February 20, 2006
Pittsburgh, PA - TerraSim announces the availability of the TerraTools® TSG Importer for 3ds Max, a powerful new plug-in that allows TerraTools users to import their Tiled Scene Graph (TSG) format databases directly into Autodesk 3ds Max, one of the premier 3-D modeling and animation packages on the market.
This capability complements our existing TSG Exporter for 3ds Max plug-in, which allows users to convert 3ds Max models into TerraTools model format to populate and customize their model library.
The new TSGtoMAX importer joins the already extensive list of import and export plug-ins available for TerraTools, maintaining TerraTools' market leading position as the most flexible and powerful three dimensional geospatial database creation suite. Other full scene content exporters available at no extra cost with TerraTools 3.0 include VRML and Google Earth KML.
The TSGtoMAX importer opens up a new realm of possibilities for TerraTools users. Joe Guiliani, TerraSim's Visualization Systems Architect, is excited by the potential for improved geospatial content refinement and presentation. "I think that the TSGtoMAX importer will bring the power of TerraTools to entirely new groups of users who currently work natively in the 3d Studio Max environment. Architects, engineers, urban planners, movie makers, game designers, and others may now take advantage of TerraTools' unmatched urban visualization generation capabilities for use in their 3ds Max projects. While there are many intermediate formats that our customers could export, and then import into 3ds, having a direct plug-in to the 3ds Max engine greatly simplifies the process and eliminates the potential for content translation issues."
The new TSGtoMAX importer supports 3ds Max Versions 4 through 7. It is available on the TerraSim support site for free download by our customers.
For more information, visit the TerraSim support site or contact sales@terrasim.com
About TerraSim
TerraSim is a US owned high-technology company that provides software solutions and services for advanced visual simulation and database construction using a variety of geospatial source data. TerraTools®, their primary product, is available for both Windows 2000 and XP.
TerraTools is used in the automated construction of dense urban environments for operations planning and situation assessment as well as to produce exercise databases covering hundreds of one degree geocells. TerraSim also provides database construction services and advanced technology development for both civilian and military customers.
TerraSim's TerraTours® product supports highly interactive geospatial query using 3D visualizations linked to a variety of collateral source data. Using GISLink™ technology, TerraTours users can automatically georeference and display information sources such as still photography, video streams, CAD design data, maps, and any web-enabled document.
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