(3D)2, the First 3D Magazine, Offers Readers a Hands-on Experience With the Airbus A380

A charge-free magazine in PDF format, published by a French-language portal, gives readers the opportunity to manipulate 3D models. The sixth issue is available in English

Toulouse (France), March 29 2007 -- The www.cao.fr portal announces that the sixth issue of (3D)2 � pronounced �3D squared� � its charge-free magazine on 3D in 3D, is available in English. www.cao.fr is a French-language Web site dedicated to CAD/CAE/PLM, virtual reality, and rapid prototyping.

Every month, this downloadable publication focuses on a software or hardware product from the markets covered by the portal. The magazine�s originality lies in its implementation of the capabilities of Adobe Systems� Acrobat 3D, enabling readers to manipulate models illustrating the month�s topics on the screen. The publication is delivered in PDF format. To make full use of its 3D capabilities, readers will simply need version 7.8 (or higher) of the free Adobe Reader.

The magazine is originally written in French, but the last issue (March 2007) is also available in English. This issue is dedicated to TraceParts. TraceParts S.A. is a software developer that is part of the Trace Software Group, set up in 1989. It is number one in the development and distribution of software for building parts libraries that can be distributed on CD or via the Internet, electronic catalogs, and configuration tools. These libraries help end-user to boos their design productivity.

This issue of (3D)2 can be downloaded at this address: http://www.cao.fr/3dsquared/issue6

In this issue, readers will manipulate and animate three 3D models : an assembly of Legris components for industrial fluids, Airbus tooling designed with a large number of TraceParts components, and as a special bonus, a simplified model of the A380 Airbus

For other issues, in French, go to www.cao.fr/3dcarre

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