| Add Floor System Added to Draw in SoftView |
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| Alpha Maps Included For Any Symbols with Transparent Properties |
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Animations Can Be Created for Non-Rendered Modes: Wire Frame, Visible Line, Shaded, Sketch, Illustrated, and Textured |
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| Assemble Floors May Contain Unlimited Number of Floors |
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| Auto Horizon Offset Option Added to Setup Options |
This option moves the automatically generated horizon line up or down the 3D model. As soon as a site plan is present the auto horizon is disabled. |
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| Backgrounds Can Be Defined for Each Different Mode of an Otherwise Identical View |
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| Center Focus Command Added to Camera Dialog |
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| Display Silhouette Render Option Added |
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| Distance Command Added to SoftView |
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| Draw Ceilings Added |
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| Draw Opening Command Added |
| The Draw Opening command is available in SoftView. This allows placement of windows and doors directly onto the 3D model, elevation, or cross section. |
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| Draw Profile Added to SoftView |
Version 14 allows many items to be drawn or placed directly on the 3D model. In addition to items such as roofs and openings, a new item type, Profile, can be added directly to the model. A user defined shape is extruded along a three dimensional poly line. This can be used to place items such as a complex frieze. |
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| Draw Room Added |
| Allows Room definitions to be placed from within SoftView. |
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| DWG and DXF Export of a SoftView Model Includes Textures |
| Textures from the SoftView model can now be exported into DWG and DXF format. |
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| Enhanced Texture Libraries |
The Texture library has been enhanced. Approximately 2 GB of textures are included on a separate 3D symbols and textures DVD. These textures include backgrounds, bricks, concrete, site, roofs, stone, and more. The textures are tileable where applicable. Appropriate Height maps and Alpha maps are also included where applicable. |
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| Go To Room Added To Build And Camera Menus |
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| Highlight Command Can Be Cancelled with the Esc Key |
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| Illustrated Mode Added |
SoftView contains Illustrated mode which presents the model in a less rigid way. Illustrated shows the model as it would appear drawn in pen and ink. This mode allows for the optional inclusion of textures and shadows to create varied appearance within the mode. |
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| Lighting Can Now Be Turned on or Off in Each Mode |
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| Lines Are Placed on Separate Layers Based on Type When Saving an Elevation or Section |
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| POV Export Added |
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| Relief Depth Property Added to Materials |
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| Save All Added to the File Menu |
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Save Elevations, Sections, and Roof Plans Has an Option to Control What Items Are Replaced if a Previous Version of a Drawing Exists |
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| Sketched Mode Added |
| SoftView contains sketched mode. This presents the model in a less rigid way. Sketch emulates a hand sketched look and allows for the optional inclusion of textures and shadows to create varied appearance within the mode. |
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| Smoothing Option Added |
By default, this feature is checked giving a texture a more rounded appearance.To create a squarer, rougher appearance for a texture, the Smoothing Option can be turned off. |
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| Snap Added |
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| Textures From the SoftView Model Can Now Be Exported into the .DWG or .DXF Format |
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| Texture Preview Speed Increased |
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| Texture Size Is Expressed as a Distance Value Rather Than a Magnification |
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| Type Erase Entry Added for SoftView Lights |
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