THREE D GRAPHICS EXPANDS 32-BIT SUPPORT FOR ITS HOT PRESENTATION GRAPHICS
SDK

Los Angeles, CA, February 1996 Three D Graphics, Inc., a premier provider
of multi-platform graphics technology, announces a significant expansion
of its Presentation Graphics Software Developers Kit (SDK) and
accompanying Editor to include full 32-bit support for both Windows 95 and
Windows NT. Three D Graphics is the charting partner to a distinguished
roster of database, client/server, online analytical processing (OLAP),
report writer and executive information system (EIS) providers.

By offering its clients who are already using its Windows 3.x, Macintosh,
Power Macintosh, OS/2 and UNIX libraries and user interface, the SDK
Windows 95 and Windows NT upgrades, Three D Graphics maintains its
commitment to provide clients with the latest technologies on a timely
basis. The code is modular and reusable across platforms. The Presentation
Graphics SDK provides developers with tools necessary for adding
professional charts and graphs to applications in a way that is intuitive
and very easy to use. 

"First and foremost, the breadth of functionality encompassed by our
platform-independent engines is without peer," notes Elmer Easton,
president of Three D Graphics, "while at the same time, the process of
implementation and integration is astonishingly straight-forward." Easton
further notes, "The ability to customize our charting technology to meet
our customer's needs is a vital part of our services, as is continuous
maintenance and upgrading. We aren't the lowest priced charting technology
licensor, but in the longrun, we are the lowest cost." 

Three D Graphics also has released a 32-bit version of the Presentation
Graphics Editor, companion to the SDK. This Editor now features OLE 2
support and mimics the user interface in the Adobe Persuasion and Corel
Draw charting modules, previously licensed to them by Three D Graphics. 

MOST NOTABLE FEATURES OF THE SDK

True 3-D Viewing 

* Wire-frame outline of 3-D chart which can be rotated, scaled or
  distorted in any fashion
* Sixteen preset 3-D viewing angles for real 3-D charts
* 3-D View Tool child window (Windows version only)
* AutoCAD .DXF filter for outputting 3-D charts as true
  three-dimensional models 

Special Effects Enhance Charts

* Drop shadows can be applied to text and surface areas
* Color gradient fills can be applied to surface areas on the chart
* Bitmaps can be scaled or tiled onto surface areas of the chart
* Pictures may be added to risers or stacked one per grid to represent
  the data quantity
* Most 2-D charts can have a 3-D effect by adding depth to the surface
  areas of the chart 

Chart Types Galore

* Pie Charts, Bar Charts, Line Charts, Area Charts
* Scatter, Gantt, Log/Linear, Log/Log
* Bubble, Polar, Radar, Table
* 3-D Bars, 3-D Pyramids, 3-D Octagons, 3-D Spheres
* 3-D Area, 3-D Surface, 3-D Contour, 3-D Line 
* Histograms, Spectral Maps, Stock Charts and many more 

Analytical Power

* Mean, median and standard deviation curve fits
* Advanced curve fitting: Nth order polynomials, Best-Fit,
  Error-Bars, etc. 
* Bipolar and dual-Y axis functionality

RAMFILE Technology 

* RAMFILE technology allows chart templates to be stored in resources
  or embedded in any document that supports binary images 

Presentation Graphics Editor 

* With the Presentation Graphics Editor, chart templates can be
  created quickly and easily 

Live Editing & On Screen Detection

* All objects are detectable for modification, resizing or moving

Programming Features

* ANSI-C compatible function calls
* All function calls and object codes are described in a detailed
  programmer's manual
* Available as a DLL for Windows and OS/2 and as shared libraries
  for Macintosh and UNIX 

OTHER FEATURES

* Modifications to the chart appearance are saved to provide Undo
  and Redo capabilities
* Support for international symbols
* Horizontal or vertical chart orientation options
* Annotation features: arrow, line, polygon, rectangle, oval,
  text, etc.
* Charts are drawn in application windows, or child windows, within
  the rectangular location an application indicates
* User may draw any number of charts in any number of windows, only
  limited by available memory and Windows system resources

Three D Graphics, founded in 1985 and widely known for its award-winning
stand-alone presentation graphics system ``Perspective," has refocused its
development and marketing attention to the OEM arena. A sampling of the
company's charting partner associations include Pilot Software,
Information Builders, Information Resources, Oracle, Symantec, Crystal
Services and a host of others. Three D Graphics also is the author,
developer and licensor of Texture Maker, published by Adobe Systems for
use on Macintosh computers. The company recently announced and released
Compadre, a CD-ROM-based multi-faceted content companion to PowerPoint 95.


For further licensing information, please contact Dan Weingart at Three D
Graphics, 1801 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90067.
Phone: 310/553-3313. FAX: 310/788-8975. E-mail: danw@threedgraphics.com.
Web Site: http://www.threedgraphics.com. 

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17057 Chatsworth St.;GranadaHills,CA 91344. Phone: 818/368-8212. FAX:
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