Microsoft Virtual Earth -3DVIA

Dassault Systèmes (DS), 3-D and product life-cycle management (PLM) solutions provider and Microsoft Corp. launched Microsoft Virtual Earth -3DVIA. This free online application, developed by Dassault Systèmes, allows consumers to create realistic 3-D models, such as of buildings and structures, and then share them through Microsoft Virtual Earth and online communities.

Virtual Earth -3DVIA allows anyone to do the following with their ideas:

# Create. With just a few clicks, users can easily design a 3-D model of their house, favourite building or any structure, then select from different visualization options, textures and colours to give their 3-D model a style of its own.
# Publish. Users can upload their 3-D models to Virtual Earth, specifying an address or neighbourhood so they can experience the model within a real-life context.
# Share. Users can add their 3-D model to collections, and share it with friends and colleagues through Web communities.
“Our alliance with Dassault Systèmes, a company that has 26 years of technology experience in 3-D modeling, will help us bring a new level of realism to Virtual Earth,” said Stephen Lawler, general manager of Virtual Earth at Microsoft. “Microsoft is committed to delivering the highest-quality product for our Virtual Earth customers, and this enhancement is another step toward fulfilling that commitment.”

Virtual Earth -3DVIA is being released as a technology preview to allow community feedback before the next release of the product. More information about Virtual Earth -3DVIA is available online at http://maps.live.com/VE3DVIADownload.

Source : http://www.microsoft.com