SensAble Technologies
15 Constitution Way
Woburn, MA 01801
T: 781-937-8315
F: 781-937-8325
info@sensable.com
Woburn, MA, May 28, 2004 - SensAble Technologies, Inc. announced today that version 7.1 of the FreeForm® Modeling Plus™ software is now shipping. The FreeForm Modeling Plus system is the ideal tool for the design of complex, free-form shapes, and delivers a manufacturable model, rapid prototype, and output for downstream CAE/CAD/CAM. The version 7.1 software includes customer-driven product enhancements; support for the mental ray® Standalone Renderer from mental images®; certification of additional graphics boards; and new tools for the design of moldable parts.
In the short time since v7.0 has shipped, customers are adopting the new mold design functionality in the FreeForm Modeling Plus system. In response to customer requests, the version 7.1 software adds expanded display of parting line colors to aid users in designing moldable parts and a new method to create simple mold parting surfaces that minimizes tooling costs for low-cost plastic part production. "At Games Workshop, we design complex tabletop gaming figurines which need to be manufactured economically, but still retain the very high level of detail in the product," said Karl Richardson, Design and Development Engineer at Games Workshop U.K. "FreeForm Modeling Plus v7.1 has the ability to create simple parting lines and surfaces to speed up our manufacturing process thus keeping the tooling costs and time down. SensAble is really listening to our requirements and responding quickly with new enhancements in the FreeForm Modeling Plus software."
The new software supports the export of mental images® .mi file format. This enables designers to boost their productivity by using the optional mental ray version 3.3 Standalone Renderer for 32-bit Windows® systems to create photo-realistic images independently from the FreeForm system. The FreeForm Modeling Plus v7.1 system also offers integrated rendering using the mental ray version 3.3 rendering engine. Concurrent with the new software release, SensAble has completed certification of several new NVIDIA and ATI graphics cards and drivers.
The FreeForm Modeling Plus system is sold with the Phantom® Desktop™ haptic device. The system runs on Windows® XP and Windows 2000. FreeForm Modeling and FreeForm Modeling Plus customers with active maintenance contracts will automatically receive the appropriate update at no extra charge. For more information or to purchase the FreeForm Modeling Plus system or the mental ray version 3.3 Standalone Renderer, please contact info@sensable.com or +1-781-937-8315 or contact an authorized FreeForm Reseller near you.
About SensAble Technologies
SensAble Technologies is a leading provider of 3D touch-enabled digital solutions for product design, digital content creation and fine arts, commercial software development, and academic and commercial research. At the core of SensAble products is the PHANTOM line of haptic devices, which makes it possible for users to touch and manipulate virtual objects. SensAble offers the FreeForm systems for product design, the ClayTools systems for digital content creation and fine arts, and the broadest range of haptic devices and toolkits for haptic application development. SensAble maintains headquarters in the United States and a sales office in Japan. SensAble products are available through direct and reseller channels. Product and corporate information: www.sensable.com.
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SensAble Technologies, Inc., 15 Constitution Way, Woburn, MA 01801. Tel: +1-781-937-8315, Fax: +1-781-937-8325, Web: www.sensable.com, Email: info@sensable.com.
