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| CAD, CAM, CAE, design, technical drawing, drafting, delineation, visualization, manufacturing | ISSN 1442-2255 |
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DESIGNCAD 3D MAX WINS SMART COMPUTING MAGAZINE'S SMART CHOICE AWARDNew features, included 3D content, and a sub-$100 price tag make DesignCAD 3D MAX Version 15 today's best CAD value.
NOVATO, Calif., August 25, 2004 - IMSI� (OTC "Bulletin Board": IMSI), a leading developer and publisher of visual content, precision design, and graphics software, today received the distinguished 'Smart Choice" Award from Smart Computing Magazine for it's new version of DesignCAD 3D MAX . "Animation. Texture mapping. Solid modeling. Rendering and dimensioning. DesignCAD 3D MAX Version 15 is by far the most comprehensive of any of the 3D apps we found for home users, and it's a true 3D CAD system," stated Smart Computing Magazine, October 2004 Edition. With multiple new and improved features, such as image handling, integrated raster to vector conversion, AutoCAD 2004 DWG/DXF support and a new units of measure feature, DesignCAD Version 15 continues to be a feature leader in the sub-$100 CAD product category. The newest release also includes new 3D symbol content (over 700 3D symbols and 30 photo realistically rendered symbols), new 2D and 3D drawings tools and over 25 other new and improved features. "We have great respect for Smart Computing Magazine and for DesignCAD 3D MAX to be awarded the Smart Choice Award as the best CAD value for home users is quite an honor," said Bob Mayer, executive vice president of IMSI's Precision Design Division. "Considering the competition in the CAD marketplace today, this shows that the easy to use nature of DesignCAD, combined with its powerful feature set, make it the choice for the consumer CAD user," added Mayer. DesignCAD 3D Max version 15 has a suggested retail price of $99.95. IMSI also offers a 2D only version of DesignCAD, Express, which has a suggested retail price of $49.95. 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� and the DesignCAD(TM) line, also develops and markets other visual content and design software such as FloorPlan� 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, its CAD add-on store, Cadalog.com and the online CAD symbol site, CADsymbols.com. The Consumer Software Solutions division, which is anchored by Allume Systems, Inc. (formerly Aladdin Systems, Inc.), provides small businesses and consumers with software solutions through its popular products such as StuffIt�, Internet Cleanup�, SpamCatcher�, TurboProject�, FormTool� , FlowCharts&More(TM), HiJaak� and TurboTyping(TM).
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