Message: 11 Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 04:23:07 -0000 From: antoine@clappier.net Subject: Amapi 3D v.6 at 50% off the regular price Dear Dreamers, Many of you have asked what will be the special pricing Carrara users will get to sidegrade to Amapi 3D v.6. We have decided to give a very special offer to all Carrara V1, Ray Dream 3D, Designer, Studio V1 to V5.5 and Infini-D V1 to V4.5 users: Amapi 3D v.6 sidegrade at USD199.00 Go to http://www.eovia.com/store.htm to purchase. If you are registered or have asked to receive information from Eovia you will receive the details of this offer by email. In case you are not registered, I have put a copy of the offer below. As you know, we are trying to create a different kind of software company at Eovia. Pricing is part of this new approach. We believe in truly good offers not just a little 10% or 15% off. I hope that you will appreciate that. Happy rendering to all! Antoine Clappier CEO, Eovia Corporation PS: Complete offer: ---- Dear 3D Enthusiast, Now is a perfect time to purchase and discover Amapi 3D v.6, Eovia's latest version of the award-winning NURBS modeler. SIDEGRADE NOW AT 50% OFF REGULAR PRICE AND GET AMAPI 3D V.6 FOR $199.00 ONLY ! Whether you are a user of Ray Dream, Infini-D or Carrara, regardless of version, you can benefit from this very special offer we are extending in celebration of Eovia, the new home of Amapi 3D and Carrara. CONTENT - Limited-time exclusive sidegrade offer - How to purchase Amapi 3D v.6 - More about Amapi 3D v.6 ===================================================== GET AMAPI 3D V.6 AT 50% OFF REGULAR PRICE ! Regardless of which version of Ray Dream, Infini-D or Carrara you are using, you are entitled to this exclusive offer of sidegrading to Amapi 3D v.6 for only $199.00. Order now: http://www.eovia.com/store.htm Step up and expand your 3D modeling experience by adopting Amapi 3D, the most powerful polygonal and NURBS modeler available today. More about Amapi 3D v.6: http://www.eovia.com/amapi/index.htm Download the free demo now at: http://www.eovia.com/download.htm ===================================================== HOW TO PURCHASE AMAPI 3D V.6 It has never been easier to order Amapi 3D: check out our brand new Eovia webstore or call toll-free and get your copy of Amapi 3D delivered to you in a flash. Order online at: http://www.eovia.com/store.htm Call toll free: 1 (888) 394-2307 Find your nearest reseller at: http://www.eovia.com/co_sales.htm ===================================================== MORE ABOUT AMAPI 3D V.6 Unanimously considered as one of the most powerful polygonal and NURBS modelers, Amapi 3D v.6 remains the most efficient and user- friendly modeling tool available today. Major new features include: - Advanced new Deformers - New Wrapper Tools - New Relief Control Tools - Generalized Extrusions and Sweeping Tools - Extended Dynamic Construction History(tm) - New Tessellation Modes - Enhanced Natural Design Interface(tm) - New Import / Export formats (includes Carrara export) For a complete list of features, user examples and advanced tutorials, please visit http://www.eovia.com ===================================================== STAY ON TOP OF WHAT IS GOING ON WITH EOVIA Do you want to be notified of upgrade incentives, special offers, product release dates and upcoming events at Eovia? Join the Eovia mailing list at: http://www.eovia.com/community.htm Feel free to pass on the news about these special offers - forward this email to your friends and co-workers! Sincerely, Antoine Clappier CEO, Eovia Corporation A TGS Company

Who cares!! If I would have wanted Amapi I would have bought the damn thing. Lets hear about Carrara related news. Oh for instance the update!! I wish these Amapi users would start a news group of the own.

Thanks for the info, cristianr . I personnaly think that Carrara users should be informed by what's going on with Amapi, even if they don't use it . After all, the two programs are destined to merge . But you're right, Tuck3D when you say an update would be some better news !... litst

This is Carrara related news, if you have Carrara you can get Amapi for a fare price, although I share your frustration for the lack of the patch, I am personally going to give Amapi a closer look.

I'll decide what to do regarding Amapi when we hear what's the "deal" with Carrara. I really don't like the Amapi U.I. & will consider other options. $200.00 "savings" is throwing good money after bad if C isn't fixed. It is good to hear that they are still in business and what the news is.

Geez - what a ripoff, after shelling out for Carrara all I get is the same deal a RDS5.5 owner gets. What's that all about?

Really really Bad and not thought out marketing - ;) Clint

I should apologize to the maker of the orignal post. Thank you for keeping us informed, your time is as precious to you as mine is to me. But I'm tired of hearing about this Amapi deal and that Amapi deal. And yes I will agree that they some day they MIGHT merge into one product. I also agree with Harbinger_3D about the price offered, it sucks. But I will state again this is a newsgroup not an advertising medium for Eovia. Eovia, buy some space in a 3D Magazine if ya want to advertise!!

I agree. I purchased Rhino several years ago as a means of overcoming the limitations of RDS. While I am sure that Amapi is a useful program, I already have my modelling needs covered. What I need now is news concerning the patch.

Aren't we supposed to get the infamous patch some time this month??

Does anyone here use AMAPI regularly? I downloaded the trial version and was not impressed. I loaded a P4 model into it (DAZ3D's victoria)and it crashed severely the moment I panned the viewpoint around. Even Carrara can handle that much. I figured I already had Carrara and didn't need another buggy program so I immediately deleted it. Is it worth a second look? I have also been looking at Rhino, and playing with the downloaded trial version. What impresses me most is that the Rhino forum seems filled with people's WIP's and discussions of techniques, where the Carrara forum is full of bug reports and workarounds. Maybe I should use rhino for the modeling and Carrara for the render (love those shaders...)?

I have used Amapi on a number of projects as a modeler in conjunction with Ray Dream 5.5. Those of you who doubt the power of Amapi as a modeler are severely mistaken. Amapi is a professional level modeler. Using it for the first time may appear very alien to you, but believe me you will quickly get used to it and then find that you'll be able to do things in a fraction of the time it took when you were messing around with that ridiculous vertex modeler or spine modeler. Apples and Oranges, Apples and Oranges.

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Where is our patch? Eovia really needs to make a clear announcment about it. Not a bunch of hype about Amapi! They need to let us know if they are even really working on a patch, so we can either get excited ot just forget about the whole thing and move on with our lives. i'm getting sick of the whole thing, it makes me want to puke on my keyboard. EOVIA if your out there listening to all of this, you need to step up to the plate and tell us what's up with the patch for Carrara, we are getting a little restless, not to mention alittle pissed off. Be real men and speak up on this or plan on losing future loyal users.