanup(TM), Spring Cleaning(R), SpamCatcher(TM), Boost XP, OrgChart Professional (TM) FormTool(TM), ResumeWriter(TM) and HiJaak(R). More information about IMSI can be found at www.imsisoft.com.
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