Eovia
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The Eovia Corporation was founded in November 2000, with offices in both the US and France. The company's 3D computer graphics
software products were aimed towards professional and amateur artists with a focus on remaining accessible in price and usability.
On April 25, 2006, it was announced that DAZ Productions
(now DAZ 3D Inc) had acquired the US division of Eovia, as well as the rights to Carrara
and Hexagon
.
In June 2006, Amapi, Eovia's last remaining product, was acquired by e frontier
. However, the future of Amapi's development is unclear, as it relies on the rendering engine from Carrara 3, now a DAZ 3D product.
3D computer graphics
3D computer graphics are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 2D images...
software products were aimed towards professional and amateur artists with a focus on remaining accessible in price and usability.
On April 25, 2006, it was announced that DAZ Productions
DAZ 3D
DAZ 3D Inc. is a developer and broker of 3D graphics software and content. DAZ is most known for its popular line of articulated 3D figures and the large, enthusiastic community that has developed around them.DAZ is notable for its business model of giving away a product and generating...
(now DAZ 3D Inc) had acquired the US division of Eovia, as well as the rights to Carrara
Carrara (software)
Carrara is a general purpose 3D figure posing, modeling, landscape design, rigid and soft-body dynamics, animation and rendering application. Carrara is now owned and developed by DAZ 3D...
and Hexagon
Hexagon (software)
Hexagon is a subdivision modeler owned by DAZ 3D. It was originally developed and published by Eovia and was acquired shortly before the release of version 2.0 by DAZ in 2006. The software drew heavily on Eovia's other modeler, Amapi , though it omitted the NURBs and precision measuring tools...
.
In June 2006, Amapi, Eovia's last remaining product, was acquired by e frontier
E Frontier
was founded in 1999 and is a major developer and publisher of graphic design and consumer entertainment titles. E Frontier is based in Tokyo, Japan. E Frontier develops Shade 3D, a modeling, rendering and animation software on Windows and Mac OS X....
. However, the future of Amapi's development is unclear, as it relies on the rendering engine from Carrara 3, now a DAZ 3D product.
Products
- CarraraCarrara (software)Carrara is a general purpose 3D figure posing, modeling, landscape design, rigid and soft-body dynamics, animation and rendering application. Carrara is now owned and developed by DAZ 3D...
: Originally acquired from MetaCreationsMetaCreationsMetaCreations was a computer software company founded in 1997 by the mergers of MetaTools, Fractal Design Corporation, Ray Dream, Specular, and RTG...
, CarraraCarraraCarrara is a city and comune in the province of Massa-Carrara , notable for the white or blue-grey marble quarried there. It is on the Carrione River, some west-northwest of Florence....
is a toolset used for 3D modeling3D modelingIn 3D computer graphics, 3D modeling is the process of developing a mathematical representation of any three-dimensional surface of object via specialized software. The product is called a 3D model...
, texturing, animation, and industrial designIndustrial designIndustrial design is the use of a combination of applied art and applied science to improve the aesthetics, ergonomics, and usability of a product, but it may also be used to improve the product's marketability and production...
.- VectorStyle: VectorStyle is a Carrara plug-in allowing 3D scenes to be rendered to two-dimensional vector graphicsVector graphicsVector graphics is the use of geometrical primitives such as points, lines, curves, and shapes or polygon, which are all based on mathematical expressions, to represent images in computer graphics...
in a variety of graphic styles and file formats. A popular use is rendering an animated 3D scene as a Macromedia Flash file.
- VectorStyle: VectorStyle is a Carrara plug-in allowing 3D scenes to be rendered to two-dimensional vector graphics
- Amapi: Amapi is an application used for the conception and creation of high-end 3D models, often used for product design and architecture.
- HexagonHexagon (software)Hexagon is a subdivision modeler owned by DAZ 3D. It was originally developed and published by Eovia and was acquired shortly before the release of version 2.0 by DAZ in 2006. The software drew heavily on Eovia's other modeler, Amapi , though it omitted the NURBs and precision measuring tools...
: Hexagon is a 3D polygonal modeler used for the creation of organic 3D models. - Carrara Basics: a simplified easy to use and learn version of carrara.