CSI releases Concepts Unlimited v3

CSI has released the third version of its flagship product for conceptual computer aided design: Concepts Unlimited v3 offers flexible and intuitive tools for turning ideas into precise 2D and 3D designs. Version 3 offers a new user interface, including alpha blended tool icons/cursors and a new Tool Bar that organizes and displays helpful prompts, hints, and tips in an intuitive manner. In addition, it introduces innovative changes to the snap inference technology with custom controls over transparency, background, and textual color; it also debuts a powerful new surface type with the Cover Surface with Guide Curves tool and a new Pattern Features tool that creates patterns from a collection of faces and also allows users to pattern faces from foreign parts. CSI also added a new Symbol Palette providing drag and drop access to over 12,000 2D and 3D symbols as well as support for AutoCAD 2006 DXF/DWG file formats, native support for TurboCAD for Mac files, a double line tool for quickly creating walls, dual-processor support on Macs, and support for 3DConnexion¨ motion control devices and MicroScribe¨ 3D digitizing devices. (Pricing not available.)

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