Another Camtasia created ad-hoc video from Eric Stover an AutoCAD product Manager showing AutoCAD 2007 and some of its new features. This video is 4 minutes and shows a new commercial high rise being conceptualized using Massing/Modeling, Visual Styles, Sun Study, and Animation all new to the upcoming release of AutoCAD 2007.
Downtown Boston Video (52Mb) This .wmv file requires the free Windows Media Player 9 or 10 .
Please do not direct link to the video.
It is clear that the Alias and Discreet influence has finally made its way across the stovepipes to stock CAD, but I could do all of this in 3ds max and combustion.
Questions:
1. Is the new version of CAD supporting photo-realistic drapings on urban buildings?
2. Is 2007 finally geo-aware, or are those buildings in boston completely unaware of each other. I am sure Map does this, but max cannot without a key plug-in.