View this article at: http://dev.macnn.com/articles/07/01/03/cheetah3d.36.released Wednesday, Jan 03, 2007 9:50am Cheetah3D 3.6 offers rewrit... Cheetah3d.com has released Cheetah3D 3.6, offering an entirely rewritten timeline with numerous additional features such as auto-keying and a timeline 'scroller.' The latest revision includes more advanced keying masks that allow users to key single parameters, and features a new design with refreshed icons for the timeline. The software provides rewritten auto highlighting with easier selection of unconnected points, edges on mesh borders, and points on mesh borders. Cheetah 3D 3.6 improves auto highlighting accuracy, features 40 percent faster OpenGL previews of complex meshes, and enhances the transform gadget capability alongside FBX animation export. The application priced at $100 for a single user license or $1,000 for a school site license, with upgrades available at $50 for Cheetah3D 1.x or 2.x users. Cheetah3D 3.6 requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later.