bonzai3d 1.1 (July, 2009)
Bonzai3d 1.1 fixes a number of irregularities reported by users after the introduction of the application to the 3D industry in mid June, significantly improving stability and overall feature and tool functionality. Beyond these corrections a few new tools have been added as a prelude to the next major release that will bring dimensioning and photorealistic rendering among other enhancements. Both bonzai3d 1.1 and the next upgrade are free of charge to all registered users.
The new toolset in version 1.1 includes
Swivel tool – a new view tool that navigates the view by changing where you are looking (but not the point from which you look)
Set View – adds a way to make it easier to navigate around the objects that are being worked on.
Smooth modeling performance – performances of all operations involving smooth objects have been improved across the board.
User’s manual –over 100 new pages have been added to the manual
Help and Video access – selecting the Manual item from the menu invoked when right clicking on a too icon, now takes you to the appropriate place in the manual for the tool is discussed. Likewise selecting View Video takes you to the most relevant video for the tool.