It changes the landscape of the 3D market with the first integrated 3D animation and modeling package. Wins critical acclaim but VRML fails to live up to user expectations. The 9 th generation and f or the first time, designers intimidated by cumbersome CAD user interfaces and the high prices of existing multimedia 3D tools have access to an affordable and powerful 3D design tool for all stages of the creative process including conceptual design. Leaving the East Coast behind, it designs a new software architecture and changes its name to Caligari Corporation. It is the first 3D software to support 3D acceleration, alas no 3D accelerators are shipped at the time.
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