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Views + Navigation Collection 1 released

Views + Navigation Collection 1 introduces 5 plugins designed to boost productivity and optimize your formZ workflow. You can now easily section large architectural models and mechanical assemblies, move and scale underlays interactively, manage commonly used grid snaps, and much more.

 

Views + Navigation 1 is now available for both Windows (32 bit) and Macintosh versions of formZ.

 

Complete Plugin Description and Video Tour

 

Lighting Collection 1 released

Pylon Technical is pleased to announce the release of our first collection of plugins for formZ: Lighting Collection 1. This collection was designed to make lighting in formZ as fast and easy as possible, which means higher quality renderings in less time.

 

Complete Plugin Description and Video Tour

 

about Pylon Technical


Unique Technology for creative professionals.

Pylon has been meeting the technological needs of architects, designers, and artists since 2004. We build custom software applications and electronics, and provide computer aided design services for innovative, challenging projects. We also develop software to serve the creative community. Our initial efforts are focused on expanding the capabilities of formZ.

 

about formZ


Power Modeling

formZ is an extremely versatile 3D modeling and animation package produced by auto•des•sys, Inc. It's support of both surface and solid modeling makes it a favorite of industrial designers, architects, landscape designers, illustrators, and other design professionals. Features include numerous parametric entities, smooth modeling based on the ACIS kernel, famously robust booleans, NURBS, Patches, RPC support, integrated 2D drafting environment, and a built-in scripting language.

 

Import and export

formZ imports and exports an impressive range of 3D file formats right out of the box, making integration with other programs a snap. Rapid Prototyping and manufacturing are supported by native solid modeling, direct export to a wide range of 3D printers, and export to machining applications via bulletproof, industry-standard formats such as SAT and STEP (the latter available as an optional plugin).

 

Customer Support

Confused about how to proceed with an object you've never modeled before? Not sure how a tool works? Here's another area where formZ shines: providing solutions for individual customers with specific needs. Arguably, auto•des•sys has the best customer support in the software industry. Technical questions posted to the formZ forum are typically answered by their expert staff within a few hours, if not minutes.

 

A licensed copy of formZ is required to use Pylon Technicial's plugins. Pylon Technical does not produce or sell formZ. Follow the link below for more information on formZ.

 

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