As the modeler of choice for
many artists and designers, Amapi, in its fifth revision, will delight both amateurs and
professionals. Amapi v.5 is endowed with several spectacular innovations. A major
evolution in the history of the software in which user-friendliness, ergonomics, and speed
remain the key words.
The Dynamic Geometry
Amapi 3D now "remembers" the construction history of complex surfaces, which
allows the user to dynamically edit an object by acting on its outline, its profile or its
basic structure. Now it is easy to transform a vase into a flower or a bottle, control the
facial expressions of characters, or modify the dimensions of an industrial object. Using
the interactive and visual display features of the program, the "Dynamic
Geometry", works with a large number of tools and opens new doors in the world of 3D
modeling.
New Smoothing Tool
Amapi 3D offers four new methods for smoothing surfaces to meet the needs of graphic
artists who want to create organic surfaces. These new smoothing methods make it possible
to smooth out uneven surfaces and refine the most boxy meshes!
New Filleting Tool
Amapi 3D has been enriched with a new filleting tool palette. The tool palette, which has
been completely revamped, is capable of applying fillets to the most complex surfaces. It
offers a new feature called "dice corner" which allows the user to automatically
select the edges and corners to fillet according to an angle value. Everything can be
adjusted interactively and with extreme precision thanks to a simplified interface that
will delight designers.
New Deformation Tools
In conjunction with the MetaNurbs deformation bounding box, Amapi 3D offers three new
deformation tools that will let you taper, bend or twist the objects automatically.
Decimation
This new tool dynamically reduces the density of complex meshes while preserving key data
points and polygons. This feature allows the user to create models with varying levels of
detail, and reduced file size that will be appreciated by webmasters and game developers.
New Display Modes
Amapi 3D offers a new display mode, 3D-Silhouette, to speed the modeling process and,
simplify management of complex scenes and to create a quicker display. Seasoned
professionals will appreciate its snapping options and its new constraints palette
available at any moment.
Animation
The animation module has been completely revamped. Its simple, visual interface is able to
combine morphing, rotation and animation along a single path.
3D Text
The text tool has been revised to display the edited text in real time.
Cinema 4D Export
A new Cinema 4D export has been added to the long list of formats already available, much
to the delight of all fans of this famous animation and rendering program.
ZAP Export for Publishing your 3D work on the Web.
Especially developed for the Internet, ZAP is a revolutionary technology, which will
interest Internet surfers and webmasters alike. Based on the NURBS and Dynamic Geometry
technologies; the ZAP export offers an advanced solution that makes it possible to publish
your animated 3D creations on a web site at interactive speed. With this technology models
created can be reduced in file size to a few kilobytes making transfer over the web
lightning fast. An extremely compact, free3D player reconstructs the full geometry on the
client machine and animates them in real time.