Swift 3D 5.0 adds Papervision 3D support
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Dec 10, 2007 at 12:39pm
Electric Rain has released Swift 3D 5.0 for the Mac, which enabling exporting to the Papervision3D format. Papervision3D is an open source 3D engine for Flash that leverages ActionScript 3.0 and the Flash 9 player to draw true 3D and allow for real-time user interaction.
Papervision3D utilizes the XML-based COLLADA file format to define the geometry of the models. That information is rendered live via the Papervision3D engine within the Flash Player.
Electric Rain’s decision to support the Papervision3D format was based on the recent explosion of interest in working with true 3D in Flash, according to CEO Mike Soucie. Swift 3D is also capable of converting existing models in the .3DS and .DXF file format into Papervision3D projects.
Swift 3D 5.0 costs US$249. Upgrades from previous versions start at $79.
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