{"id":5482,"date":"2016-02-21T18:41:02","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T02:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mhvt.net\/?p=5482"},"modified":"2017-08-12T02:38:22","modified_gmt":"2017-08-12T10:38:22","slug":"whats-coming-up-next-tom-bluewater-introducing-showcase-123d-for-mac-os-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mhvt.net\/?p=5482","title":{"rendered":"What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Coming Up Next? \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Tom Bluewater Introducing Showcase 123D for Mac OS X"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nTOKYO (MacHouse) – I used to use Maxon<\/strong>‘s Cinema 4D<\/strong> just in order to turn application screenshots into nice pictures so that I could post them at Mac App Store<\/strong>. Cinema 4D is a great application. It’s quite expensive and difficult to learn how to use, though. I don’t think I even know how to use it any more. Well, I have a better idea. How about developing a new application like it? Maybe not… It could take me years to develop something like it. Yet, I’ve managed to submit a new desktop application similar to Cinema 4D at the slightest level to Mac App Store a few hours ago. This new release is called Showcase 123D<\/strong>.
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\nShowcase 123D lets you easily turn a simple picture into a box with the image at front. Drag and drop one or more pictures directly onto the scene canvas. Give a picture in the list a depth. Then rotate the picture box about the X-axis, Y-axis, Z-axis. A 3D application can be any easier than Showcase 123D. Use the light source effectively to shed a light on picture objects. Use or not use the floor to show reflections of picture objects. These features are all made possible by the SceneKit framework<\/strong>.  
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  1. Drag and drop multiple images directly onto the scene canvas.<\/li>\n
  2. There is no limitation as to how many pictures you can add to the canvas except that each of them must be at least 64 px x 64 px in dimensions.<\/li>\n
  3. Change the colors of the back of the picture and the rest.<\/li>\n
  4. Adjust chamfer (joints between sides) roundness.<\/li>\n
  5. Save the entire scene as a picture with a graphic format of your choice (BMP, GIF, JPEG, JPEG 2000, PNG, TIFF).<\/li>\n
  6. Use the On check to hide the corresponding picture box.<\/li>\n
  7. Use the light source effectively to give picture boxes a dramatic light effect.<\/li>\n
  8. Lay a floor to show reflections of picture boxes.<\/li>\n
  9. Save current progress as a document file for this application. Double-click on a document file to recover progress.<\/li>\n
  10. The application supports the hit test, which means that the user can select a picture box with their mouse pointer and move it freely around the X-axis and Y-axis.<\/li>\n
  11. The application supports the fullScreen mode.<\/li>\n
  12. The application supports the retina screen. (tested with 2014 2.6 GHz 13″ MacBook Pro)<\/li>\n
  13. Languages: English only.<\/li>\n
  14. Application file size: 14.9 MB.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    \nSystem requirements<\/u><\/p>\n

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    1. 10.9 (not tested), 10.10 (tested with 10.10.5), 10.11 (tested with 10.11.1), 10.12 (tested with 10.12.5)<\/li>\n
    2. 64-bit system<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      1. The size of the scene canvas directly depends on the size of user’s computer screen, and the application does not put the scene canvas in a scroll view.<\/li>\n
      2. A picture that the user imports to the scene must have at least 64 px x 64 px in dimensions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        \nVersion history<\/u><\/p>\n

        Version 1.0.6 (Released on August 12, 2017)<\/p>\n

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        1. Fix: When the user changed the chamfer value manually, the corresponding object rotated around the z-axis instead.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          Version 1.0.5 (Released on August 7, 2017)<\/p>\n

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          1. Fix: The application saved a blank image to disk under macOS 10.12 Sierra.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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            Version 1.0.4 (Released on February 21, 2016)<\/p>\n

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            1. Fix: When the user opened a document file for this application, it did not restore the on\/off checkbox button state correctly in the list under the lower pane.<\/li>\n
            2. If the on\/off checkbox is turned off, the application disables the change colors tab for the corresponding picture.<\/li>\n
            3. After the user chose to change box colors, some menu commands became disabled.<\/li>\n
            4. Fix: The minimum image size that the user could import was set to 128 px x 128 px.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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              \nTrial\/Demo version<\/u><\/p>\n

              Click here<\/a> to download a trial version. This trial version will remain fully functional for 7 days, starting from the very moment you first launch it.
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              \nShowcase 123D is a product of Tom Bluewater.
              \nApple and the Apple logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Mac App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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