Swift 3D continues to be the premier 3D tool for rich media designers. It's the only 3D software to directly integrate with Adobe Flash through the Swift 3D File Importer and SmartLayer Technology, and produces unrivaled vector rendering quality and output style options.

Swift 3D's toolset and interface enable anyone to quickly create 3D content, while offering a full set of advanced tools to grow into. And with new Papervision3D export, Swift 3D introduces a whole new realm of true 3D possibilities in Flash. Swift 3D is a powerful, easy-to-use 3D solution that delivers high-quality results for an unbeatable price.

New Papervision3D Export from Swift 3D

From designer to coder, we implemented Papervision3D with all skill levels in mind. In fact, beginners don't have to write a line of code to export their 3D scenes or models for Flash with interactive mouse rotation and zooming.

Here are some key features of "Swift 3D":

High Quality, Low-Bandwidth 3D Vector Realism:
· 4 outline styles, 5 cartoon fill styles & 2 gradient fill styles
· Pen Style Outlines
· Create vector reflections
· Render transparent materials with opacity
· Multiple overlapping shadows
· Advanced specularity

Tightest Flash Integration with SmartLayer Technology:
· Swift 3D Importer for Flash 8 streamlines workflow
SmartLayer Technology separates vector layers in Flash:
· Still objects and objects in motion
· Fill styles and outlines
· Shadows, speculars, reflections and transparency
· Automatically import Swift 3D files into Flash 8 Library

Photo Quality Raster Rendering:
· Photorealistic output with reflection and refraction
· Render transparent materials with opacity
· Multiple overlapping shadows
· Advanced specularity
· Bitmap textures like wood and metal
· Procedural textures like glass and chrome

Intuitive and Powerful Modeling Tools:
· 3D Text from TrueType or PostScript fonts
· Extensive library of 3D primitives
· Extrusion Editor for simple shape extrusion
· Lathe Editor with familiar bezier path tools
· Extrusion scaling, copy & paste, & Lathe paste
· Advanced modeling environment
· Smoothing and rounding surface areas
· Designate rendered lines to be drawn

Extensive Material and Texture Selection with Precise Controls:
· Drag-and-drop material & texture gallery
· Procedural textures like glass and chrome
· Advanced texture mapping tools
· Apply materials and textures to surfaces
· Import 3ds files with bitmap textures

Robust Animation Features:
· Drag-and-drop animation palette
· Full featured keyframe timeline
· Animate cameras and lighting schemes
· Bezier path animation tools
· Morphing of text and paths
· Hierarchy for parent-child relationships
· Camera & light hierarchy additions
· Numeric rotation & rotation trackball axis cues

Import the Most Popular 3D and 2D Vector File Formats:
· 2D vector artwork from AI and EPS files
· 3D scenes and models from 3DS and DXF files

The Largest Variety of Export Options:
· Vector Formats: SWF, AI, EPS, SVG and SWFT (MX Importer)
· Raster Formats: JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIF, TGA
· Video Formats: FLV, AVI, MOV
· Vector Style Video : FLV, AVI, MOV

Professional Quality Drag-And-Drop Galleries:
· Animation spins
· Animation fly-bys, deformations & paths
· Material & texture pallets
· Mood setting lighting schemes
· Professional 3D models
· Popular extrusion & lathe models
· Scene environments
· Bevel collection
· Save models, lights, materials & animations

Web Assistant for Quick Access to Helpful Erain Resources:
Web Assist Tab within Swift 3D UI gives instant access:
· Swift 3D resources
· Erain community forums
· Customer account section
· Product registration
· Tutorials
· Support

Viewport Options:
· Camera views: front, back, left, right, top, bottom
· Camera views: perspective
· Shading views: smooth and wireframe
· Shading views: textures
· Enhanced viewport rendering
· Open GL hardware cceleration
· Framing: frame all & frame selection

Requirements:

· 400 Mhz processor
· 128 MB RAM
· 25 MB available disk space
· 1024 x 768 monitor resolution
· Intel Mac compatible w/ Rossetta

Limitations:

· File export functionality is disabled in our trial versions. However, rendered animations can be previewed within the program.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· 3D Boolean Operations
· Advanced UV Texture Mapper
· 5X Faster Raster Rendering Speed
· Clones & Arrays Support
· Papervision3D v2 Export + Collada .DAE Files
· Background Image Tracing
· Many more enhancements.