Software

[CGN]

Yes Viacad can save iges and step and acis, still early to say but at least for some one looking to start serious 3d modeling this is a very complete software for a good price i may even get one to use it as a translator for sat solids. send emails to the guy that wrote the sofwtare and ask him for demo they don't have a demo available (for viacad) yet,

http://www.punchcad.com/products/ViaCADDataSheet.pdf

tim.olson@punchsoftware.com
he wrote cobalt (or most of it)

cheers

[Chris Ostlind]

Originally Posted by Raggi_Thor

Regarding Maxwell Render,
Novedge has a nice gallery of examples. If you find "Boat" in the pull down list, you get this one :

And that's the kind of "water" that would be remarkably variable with coloration, lighting and reflective surface effects.

Chris

[Raggi_Thor]

Thanks, CGN.
Chris, didn't you like it?

[Chris Ostlind]

Oh... I liked it a lot. Is that water surface variable and adjustable as a separate surface when in render mode? Does it have the capacity to behave as a water body and stay out of the form that would be illustrated as the boat?

[frigate_warship]

there are many sofwares more helpfull with users, i have known about Nupas_Cadmatic is for structural modelings, Piping and Electrically field,
Paramarine is for design and calculating on Warship and Submarine
and Napa is the best software for Hull design and calculatings.

[Raggi_Thor]

Next version of Flamingo from McNeel can be downloaded and tested.
Works easily with Rhino.
Don't find water, so this is just a flat plate and a background photo: