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Digital Clay is software which allows you to design 3-D shape intuitively with feeling of clay work by computer as its name shows. Only by operation of crushing or pinching a shape, complicated 3-D shape can be created easily. Difficult 3-D knowledge is not required at all. Beginner of computer or a person who experiences 3-D graphics for the first time is able to master this software simply. Digital Clay also is good as educational software.
| Create a 3-D shape, crushing or pinching by mouse ! | ||||
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A shape under edits is displayed on screen as a beautiful 3-D image that is shaded by our original z-buffer rendering engine. Since operation of crushing or pinching a shape is also immediately reflected in screen display, it does not bar thinking of those who operate it. Moreover, only mouse can also easily perform rotation, zoom in/out of the shape currently displayed.
In actual clay work, there is a case where people want to put clay into a mold to make a particular shape, instead of changing clay using a finger or a pallet. Same thing as this is realized by the function of "auto distortion filters" at Digital Clay. It can also perform very easily making a spike or a tip by this function, only by moving a slider. More than 20 types of auto distortion filters are prepared at Digital Clay.
| Example of Auto Distortion Filters | ||||
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| Original |  Spikes |
 Twirl |
 Twist |
 Taper |
Digital Clay is equipped with 3-D paint function for coloring the shape that you made. With the feeling this uses generic paint software, you can choose a color and paint a shape with it easily by tracing the shape surface with a mouse. In addition, Digital Clay supports the fill function to paint the entire surface, the pattern fill function to paint with the pattern like marble or spotted, and the material settings to adjust surface characteristics, helping to improve reality of your 3-D shape.
| Example of 3-D Paint | ||||
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| Brush | Marble | Random | Clouds | Gradient (Height) |
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Digital Clay is capable to export a model in popular 3-D file format. Since DXF file currently used in work spot of 3-D graphics can also be written out, it is also possible by using together other 3-D graphics software to create a complicated animation and a beautiful presentation. Digital Clay is useful also to professionals to carry out the simple model that doesn't require any complicated 3-D graphics software.
