VIRTUS CORP. TO SHIP VIRTUS WALKTHROUGH PRO 2.0
Award-winning 3-D Visualization Program Gets Even Better

Cary, N.C. (October 26, 1994)--On October 31, Virtus 
Corp. will begin shipping Virtus WalkThrough Pro 2.0 
for Macintosh, Power Macintosh and Windows computers. 
A powerful 3-D visualization program, WalkThrough Pro 
2.0 features robust drawing tools, perspective-correct 
texture mapping, and the most effective and affordable 
combination of real-time 3-D rendering and "walk 
through" navigation in the industry.

This release is an upgrade to Virtus WalkThrough Pro 
1.0 (available for 680x0-based Macintosh computers 
only), which won the 1993 MacUser Editors' Choice 
award for Best New Computer-Aided Visualization 
Software and received 4 1/2 Mice when reviewed by 
that publication. Suggested retail price for 
WalkThrough Pro 2.0 is $495. Special upgrade prices, 
offering a savings of about 50 percent, are 
available through December 15 to registered users 
of Virtus WalkThrough, Virtus WalkThrough Pro and 
Virtus VR.

WalkThrough Pro 1.0 was lauded for its intuitive 
interface, which features a 2-D Design View window 
where users draw objects, plus a companion Walk 
View window where those objects are instantly 
rendered in 3-D. Also in the Walk View, a mouse 
can be used to quickly and easily navigate in and 
around the models. The new version retains these 
basics while offering many enhancements. 
WalkThrough Pro 2.0 enables users to more easily 
manipulate their models with new tools, including 
two that select objects and surface features in 
the 3-D window, and a redesigned magnifying tool. 
This version also offers the option of collision 
detection and smooth shading, a rendering method 
that softens the edges of curved objects. It is 
also possible to embed textures when saving a 
file, create a custom screen with graphics and 
text for each file, and incorporate Virtus VR 
2-D surface feature galleries and 3-D object 
galleries into WalkThrough Pro 2.0 scenes. 

"WalkThrough Pro's real-time rendering gives 
desktop computers the type of quality 3-D 
performance normally associated only with 
dedicated graphic workstations," says Scott 
Curtis, a Virtus product manager.

Each WalkThrough Pro 2.0 package will include 
a free copy of Virtus Player in Macintosh/Power 
Macintosh and Windows versions. Virtus Player 
is a new publishing utility and real-time 
player that allows anyone to open and view 
(but not modify) any Virtus software model. 
It is freeware, and may be copied and 
distributed to clients, colleagues, family 
and friends.

Founded in 1990 and based in Cary, N.C., 
Virtus Corp. develops and markets real-time 
3-D rendering and visualization software for
 desktop computers. The company is privately 
held, but also backed by Motorola's New 
Enterprises Division. Virtus software has 
been employed in the development of major 
motion pictures including "The Abyss" and 
"The Firm," and is used throughout the world 
by architects, interior designers, directors, 
set designers, facilities planners and other 
creative professionals.

(For more information, please call Ashley 
Sharp, Media Relations Manager, Virtus Corp., 
919/467-9700, ext. 35.)