Caligari 30-Day Competitive Upgrade Blitz Extends trueSpace5 Functionality to 22 3D Software Products

Mountain View, CA - April 22, 2002 - Caligari Corporation a pioneer provider of 3D web authoring technologies, today announced that its award-winning trueSpace5 3D software is now available for a limited 30-day period for $299 to users of competitive and complementary products.

"The capabilities of every product on our competitive upgrade list can be extended by trueSpace5.2. For the cost of a plug-in, users get a full, proven product that is comprehensive and feature-rich," said Roman Ormandy, president of Caligari Corp. "New users will find that trueSpace has a novel user interface that's powerful, intuitive, and easy to use. They'll also be amazed by how seamlessly trueSpace integrates with dozens of industry standard formats they use already."

Caligari trueSpace5.2 combines high-end modeling, rendering and animation power with a novel and intuitive user interface based on direct manipulation of objects. Used for product design, graphic design, video games, and web 3D-world design, trueSpace5.2 delivers advanced features including hybrid radiosity and incremental image based rendering, polyhedrons, NURBS, subdivision surfaces, particle surfaces, and metaballs-based modeling tools, as well as advanced surfacing and animation features including bones, skinning, IK, and physics simulation. Novice 3D software users and experienced 3D professionals can use trueSpace for real-time authoring in hardware-accelerated, 3D perspective workspaces.

"Our offer includes every level of 3Dsoftware user - from the entry-level hobbyist to the serious professional," said Ormandy. "The world of 3D software is in the midst of widespread change as the market evolves. trueSpace has been an award-winner for more than a decade, and we want all 3D users to benefit from Caligari's stability, proven technology, reputation for user responsiveness, and our continuous flow of new, state-of-the-art, affordable products year after year."

Users of the any of the following products can now receive the full version of trueSpace5.2 for $299:

• Animation Master
• 3dsMax
• Lightwave
• Maya
• Bryce 
• Blender
• Softimage
• Rhino
• Merlin3D
• Carrara
• CorelDraw 
• Zbrush
• Strata3D 
• Cinema4D
• Electric Image 
• Amapi 3D
• Inspire 3D 
• Form Z
• Ray Dream 
• Ashlar Velum
• Poser 
• AutoCAD

Pricing and Availability 

Regularly priced at $595, trueSpace5.2 is available now to users of the products listed above for $299 until May 22, 2202. Contact Caligari by telephone at 800-351-7620 or 650-390-9600, or by visiting the Caligari Corporation website.

System Requirements 

trueSpace5.2 requires a Pentium II or AMD Athlon CPU (Pentium4 or AthlonK7 recommended), Windows 95/98/2000/NT,XP 64MB RAM, and 50MB of free hard disk space. For optimum performance, 128MB RAM and a 3D accelerator are recommended.

About Caligari Corporation 

Caligari Corporation was founded in 1986 and has remained at the forefront of 3D authoring for the Web age. The company's award-winning flagship product, trueSpace, is a 3D modeling and animation program used by product designers, web designers, illustrators and animators worldwide. Caligari iSpace is a 3D web graphics and animation program that allows web developers to create stunning 3D web pages in HTML and Macromedia Flash format. The company maintains headquarters at 1959 Landings Drive, Mountain View, California, 94043. 

www.caligari.com

 

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