TrueSpace

Caligari trueSpace was a 3D modeling program for creating three-dimensional, photo-realistic objects that can be animated. The latest version of Caligari trueSpace is 7.6 and is based on DirectX 9.

The program was first developed in the mid 1980s for the Amiga, where it was among the first of its kind, and only later ported to Windows, which today is the only platform for trueSpace. Are supported, for example, Boolean operators, procedural models and NURBS, is further a particle system included. The " Collaboration Server " named program part enables the simultaneous processing of a project by multiple users. There are a number of paid plug-ins to extend the functionality of the main program available, such as integration with Flash.

TrueSpace has been used, among others, for complex technical, medical and architectural motifs, it has been present since the 1990s regularly at SIGGRAPH, one of the most well-known conventions for computer graphics.

The manufacturer of the software was acquired Caligari in early 2008 by Microsoft to use the technology of trueSpace for Virtual Earth 's own program. With version 7.6, Caligari trueSpace was released as freeware. There is only one registration on the manufacturing side is necessary.

On 19 May 2009 was the founder and chief developer Roman Ormandy known Microsoft's decision to reduce the funding of trueSpace May 22 and probably all set. Meanwhile, ( October 2012 ) the manufacturer's website is no longer accessible.