ClayTools System for Rhino

ClayTools System for Rhino
SensAble Technologies, Inc. announced that version 1.0 of the ClayTools system for Robert McNeel & Associates' Rhino software.

The system enables designers to use their sense of touch to rapidly create organic shapes and add sculptural details, handcrafted modifications, complex blends, and embossed textures to existing Rhino NURBS models.

Unlike traditional modeling tools, the ClayTools system uses a virtual clay metaphor that removes the constraints of technical modeling, and offers unparalleled speed and creative expression.

The system includes the PHANTOM Omni device, a true 3D interface with force feedback.

Users work faster than ever before because they use their sense of touch to model virtual clay just like real clay.

The system is easy to learn and use, and offers these unique benefits to Rhino designers in multiple industries.

As a beta test partner for the ClayTools system for Rhino, Jeff High, President and Founder of Gemvision Corporation, agrees.

"Our Matrix 3D Jewelry Design Software integrates the power of Rhino and a jewelry-friendly interface that enables jewelry designers to create dimensionally accurate and creative designs.

Using the ClayTools system, we've been modeling with virtual clay to add floral details; puffy, organic