Phoenix, AZ, April 2003. Artist James Stewart has announced his collaborative digital sculpture project called DigiPlasty. Currently it is displayed at the Burton Barr Central Library in Phoenix, Arizona.

View some of his artwork. Click on the last circle in the digiplasty design. A description of this work may be found by clicking here.

ModelPress was designed to simplify the distribution of 3D CAD models. The system reduces model sizes in the range of 70-98%, and compresses models into IGC’s ISF format, readable by the company’s ModelPress Viewer and Myriad 6.0 (Service Pack 2 or higher).

The published ISF model file can be visualized and measured, but not copied or modified. The Viewer can be embedded in a web page or desktop application. CAD models can be viewed from the desktop or local network, and can be distributed outside the firewall via the web. The ModelPress Publisher supports Autodesk Inventor 3D, SolidEdge parts and assemblies, SolidWorks parts and assemblies, IGES, STL, VRML, 3D AutoCAD (non-ACIS), and 3DS.

Phoenix, AZ, November 2002. Laser Graphics Manufacturing, a Colorado firm with 10 years experience, has developed a new 21st century breathrough in architectural modeling. Concurrent Modeling / Rapid Prototyping is a fast computerized state of the art process that can be implemented more quickly at an earlier stage of the design process. It is very flexible, allowing for numerous design changes. The clients’ blueprints or computer aided design files go to LGMs 3 dimensional printer and their model is made in hours or days instead of weeks or months. Multiple copies can be made in any variety of sizes. New design changes can be incorporated at any point and new models printed just as quickly. LGMs’ new rapid modeling process has a wide variety of benefits including facilitating community acceptance, increasing early sales opportunities and reducing financing costs.

LGM has adopted 3DCompress to aid in communication with their clients. Models are posted for client approval ("3D proofing") before the 3D model is constructed. LGM also uses 3DCompress for sending models via emails -- 3D emails.

Phoenix, AZ - October 10, 2002 - Informative Graphics Corp. (IGC), a leading manufacturer of Web collaboration software, and 3D Compression Technologies, Inc. (3DCT), a company providing component technology for 3D data compression, today announced a licensing agreement to integrate 3DCompress into Informative Graphics' 3D Web publishing products.

Through years of research, 3DCT has developed complex mathematical algorithms to achieve unprecedented compression rates at 70% to 98% of the original model size. The end-result is high scalability and exceptional performance, which will enable IGC to create a publishing paradigm that preprocesses 3D data for secure, Web-based distribution and viewing. By focusing on compression and not server-side streaming, IGC can deliver a truly scalable and easy-to-deploy system for large 3D data sets typically found in CAD assemblies. Streaming requires server-intensive computing that degrades rapidly under load and requires the user to always be on-line to do visualization.

"Our agreement with 3D Compression Technologies signals a new advancement for Web-based content and is an important part of our overall future product strategy," said Gary Heath, CEO and President of IGC. "Although the benefits of 3D visualization are well understood, it isn't widely deployed, primarily due to the sheer size of the data files, the concerns over granting access to editable native CAD files and the cost-per-seat of 3D software. 3DCT compression is a key component in addressing all of these issues and making 3D on the Web truly practical."

Dr. Anshuman Razdan, CEO of 3DCT added, "High compression ratios and fast decompression with a small memory footprint is the key to making 3D data ubiquitous on the web and mobile devices and 3DCT's technology achieves just that. We are very excited to be partnered with Informative Graphics to extend this core value for downstream CAD usage. It is clear that both companies share the vision of making 3D on the web more of a reality - not because it is just 'cool' but because it is useful."

IGC's soon-to-be-released ModelPress 3D Web System will utilize 3DCT's compression technology to shrink large 3D models when converting them to IGC's ISF file format. Initial testing results show significant performance improvements regarding transfer and load times, especially on low bandwidth network connections.

About Informative Graphics

Informative Graphics Corporation (IGC), founded in 1990, is a leading developer of commercial software products for Web publishing, visualization, and collaboration. IGC products are renowned for their cost-saving value, ease-of-use, features and scalability. With its products deployed by hundreds of corporations, OEM partners, and service providers worldwide, IGC is an international company maintaining offices in the United States and Europe, as well as key distribution partners in Japan, Asia and Latin America. The company maintains a Web site at www.infograph.com.