What is X3D5

[salaam]

I was wondering what the difference was between version 5 and 6 since I came to Xara 3D during the reign of X3D6 and have therefore never used the said previous application.

Anas

[Egg Bramhill]

Anas,

I can't remember in full but here's what xara3D6 help files say:

Xara3D 6 is our quickest, easiest and most useful Xara3D yet. Here's why.


New design types

Xara3D 5's automatic 3D button maker proved very popular, so we've taken the same concept to offer other one-click transformations—enormously increasing the type of graphics you can create.

• Borders. Adds a customizable border around your heading, giving it instant added impact.
• Boards. Sits your heading on a solid customizable board, so the image appears to emerge from a solid background.
• Boards and holes. The reverse of boards—gives an impression of a cut-out image.

http://www.talkgraphics.com/../borders.gif http://www.talkgraphics.com/../board.gif http://www.talkgraphics.com/../holes.gif
There are also two new bevel types from which to choose.

New easier-to-use look and feel

The new UI brings Xara3D right up to date and makes it significantly quicker and easier to use, including:

• A new, modern look and feel.
• Convenient and time saving docking windows and toolbars.
• New context sensitive menus, all fully customizable.

More interactive tools

Current Xara3D users will know how easy it is to move objects and change shadows in Xara3D just by clicking and dragging. We've now applied the same ease of use to extrusion, bevel depth and moving text on a design—simply drag on the image, and see the result instantly! It's far more intuitive, and a real time saver—great for experimentation.

Greater control over movie export

You can now select to save a 3D animation in any AVI format. So, for example if you have the correct codec installed you can create DivX or MPEG4 movies of your favorite 3D animations, and you can control the compression and other settings for each movie type.

Compatible with Xara X¹

Thanks to cut and paste compatibility with Xara X¹ (or later) you can now paste shapes from Xara X¹ into Xara3D 6, extrude and edit in Xara3D, then paste your 3D designs back into Xara X¹ as bitmaps.

Easier than ever to use

Xara3D has always been popular due to its ease of use. With the totally new interface, new easier to use help guide, and many other small enhancements (many requested by existing owners of Xara3D) we're confident that this is our easiest to use Xara3D yet!

[salaam]

Thanks Egg,
A lot of improvements but no substantial changes then.

Anas