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Hi Folks-<br>
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Kitware has released ActiViz/PolyView 1.0, a low cost ($60) polygonal
editor/viewer for Windows 95/98/NT/Me/2000. PolyView is available as a
stand-alone application, or as a programmable control that you can embed
into Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visual Basic, etc. documents. Some of the
features of PolyView include:<br>
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+ Reads VRML, 3D Studio, Wavefront OBJ, Stereo lithography STL, VTK,
Unigraphics facet FAC, and MOVIE.BYU files.<br>
+ Decimates, smooths, cleans, and generates normals for polygonal
data.<br>
+ Annotates with feature, boundary, and other types of edges; and flying
axes.<br>
+ Writes VRML, STL, OBJ, VTK, and MOVIE.BYU files.<br>
+ Supports run-time switching between trackball and joystick mode.<br>
+ Supports camera and light reset; a menu of surface properties;
background color and other properties can be specified.<br>
+ Data can be embedded into documents; you can exchange interactive
documents (via email or standard file exchange) that can be viewed by
anyone else with PolyView...a great way to communicate complex
data.<br>
+ Extensive API enables Visual Basic scripting to control the camera,
load data, set parameters, edit data, save and view.<br>
+ Supports printing and copying to the clipboard.<br>
+ Complete on-line help is available.<br>
+ Sample Word and PowerPoint documents are included.<br>
+ Available for download and 30-day trial (from
http://www.kitware.com/ActiViz/PolyView10p1.exe).<br>
+ Larger sites may be interested in the author-and-distribute license;
this allows anyone with a PolyView installation (even an unlicensed
installation) to view any document created by the author-and-distribute
licensee.<br>
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Please go to
<a href="http://www.kitware.com/products/activiz/activizPolyView.html" eudora="autourl">http://www.kitware.com/products/activiz/activizPolyView.html</a>
for more information, or order now from the Kitware e-store at <a href="http://store.yahoo.com/kitware/" eudora="autourl">http://store.yahoo.com/kitware/</a>.<br>
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PolyView is part of the ActiViz family of products. <tt>ActiViz products allow you to embed active visualization tools into Microsoft documents. See more at <a href="http://www.kitware.com/products/activiz.html" eudora="autourl">http://www.kitware.com/products/activiz.html</a>.<br>
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</tt><font face="Arial, Helvetica">Will<br>
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William J. Schroeder, Ph.D.<br>
Kitware, Inc.<br>
469 Clifton Corporate Parkway<br>
Clifton Park, NY 12065<br>
will.schroeder@kitware.com<br>
1-518-371-3971 x102 (phone)<br>
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