{"id":184,"date":"2009-02-18T10:00:20","date_gmt":"2009-02-18T10:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/184-public-beta-of-bonzai-3d-sketch-oriented-modeler-released.html"},"modified":"2014-07-03T16:50:49","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T16:50:49","slug":"public-beta-of-bonzai-3d-sketch-oriented-modeler-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/public-beta-of-bonzai-3d-sketch-oriented-modeler-released","title":{"rendered":"Public beta of BonZai 3D &#8220;sketch-oriented&#8221; modeler released"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"serendipity_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/bonzai-jeep1.jpg\"><!-- s9ymdb:401 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"77\" style=\"border: 0px none ; float: right; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/bonzai-jeep1-150x150.jpg\"><\/a>The makers of form.Z have just released a first public beta of their upcoming new &ldquo;sketch-oriented&rdquo; modeler, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bonzai3d.com\/\">BonZai 3D<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>BonZai 3D is a brand new Mac and Windows application based on the same code base as form.Z. It is 100% percent file compatible in both directions with form.Z. It features real-time Boolean operations, NURBS and what the company calls &ldquo;Smart 3D&rdquo; drawing. It also will have extensive file interoperability (over 30 export\/import formats).<\/p>\n<p>Some features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fluid, powerful and smart interface<\/li>\n<li>All classic modeling tools<\/li>\n<li>Push\/Pull tool for easy shape making\/sculpting<\/li>\n<li>Realtime Booleans<\/li>\n<li>Dynamic graphic editing<\/li>\n<li>Smart 3D drawing<\/li>\n<li>Advanced OpenGL rendering with shadows, transparencies and textures<\/li>\n<li>Google Earth and SketchUp file compatibility<\/li>\n<li>30+ import\/export formats<\/li>\n<li>Embedded video tutorials (streaming)<\/li>\n<li>Embedded 56 page PDF manual<\/li>\n<li>Support for 3D Warehouse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I played with it only for a short while, but I was pleasantly surprised by how easy it was to create complex shapes and upload them to Shapeways. 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