Punch! Software ViaCAD™ 2D/3D Is Now Shipping

Punch! Software, LLC, developers of the #1 best selling retail home design software, announced the release of its new ViaCAD™ 2D/3D product. ViaCAD is a highly functional, low-cost 2D/3D design product that revolutionizes the entry point for sophisticated, precise, general-purpose design. The product is now available for Windows and Mac OS X platforms.

Kansas City, MO (PRWEB) June 28th 2007 -- Punch! Software, LLC, developers of the #1 best selling retail home design software, announced the release of its new ViaCAD™ 2D/3D product. ViaCAD is a highly functional, low-cost 2D/3D design product that revolutionizes the entry point for sophisticated, precise, general-purpose design. The product is now available for Mac OS X users.

Full Array of Features: ViaCAD includes a powerful array of design tools not normally seen in a retail product. Features are presented through an innovative patent-pending interface that consolidates a full array of 2D and 3D design tools.

•    Create and modify curve, NURB surfaces, and solid modeling objects

•    Draft, annotate, and automatically generate 2D drawings from 3D

•    Minimize complexity of working in 3D with LogiCursor™

•    Drag and drop parts from a library of 26,000 symbols

•    Access nearly one gigabyte of training material, plus free phone support

Advanced Modeling Tools: Based upon the highly precise ACIS modeling kernel from Spatial, ViaCAD provides over 300 design tools for hobbyist and professional designers. Featured among these tools are:

•    Associative NURBS-based modeling with skins, covers, and nets

•    History based solid modeling

•    Constant and variable radius blending and chamfering

•    Twist, bend, boss, hole, boolean, and shell features

•    Local face editing tools for working with foreign parts

•    Mass properties and interference checking

Industry-Standard Interoperability: ViaCAD provides an extensive set of interoperability solutions for professional industry standard data sharing through IGES, STEP, and SAT. Additional formats include SketchUp®, AutoCAD® 2007 DXF/DWG, Adobe Illustrator, Rhinoceros®, STL, 3DS Max®, and more.

Customer Feedback: "When I found out ViaCAD was being offered at $99 I assumed it was just another watered-down consumer product, but my curiosity got the best of me, and I bought it. Was I surprised! This is a full blown, very capable modeler. It provides functionality no other modeler can offer at remotely close to this price. The advanced blending and chamfering tools, in particular, stand out. The LogiCursor is a work of art - increasing my productivity immensely. Great modeler - refreshing to see something like this available on the market," said Paul Sherstobitoff, 3D Digital Artist.

Availability: ViaCAD is available at major retail stores including CompUSA, Best Buy, Staples, Fry's, Apple, Office Max, and MicroCenter, as well as direct from Punch! Software's web site at: http://www.punchcad.com/

About Punch! Software

Punch! Software was founded in 1998 with the premise that home design software should be as fun to use as it is productive. With more than 2 million units of its Mac and Windows products sold via retail stores across North America, Punch! Software has consistently been the best-selling home and landscape design retail software brand in the U.S. for the last 7 years. The company excels in providing highly productive, but very affordable, software that appeals to users everywhere.

Products developed and marketed by Punch! Software include: Professional Home Design Suite®, Home Design Studio™, Home Design Architectural Series®, Master Landscape™ series, Interior Design Suite™, and ViaCAD™. Punch! Software is based in Kansas City, MO. More information on Punch! Software products can be found at www.punchsoftware.com .

ViaCAD 2D/3D Media Contact:

Tim Olson

262 369 7750

tim.olson(@)punchsoftware.com

Professional Home Design, Home Design Studio, Home Design Architectural Series, Master Landscape series, Interior Design Suite, LogiCursor, and ViaCAD are trademarks or registered trademarks of Punch! Software, LLC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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