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cadlabsreview Caligari trueSpace 7.5 software packs a lot of modeling punch. Just as a side note, trueSpace 7.5 doesn’t have 3Dconnexion 3D controller support yet, but the company is looking into it. Caligari said some users have had some success, but nothing is official yet. Maybe in future releases. The Sharing Game trueSpace 7.5 has a free viewer called truePlay that lets non-trueSpace users join trueSpace users to interact with models and scenes. It also comes in handy when you visit the shared space (figure 4). Shared space is like a virtual conference room. You have an avatar that represents you to whomever else is in the room. Users can move around and collaborate online in real time. You can see the other person’s point of view or your own. It’s a lot like playing Doom. It also has built-in voice capability and 3D directional Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) capability. That means that if your colleague’s avatar is behind you and speaks, it sounds like he or she is really behind you. Shared space may sound like fun and games, but you can do real work there, and that’s what Caligari is counting on. Several people can work in shared space at once. After a design is agreed upon, it is filed. Of course, you can always save your own copy to work offline. Caligari trueSpace 7.5 sells for $595. In the grand scheme of things, that’s peanuts. The software packs a lot of modeling punch. For more information, you can visit the company’s Web site at www.caligari.com. Mike Hudspeth, IDSA, is an industrial designer, artist, and author based in St. Louis, Missouri. Figure 3. The software has a whole library of characters. They have bones that you can click and drag to move them realistically. It works great in animations. Figure 4. In shared space, you can move around and interact within an environment as well as with other players, er, occupants. Just move your mouse and sail around the virtual area. 28 www.cadalyst.com cadalyst April 2008 http://www.caligari.com http://www.cadalyst.com

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Cadalyst - April 2008 Contents Editor's Window Cad Central The Summer of BIM Thin Is In — Large LCD Monitors Caligari trueSpace 7.5 — 3D Modeling Software HP Compaq 8710w — Mobile Workstation Autodesk Design Review 2009 — Design Viewing and Collaboration Software Getting Better — What Should You Learn? Technical Uses for Nontechnical Software AEC on Macs Cad Cartoon Issue Indexes Tips Rain Down on Harry

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