ProtoCAD

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1. Platforms, prices, and company
• PC, MS-DOS Application
• Not specified
• Trius Inc:   http://www.triusinc.com


2. Applications
• A Fast 3D Computer Aided Design and Rendering package with a full complement of 3-D drawing and editing tools. Quickly turn 2-D drawings into 3-D models. Extensive visual aids simplify modeling and make it easy to adjust your viewpoint. It is bundled with TubeCAD and IntelliCAD; software for pipe fabricators.


3. Functions
• Perspective, isometric, oblique, and plane views.
• Phong specular highlight algorithm to provide amazing renderings.
• Light source and surface shading.
• Up to 32 layers
• HPGL and DXF file import and export and Wavefront file import.
• Persistence of Vision (POV), True Color (TGA), and PCX file export.


4. Examples/Samples
• http://www.advancedtubular.com/ProtoCAD3D.htm
• http://www.kroell-net.de/opt/galactic2.htm#OptExplore


5. Web Resources
• http://www.advancedtubular.com/ProtoCAD3D.htm

Note : The company's site www.triusinc.com no longer contains info about the protoCAD 3D,