Ashlar-Vellum Offers FREE Test-Drive Of New Neon 3D Publishing Tool

Highly Versatile Rendering/Publishing Product Enables Import of 3D Engineering Models to All Major Publishing Programs Via Huge Array of 3D Translators

AUSTIN, TX - October 15, 2001 - Ashlar-Vellum Inc., the number one name in precision design software, today announced a FREE beta test-drive of Neon, the company's powerful and versatile 3D publishing tool. From now until November 15, 2001, users can download and use the $495 value software free of charge, experiencing the convenience and speed it brings to any online or hardcopy publishing assignment involving precision 3D modeling.

In addition to its easy-to-use rendering features, Neon enables the publication of any engineering-grade 3D file in the most popular web and print publishing formats including Macromedia ShockWave 3D, Viewpoint VET, Apple QuickTime, Adobe Illustrator, VRML and more. The application reads Autodesk DXF and DWG, Dassault Systemes Spatial ACIS, PTC Pro/ENGINEER (Windows Only), EDS PLM Solutions ParaSolids, IGES, and STEP files among others, enabling precision imports of even the most complex 2D drawings and 3D models.

"Neon is an amazingly valuable tool for art directors, illustrators, website consultants, printers and other marketing/publishing professionals," said Robert Bou, President of Ashlar-Vellum. "This free, limited time Beta test-drive will give designers and artists the chance to experience for themselves the power and simplicity Neon brings to commercial and industrial publishing jobs."

Complete 3D and 2D Manipulation

Neon allows designers to both render and/or manipulate 2D and 3D images with photorealistic results. Fly-by animations, walk-throughs, QuickTime Object VR and QuickTime Panoramic VR animations are just a few of the possibilities Neon brings to the creative process.

Neon offers a full complement of rendering tools and capabilities including drag and drop materials, imagemap and procedural textures, soft shadows, visible volumetric lighting effects, and ray- trace rendering. The package also features basic 3D object creation tools for lines, surfaces, volumes and text, as well as the clean, intuitive Vellum user interface Neon is available in both Windows (98/Me/NT/2000) and Mac (8.x/9.x) configurations.

Download Information

The FREE, full-feature Neon test-drive is available to the general public without restriction. To obtain the software, interested parties should visit the Ashlar-Vellum Website (http://www.ashlar-vellum.com/products/neon.html) and follow the instructions for obtaining instant download links and extended beta trial registration codes. Beta trial periods can be extended through the end of 2001 if desired.

For those who cannot easily download Neon, a CD version is available for evaluation at a price of $5.00. Ashlar-Vellum is also encouraging comments or suggestions for Neon through an online automated response mechanism and on-line forum located at www.ashlar-vellum.com/forum/elements_forum.html.

About Ashlar-Vellum:

Founded in 1988, Ashlar-Vellum is the leading developer and marketer of products that automate and simplify industrial, mechanical, and commercial design processes for drafting, design, and engineering professionals. Ashlar-Vellum's renowned user interface and powerful toolsets have earned the loyalty of conceptual thinkers around the world. Originally located in Santa Clara, California, Ashlar-Vellum now operates from headquarters in Austin, Texas. 

www.ashlar-vellum.com

Ashlar-Vellum is a registered trademark, and Neon is a trademark, of Ashlar Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

 

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