Illustration - Latest Releases

Sep 08, 2010 - Bohemian Coding today introduces Sketch 1.0, their new vector drawing application for Mac OS X. Its intentionally minimalist design is based upon a drawing space of unlimited size and layers, free of palettes, panels, menus, windows, and controls. Tools and modifiers are accessed as needed from drop-down graphical menus, and help/control dialogues open/close automatically. Though simple to use, it offers powerful vector drawing and text tools similar to those in more costly apps.

Aug 10, 2010 - Cartography software provider Mapdiva today announced the availability of 10 groups of hill and mountain symbols for graphic designers and mapmakers of all experience to easily create maps for websites, magazines, books, and brochures. The Hills & Mountains Collection was created by Mapdiva's design team to allow users to illustrate pictorial-styled landscapes and terrain and choose from a wide variety of map styles for a professional and attractive look.

Jul 27, 2010 - Mapdiva, LLC today released Ortelius 1.1, a major update to their popular map design software for Mac OS X. Ortelius is a vector-based drawing program made especially for map design and presentation. It offers a creative solution for floor plans, landscape plans, scaled drawings, and a wide variety of high quality custom map graphics. Version 1.1 introduces a professional-level symbol Library Manager and many workflow enhancements. This update is free for existing users.

Jun 15, 2010 - Independent software developer Martin Wengenmayer today announces Cheetah3D 5.5, a major update to his very popular 3D modeling solution for Mac OS X. Developed from the ground up utilizing the latest Cocoa technologies, Cheetah3D is a lean, fast, and elegant 3D modeling, rendering, and animation package with an easy learning curve. Version 5.5 adds a powerful particle system with instancing support to render extremely complex scenes like jungles or hordes of aliens.

Jun 15, 2010 - Art Files, the popular file collection utility for Adobe Illustrator documents, has been updated for CS5 compatibility. The stand-alone application also sports new features such as Cover Flow, Quick Look and a new "Locate" interface to help users find missing linked images. Known for its ease-of-use, Art Files has been helping artists package up digital artwork since 2003. Great for archiving and sending artwork to another location.

Jun 14, 2010 - Mapdiva today announces Ortelius 1.0.9, the latest update of their map design software for Mac OS X. Designed exclusively for Mac OS X, Ortelius is a vector-based drawing program made especially for map design and presentation. It offers a creative solution for floor plans, landscape plans, scaled drawings, and more. Mac users can now easily make custom tourism and recreation maps with the full set of U.S. National Park Service recreation map symbols included with Ortelius cartography software.

Mar 09, 2010 - Mapdiva today presents Ortelius 1.0.7, the latest update of their map design software for Mac OS X. Ortelius is a vector-based cartography application that helps you create high-quality custom map graphics, plans, and scaled drawings. Ortelius offers a creative solution with superior quality graphics - perfect for reports, presentations, and publications. Ortelius helps you do more than just make maps - it help you communicate visually.

Feb 23, 2010 - Independent software developer Martin Wengenmayer today announces Cheetah3D 5.3, a major update to his very popular 3D modeling solution for Mac OS X. Developed from the ground up utilizing the latest Cocoa technologies, Cheetah3D is a lean, fast, and elegant 3D modeling, rendering, and animation package with an easy learning curve. Version 5.3 adds 64-bit support for Intel Macs, a completely rewritten Render Manager, various Altivec/SSE optimizations and improved handling of poses.

Jan 21, 2010 - Ortelius 1.0.5, the vector-based map illustration tool for Mac OS X, was released today for download. Ortelius is loaded with hundreds of map styles and symbols, dozens of royalty-free vector map templates, and special cartography tools that help you streamline the creation of custom map graphics, plans, and scaled drawings. Ortelius 1.0.5 is a free update for existing users and is available as a free download for evaluation.