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Cobalt v8 for Windows released January 30, 2008.
Cobalt v8 for Mac PowerPC and Intel are anticipated First Quarter 2008.
Additional enhancements as marked below will be included in SP1.
What’s new in Cobalt v8?
- Conditional Equations (learn more)
- Nested Equations
- Variables allowed in Status Line and Edit Object fields
- Real-time Section Profiles and Cutaway Views in Edit Window (SP1)
- Enhanced Rib Tool
- Photo-rendered Model to Sheet Views
- Non-photorealistic Sketch Rendering for Stills and Animations (SP1)
- Real-time Environment Maps in Edit Window (learn more)
- Graphite v8 (learn more)
- Real-time Pseudo Zebra in Edit Window
- Real-time Normal, Curvature & Draft Check in Edit Window (SP1)
- Real-time Display in 3D of Imported Scanned Hand Sketches (learn more)
- Direct Support for Imprinting Profile Sketches onto Surfaces and Solids to Create Surface Subdivisions
- Advanced Control of Antialiasing for Objects, Edges, Shadows and Reflections
- Independent Control of Reflections and Refractions
- Accelerated Phong and Gouraud Shading Options for Fly-by and Walk-through Animations
- Accelerated Phong and Gouraud Shading Options for Render to File
- Enhanced Shade Now Shortcut
- Photo-realistic Environment Maps for Stills and Animations
- Photo-realistic Sunlight (from Location and Date/Time) for
Stills and Animations (learn more)
- Photo-realistic Tube and Area Lights for Stills and Animations (learn more)
- Optionally Include Wireframe Geometry in Photo-realistically Rendered Stills and Animations
- Enhanced Select and Transform Tools that Directly Move Faces and Edges in Solids without Using the Specialized Local Face Tools
- Photo-realistic Material Changes Displayed in Real Time in the Edit Window
- Import and Export of Bitmap Images
- Imported Bitmaps Support Alpha Channel
- Spacemouse-device Support (Mac)(SP1)
- Spherical Duplicate Tool
- Cylindrical Duplicate Tool
- Enhanced Polar Duplicate Tool
- Multiprocessor Photo-realistic Rendering and Animation on Mac OS X (SP1)
- Direct, Multi-sheet PDF Creation with Optionally Embedded Source and Exported Files
- Optional Automatic View Scale Indicator
- Updated ACIS, STEP, IGES and Catia Translators
- Batch Convert Tool
- AutoCAD 2007 DXF/DWG Support
- Enhanced Import/Export Dialog Box Featuring Target and Source Software by Product Name
- Updated Interface with Tear-off and Dockable Tools and Palettes (learn more) (SP1)
- Layers Optionally Override Pen Properties
- User-definable Interface Skins
- User-definable Texture Library Locations
- Simplified Menus for Text and Dimensions Font and Size Selection (SP1)
- New Installer (learn more)
- Universal Binary Support of the Intel Mac (SP1)
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At the time of release the upgrade from v7 to v8 will be US$1,275.00 for the electronic-only download.
If you’d like a CD, it’s an additional US$10.00 including shipping and handling. Just click the box on the online order form.
Click here to buy now through our on-line web store:
Order Cobalt v8 e-only US$1,275.00
For special pricing on multi-license pack upgrades, contact the Ashlar-Vellum Sales Department directly at +1 800 877 2745.
At the time of release the upgrade to v8 will be about US$1,845.00 for the electronic-only download.
If you’d like:
- Cobalt v8 CD and Addendum Manual, it’s an additional US$30.00
- Cobalt v7 CD and Addendum Manual and v7 CD and Addendum upon release,
it’s an additional US$60.00 including shipping
Click here to buy now through our on-line web store:
Order Cobalt v7 and v8 e-only US$1,845.00
If you’d like to receive the v7 and v8 CDs, it’s an additional US$20.00 including shipping and handling.
What have you been missing in Cobalt v7?
Click below for a complete list:
At the time of release the upgrade from v7 to v8 will be about $2,095 for the electronic-only download.
If you’d like to receive the v7 and v8 CDs, it’s an additional US$20.00 including shipping and handling.
Click here to buy now through our on-line web store:
Order Cobalt v7 and v8 e-only US$2,095.00
What have you been missing in Cobalt v7?
Click below for a complete list:
At the time of release, the retail price of Cobalt v8 will increase to nearly $5,000.00.
From now until January 31, 2007 you can buy Cobalt v7 e-only together with v8 upgrade for only US$4,895.00.
Click here to buy now through our on-line web store:
Order New Cobalt v7 and v8 full materials for US$4,995.00
Order New Cobalt v7 and v8 e-only for US$4,895.00
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