FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 12, 2008 - Siggraph 2008, Los Angeles, California - AutoDesSys, Inc. is pleased to preview BonZai 3D, the latest addition to the line of 3D software. Visit Booth 919 for a one on one demo of this new 3D modeler that addresses the demand of designers who wish to express their thoughts graphically, easily, on the fly, but also clearly with the capability to advance to the next level of detailed solid modeling and production, if they wish to do so, all the way to fabrication.

What is BonZai 3D?
BonZai 3D is a new 3D modeler developed to fill in the demand for a quick, easy, simple but, most importantly, geometrically robust approach to 3D. In many ways, BonZai is an offspring of form•Z. At the same time, it is a different tool and represents a fresh approach to 3D modeling. The BonZai tools have resulted from experiences, experiments, research, and user input of the past 15 years. Its goal is to support the conceptual and sketching stages of design with utmost ease, but also the production of accurate and robust models that can be used for construction drawings, can be smoothly rendered, animated, and fabricated. All this and more at an affordable price.

You can think of BonZai as a SMALL and INTUITIVE to use application with BIG capabilities, market driven to express customer needs and requests..

Anatomy of Bonzai
BonZai is the next generation of ease of use, combined with underlying solid modeling, that leads to effective workflow that minimizes input effort while maximizing productivity. It offers all the basic tools a designer needs to present one’s ideas in a 3D representation. It is built on form•Z’s trademark strengths that include solids and NURBS, multi-platform support, reliable Booleans, import/export file translators, and above all its solid reputation for the mark of excellence in 3D.

Some of the individual features in BonZai are:
• Fluid, powerful, and smart interface.
• All the classic modeling tools (extrusions, sweeps, transformations, etc.).
• Real time Booleans.
• NURBS curves and surfaces.
• Smart 3D drawing.
• Dynamic graphic editing.
• Reshape tool makes tool makes sculpting and shape editing easy.
• Advanced interactive rendering with shadows, transparencies, and textures.
• Support for 3D printing.
• Graphic texture map editing.
• Over 200 free materials (texture maps).
• Content library for trees, furniture, entourage elements.
• Support of 3D Warehouse.
• Google Earth and SketchUp file compatibility.
• Over 20 export/import formats for easy inter-operability.
• Embedded video tutorials

When to Expect bonZai 3D?
BonZai 3D is being prepped for public beta testing and an announcement will go out as soon as it becomes available for download at Bonzai3d.com.

“With BonZai and form.Z, we are covering both ends of the spectrum in the 3D industry”, said David Kropp, co-founder of AutoDesSys, and Senior VP of Development. “BonZai is the easy, albeit very accurate and powerful application, while form.Z is the complete professional tool that has carried the 3D torch for close to 20 years now and can appease all the modeling needs one can think of. The entry level modelers currently on the market simply cannot address the demand to cover the gambit from sketching all the way to fabrication, and we aim to close this gap with our new offering.”

AutoDesSys is also demonstrating the newly released form.Z RenderZone Plus 6.6 during Siggraph, using the Olympic Stadium in Beijing, the “Birds Nest”, to showcase the modeling capabilities of form.Z, as well as its rendering with RenderZone Plus that supports Global Illumination, and its 3D printing capabilities with direct output to .zpr files with textures and colors. Stop by booth 919 to check out both form•Z RenderZone Plus and bonZai 3D. We’ll be happy to entertain your questions and also show you how to explore, design and deliver your thoughts on a one on one basis.

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AutoDesSys offers 3D solutions beyond the mainstream, commercially available software by researching and developing technology at the forefront of the software industry. It offers its customers innovative solutions that allow them to explore and then convey their design ideas to their clients with clarity and detail, refine them to suit the practical demands of construction, and save time and money in the execution and delivery of the final product.

For additional information contact Alexandra Yessios, VP of Sales & Marketing – ayessios@formz.com