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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.)