Amapi

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Amapi
Original author(s) Yonowat S. A., Laurent Billy and Jean-Marc Noirot-Cosson
Developer(s) Smith Micro
Initial release 1993; 31 years ago (1993)
Last release v 7.5 / August 18, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-08-18)[1]
Written in C++
Type 3D computer graphics
License Proprietary commercial software
Website {{#property:P856}}

Amapi was a 3D modeler created by Yonowat S.A. that incorporates both polygonal modeling and NURBS surface modeling. Amapi was used to create models for industrial design, architecture, interior design, furniture, exhibit design, packaging, bottling, illustration, video games and multimedia. The name of both the company and the software originate from a common saying by the cartoon character Droopy: "You know what? I'm happy.".

Amapi offered an original interface compared to other contemporary modeling software. The software divided modeling into three main activities: construction, modeling, and assembly. Switching between these three activities was accomplished by swiping the cursor against the right hand side of the screen, an example of a gestural user interface.

History

Originally developed by Yonowat S.A. in 1993, Amapi was sold to Template Graphics Software in 1997.[2] TGS developed and sold the software under it's Eovia brand.[3] In 2006, Eovia sold the Carrara and Amapi based Hexagon software products to DAZ 3D, while Amapi was sold to e frontier.[4] In 2007, e frontier closed its French offices and dissolved the Amapi team.[5] In 2008, e frontier sold the Amapi asset to Smith Micro.[6] Smith Micro sold version 7.5 of Amapi Pro for a few years on its web site, but apparently did not continue to develop the software. The software is no longer listed for sale by Smith Micro.

Version History

Version Platform Release Date Notes
1.0 Macintosh, Windows 1993 Initial Release
4.0[7] PowerPC Macintosh, Windows July 8, 1998 3D Text, Texturing
4.1[8] PowerPC Macintosh, Windows December 2, 1998
4.1.5[9] PowerPC Macintosh, Windows February 17, 1999 Intel SIMD CPU support
4.15[10] PowerPC Macintosh, Windows May 11, 1999 Gordon Surfaces
5.0[11][12] PowerPC Macintosh, Windows January 5, 2000 Dynamic Geometry
6.0[13] PowerPC Macintosh, Windows June 9, 2001
7.0[14] PowerPC Macintosh, Windows July 29, 2003
7.5.1[15] PowerPC Macintosh, Windows March 14, 2006

References

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