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That says it all - Caligari TrueSpace 7.6 - the newest release of their 3D modeling and rendering tools was released for free. Get Caligari TrueSpace for free.
TrueSpace is a Windows only 3D modeling and rendering package that’s been available for over 20 years. Recently, the company was acquired by Microsoft for their Live Earth project. This runs parallel to Google’s acquisition of of SketchUp! a few years ago. (more…)
Roman Ormandy, CEO of Caligari has announced that Caligari Corporation has been acquired by Microsoft. Caligari TrueSpace is a Windows only 3D modeling and rendering product. According to Roman, the reason for this is to enhance Microsoft’s Virtual Earth.
I would also estimate that a portion of this will get rolled into Microsoft’s XNA game strategy for creating Xbox 360 and PC games.
The 3D graphics market has been in a constant state of vigorous consolidation following the early price wars between Alias Maya and Lightwave and the subsequent acquisition of Alias by AutoDesk - owners of Discreet and 3D Studio MAX.
In the 3D mid-market, recent years has seen the collapse of Eovia and the acquisition of its products by DAZ Productions and e-frontier. The majority of e-frontier America’s products were then acquired by Smith Micro.
This bloodbath will continue.
Well, not quite your soul, just knowledge of everything you do with the software. You can get started on the Windows feedback page. They have two types of feedback systems - a survey feedback or an embedded tracking solution that the program FAQ says is not spyware.
Although you might not believe it, MS takes great care in its customer research and analysis processes and they follow through with freebies. I was involved in one research study in preparation for Windows 2000 and MS Office 2000, and for very little effort received about $1,000 worth of product.