Bionatics Launches EASYnat Plant Simulator for AutoCAD 2008
 PARIS, France
and VANCOUVER, Canada,
March 26, 2007 – Bionatics, the leading developer of 3D plant modeling
and simulation tools for the 3D industry, announces the launch of its
EASYnat software for AutoCAD 2008. Bionatics continues to extend its
technological collaboration with Autodesk in making EASYnat compatible with
the world’s best selling CAD software. EASYnat is now offered free to all
AutoCAD 2008 users with 6 plants. Additional plant libraries may be
purchased online through the Bionatics’ website, or through AutoCAD 2008
resellers.
The largest 3D plant library available for AutoCAD Architecture
EASYnat is a 2D and 3D plant modeler for use in the Architecture,
Landscape, and Civil Engineering industries. EASYnat is a quick and simple
solution for AutoCAD users to easily integrate vegetation into their
projects in either plan view or in 3D. The Bionatics’ catalogue offers more
than 400 plants which can be simulated at any age or season with a perfect
botanical coherence. Once positioned in the 2D plan, the EASYnat plants can
be automatically and realistically rendered in 3D.
Making it easy for architects to integrate vegetation into their
projects
Thanks to this newest integration into AutoCAD 2008, Bionatics aims to
simplify the process of moving from a 2D plan to a realistic 3D rendering.
EASYnat offers a fully and smoothly integrated interface into AutoCAD 2008
with its use of « proxys » to allow insertion of rich and dense vegetation
from 2D to 3D without the usual heavy file constraints that this would
normally bring. The plants are represented in 2D in the plan views and the
3D plants are not converted into polygons until the realistic rendering
process. EASYnat also offers now a full compatibility with Mental Ray and
all the 2D and 3D display options now available with AutoCAD 2008.
Developed for Architectural & Landscape Design Visualization
Simulating vegetation for virtual models has always been problematic for
architects working in 2D or 3D. However the integration of plants has become
a necessity in architectural design and current urban planning regulations
require certain representation. Due to its unrealistic nature and heavy file
sizes, plant integration into 3D projects has often been put aside. EASYnat
now offers a practical and realistic solution, which also makes it possible
to easily conform to specific urban planning and impact studies regulations.
Availability of EASYnat for AutoCAD 2008
EASYnat is available for free along with 6 plants for all AutoCAD 2008
users. It can be downloaded online from Bionatics website:
www.easynat.com.
About Bionatics
Bionatics is the world leader in plant modeling and simulation
technology. The company develops a complete lineup of innovative solutions
today used by leading firms in the industry of Architecture, Video Game, 3D
Animation and Military Training Simulation (Foster & Partners, Jean Nouvel,
Disney Feature Animation, Weta Digital, Electronic Arts, Ubi Soft, SEGA,
CAE, Thales, Lockheed Martin, Boeing …). Established in 2000 by Stéphane
GOURGOUT and Michel MURAIL, Bionatics was born from the scientific research
lead by CIRAD which brought to life the AMAP technology used behind its
EASYnat, natFX and REALnat products. The company has developed strategic
collaboration with the leading manufacturers such as Autodesk with products
compatible with AutoCAD, Autodesk VIZ, Autodesk 3ds Max and Maya.
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