SketchUp users,
SimLab Composer 2013 for Windows and Mac was released
The new release includes many great enchantments that we hope you will enjoy.
Enchantments in SimLab Composer 2013 include:
**Picking Modes:**The new picking modes in SimLab Composer 2013 are; Pick Edge End Point, Pick Edge Loop, and Pick Center Of Curvature. They take the guessing out of the snap pivot action, and make picking accurate centers a lot easier.
Parallel View: Switching between Parallel and Perspective views, in SimLab Composer 2013 will make it more comfortable to the users especially engineers to accurately fit things together in a scene.
**Spin Mode:**is a new added mode that will make scene navigation easier.
**Template Designer:**With the newly added template designer users can easily create customized templates, that can be used in creating 3D PDF files, and generating 3D HTML files.
3D PDF Enchantments
Template Based 3D PDF: send 3D PDF files customized to your company theme.
3D PDF in HTML: now uses can also share their 3D PDF files on the web, by embedding them into HTML files.
Merging PDF files: merging multiple PDF files into one, is made possible in SimLab Composer 2013.
**Improved 3D PDF file quaulity:**SimLab Composer now generates a smaller 3D PDF file, with improved Illustration mode.
Handling larger files: with adding 64 bit support, and optimizing the 3D PDF generator, SimLab Composer is now ready for the largest models.
3D HTML Export
With SimLab Composer 2013 new 3D HTML export capability users can now publish their 3D models, in HTML format on Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari.
**Indigo Renderer Support:**users of SimLab Composer 2013 can enjoy the ability to create best interior rendered scenes, with the new support of Indigo renderer.
Importers/Exporters
New Importes : SimLab Composer 2013 added support to importing DWF and DWFX file formats.
Enhanced Importers: SolidWorks, ACIS, STEP, SketchUp, FBX (2013.1), U3D, PDF.
New Exporters: DWF, DWFX, IGS (Indigo).
Enhanced Exporters: Collada, FBX (2013.1), U3D, PDF.
64 bit support: To handle the most complex 3D models, SimLab Composer 2013, along with all SimLab Soft Importers and Exporters, were restructured and well tested to add 64 bit support.
More information about SimLab Composer 2013 is available here