Mobile tool for creating three-dimensional monsters

Autodesk has introduced to the public its new application for the iOS platform, called 123D Creature.

This tool is oriented to the widest audience, will allow owners of smartphones and tablets to create detailed three-dimensional models funny or frightening imaginary creatures right on your handheld device.

The program does not assume that the user has experience with tools for 3D-modeling. To master a tool kit can even children. The developers promise that the creative process will be limited only by your imagination and the imagination. At the disposal of smartphone users will slice virtual clay, which can crush, twist and warp with simple and natural gestures. 123D Creature allows you to rotate the model and view it from different angles, and upon completion of the creative process will offer to paint the creature in bright colors.

You can keep the model in memory of personal devices and when the opportunity to show it to friends and family. However, the features of the program are not limited. If desired, can pocket monster without much labor to step on-screen handheld device in the real world. Any model created in 123D Creature, you can print on a modern 3D-printer. If you have at hand was not this expensive device, the program offered the appropriate service, and within the agreed time a unique figure, made on personal projects will be delivered to the threshold of your home.

GIMP 2.8.4 - updated version of the popular graphic editor

The new version of the application GIMP 2.8.4 FINAL powerful cross-platform image editor open source.

This set of tools is different from many competitors convenient interface with the power settings, and more requested features. Thanks to these features, many users are called GIMP valuable alternative expensive graphics packages such as Photoshop.

The proposed set of tools can be used for retouching and processing of digital images, and to create their own drawings and illustrations of professional level. Despite its status as a free application, by the opportunities GIMP is not inferior to most commercial applications. In addition to the traditional tools for drawing and editing images, users are to assess the support layers, masks and channels, as well as a large number of additional filters and visual effects.

Formally build GIMP 2.8.4 is a technical update. However the list of release notes, in addition to the traditional mention of increased stability and performance also includes a number of functional enhancements, including a modified interface and increased responsiveness of drawing tools.

SketchBook Express - a set of drawing tools in Windows 8

The company Autodesk Inc has announced a new application for the operating system Windows 8 called SketchBook Express. Attention is invited to a comprehensive set of drawing tools that can be used to create an outline or full illustrations.

Intuitive interface SketchBook Express provides quick access to all the key tools and features of the product. The compact panel in the lower left corner you will find the usual tools such as 'pencil', 'pen', 'brush', 'bucket of paint', 'pipette' and others. Of course, users can configure each tool, including to adjust the brush size, select a fill color, etc. SketchBook Express allows a pair of keystrokes to get a mirror image of the artwork, as well as undo and redo the last action.

SketchBook Express tools can be used to create new images and edit existing images. And at the end of the working session, the user can save the results of their work to a file in JPEG or PNG.

The application runs on 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 8 and can be run on computers with processors x86, x64 and ARM. A copy of SketchBook Express can be downloaded from the official App Store Windows Store.

Autodesk AutoCAD 2013 solutions for 2D and 3D design

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AutoCAD 2013 - is one of the leading solutions for two-and three-dimensional design, which allows to develop complex projects and produce high-quality supporting documentation to them. AutoCAD modeling tools allow you to design all objects and surfaces. The new version of AutoCAD 2013 provides a means of creating sections and detail view, strikeout text input, sync files from Autodesk 360, communication via social networking, file import Inventor, recovery curves of the surface, and many others.

Program AutoCAD 2013 is certified to work on Windows 7 and supported on Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate, Windows Vista and Windows XP. Effective means of documentation in AutoCAD Release 2013 cover all stages of the project. Automation functions, data management and editing perform standard operations. Parametric drawings help to reduce the scan time projects due to the convenient location of all information.

Design features:

• Extraction curves of the surfaces - getting curves, contours passing through, which is listed on the face or body surface.

• Extrusion and displacement curves with a tool to create PressPull surfaces and solids. Multiple option in the tool PressPull lets you select multiple objects to a single operation.

• Integration with Autodesk SketchBook Designer - SketchBook Designer functions are accessible directly from within AutoCAD, allowing you to create illustrations and drawings, and perform various manipulations with them.

Sony Vegas Pro Production Assistant an add-on for video editing systems Vegas Pro

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Sony Vegas Pro Production Assistant software  - an add-on for video editing systems Vegas Pro, which offers a set of tools and batch processing automation of routine processes editing. Sony Vegas Pro Production Assistant simplifies many repetitive tasks, thus saving time and effort video editing. In addition, a package of Sony Vegas Pro Production Assistant includes training videos for quick and easy to get started in the program.

Automation of routine operations

Sony Vegas Pro Production Assistant provides tools to automatically add crossfader between clips, paste, and set the signature lower thirds, creating photo and video editing from a user's multimedia. The application automates routine tasks, such as the separation of stereo to mono track crossfader creation, archiving, etc.

Creating Project Templates

Users can customize the project as a template with blank blanks placeholder and regularly used titles, captions lower thirds, cast. To create a new project in Sony Vegas Pro Production Assistant select the multimedia objects to be replaced with blank placeholder, and click on the start of treatment. Thus, each new project will not have to start from scratch.