FORUM 8 Newsletter UC-win/Road ver.3.3/Web Estimate Service and more <vol.1>
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FORUM 8 Newsletter April 4, 2008
Civil Design/VR UC-win/Road FORUM8 Co., Ltd.
http://forum8.co.jp/english/index.html
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Contents
--------Product Information--------
-UC-win/Road Ver 3.3 Highlights of special features
-UC-win/FRAME(3D) Version 3 released
-UC-win/Section Ver.3 released
--------What's New at FORUM8--------
-Reseller Inquiry
-Web Estimate Service
-Technical Support Service for UC-win/Road overseas users
-User Information Page
-Navigation Tips in FORUM8 Homepage
--------Events for 2008--------
-Upcoming overseas exhibitions
-Contest & Conference Schedule
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--------Product Information--------
UC-win/Road Ver. 3.3 (released in July 2007) Special Features Highlights
-3D mouse space navigator
-Advanced settings in game controller
-Improved draft mode, performance, and shading
-Independent setting of transition against traffic lane
-Transparency for cross-section
-Supports Unicode
-Improvement of cutting and banking function
-Enabling / Disabling Shape Adjustment of road surface
-Automatic terrain mapping
-Independent Transition section definition for left/right
carriageways
-Default texturing for pavement, curb, cutting, banking
UC-win/Road Product information
http://vr.forum8.co.jp/english/
Web Estimate Service
https://www2.forum8.co.jp/road_est_en/html/main.htm
Technical support service for UC-win/Road
http://www.forum8.co.jp/english/uc-win/road-support-e.htm
********UC-win/FRAME(3D) Ver. 3 released********
Special Features Highlights
-Improved computational speed for analysis of fixed value and
arithmetic processing speed for dismantling parts
-Expanded section steel database
-Added checks for minimum amount of reinforcing steel
-Added allowable stress for steel
-Improved computation for shear equivalent height and checks for
shear reinforcing bar
-Improved convergence for computation of biaxial bending unit stress
-Enhanced checks for distortion of steel member
-Expanded steel hysteresis
-Added functions for linear interpolation -Interface with SDNF file
-Consecutive operations for multiple files
-Supports Windows Vista
UC-win/FRAME(3D) Product information
http://3d.forum8.co.jp/english/
********UC-win/Section Ver. 3 released********
Arbitrary RC SRC cross section calculation program,
UC-win/Section Ver. 3, was released.
Special Features Highlights
-Expanded steel section database
-Added checks for minimum amount of reinforcing steel
-Added allowable stress for steel
-Improved computation for shear equivalent height and checks for
shear reinforcing bar
-Improved convergence for computation of biaxial bending unit stress
-Control model analysis which is hard to converge
-Supports Windows Vista
UC-win/Section Product information
http://www.forum8.co.jp/english/uc-win/section-e.htm
--------What's New in FORUM8--------
New product introduction for UC-win/Road for Civil 3D 2008
and UC-win/Road Intersection Editing
http://forum8.co.jp/english/whatsnew-e.htm
Updated seminar report from Transportation Research Board
(TRB) 87th Annual Meeting
********Reseller Inquiry********
Global Dealer Recruitment http://forum8.co.jp/english/reseller.htm
********Web Estimate Service********
Free web estimate service at
https://www2.forum8.co.jp/road_est_en/html/main.htm.
Explore sample projects, experiment and create!
********Technical support service for UC-win/Road overseas users********
The support service undertakes data generation tasks concerning
UC-win/Road such as the generation of 3D VR simulation data, 3D models,
and textures, fully empowering simulation tasks of road businesses,
urban development planning, public projects, private developments,
and so forth using cost-affordable, high-quality data.
Details for Technical support service for UC-win/Road
http://www.forum8.co.jp/english/uc-win/road-support-e.htm
********User Information Page********
Retrieve and download marketing materials and updates from
https://www2.forum8.co.jp/scripts/f8uinfEN.dll/login.
New training materials available!
********Navigation Tips in FORUM8 Homepage********
Other useful information for UC-win/Road.
-Drive Simulator Introduction Movie
-Download service for UC-win/Road ver.3.3 (trial version)
-6th 3D VR simulation contest awarded movies
-Up&Coming User introduction
More information: http://vr.forum8.co.jp/english/
--------Events--------
********Upcoming overseas exhibitions in 2008********
Intertraffic Amsterdam 2008 (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 1-4 April 2008
http://www.amsterdam.intertraffic.com/intertraffic2008/e
Project Qatar 2008 (Doha, Qatar) 7-10 April 2008
http://www.ifpqatar.com/
Laval Virtual 2008 (Laval, France) 9-13 April 2008
http://www.laval-virtual.org/index.php?lang=en
HANNOVER MESSE 2008 (Hannover, Germany) 21-25 April 2008
http://www.hannovermesse.de/homepage_e
International Safer Roads Conference 2008 (Cheltenham, England) 11-14 May
2008
http://www.saferroads.org.uk/
********Contest and conference schedule in 2008********
9th UC-win/Road conference/UC-win/Road Expert Training Seminar
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
http://www.forum8.co.jp/english/fair-e.htm#9-kyogikai
Invitation letter PDF link http://www.forum8.co.jp/fair/9-kyogikai-e.pdf
6th UC-win/Road FRAME(3D)/ The 2nd FORUM8 design conference
Friday, Sep. 19th, 2008
http://www.forum8.co.jp/english/fair-e.htm#ucwin1kyougi
2nd international VR symposium
Wednesday, Nov. 19th, 2008
http://www.forum8.co.jp/english/fair-e.htm#2VRsymposium
7th 3D VR simulation contest by UC-win/Road
Thursday, Nov. 20th, 2008
http://www.forum8.co.jp/english/fair-e.htm#7VRcon
Thank you for your continued support.
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