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ENTERPRISE 3D APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
The Anark Media Platform is an advanced, production-proven, 3D application development
platform designed to create realistic and immersive interactive environments for a broad range of
enterprise-class product conguration, visualization, simulation, and training applications.
Unlike other solutions, the Anark Media Platform is an intuitive, yet powerful authoring tool
and client application that has enabled cost effective creation and delivery of mission-critical
visual applications for a wide array of industry leading manufacturing, aerospace, and defense
organizations.
Visual Solutions for Visual Communication
The Anark Media Platform solves a wide range of enterprise visual communication challenges, enabling
3D product conguration and visualization, virtual parts catalogs, interactive training, and marketing
communication applications.
This advanced 3D authoring platform offers the power, exibility and delivery options required to develop
unparalleled interactive 3D applications and deliver content to a broad audience.
The Anark Media Platform is a top choice for professional interactive 3D application developers and hasbeen proven to be an invaluable asset for creating small or large scale 3D applications for internally or
externally hosted applications.
I have been using Anark Studio to develop training
programs for our IFE (In Flight Entertainment)
systems for two years. Simulating an entire 777 or
A380 is outside the capabilities of other software
Ive tested. The new performance enhancements
Im seeing in the latest version of Anark will let me
move on to even larger simulations. As the software
has become more and more robust, I keep fnding
additional applications for its use; each saving
me substantial time and money. This is a top notch
product from a company that knows my business.
Mark Scansens, Director of Training
Panasonic Avionics
Anark MediaTM
Platform Overview
Anark Studio 5.0 Interface
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3D Product Conguration and Build-to-Order
Reduce build costs and ordering time with interactive 3D feature
selection and validation framework, allowing customers to view and
customize products in interactive 3D.
Load 3D, 2D, and text-based content stored in a database ondemand using Anark Media Client SDK.
Secure orders earlier in the development cycle with realistic and
visually accurate representations of products and options.
Increase customer satisfaction by allowing them to visualize,experience, and select optimal features and congurations.
Assess conguration impact on weight, cost, and space with
data-driven 3D interactive analytic applications.
Interactive Training and MRO Solutions
Utilize existing CAD and other 3D data for visually realistic interactive training applications.
These effective applications allow trainees to visually identify part congurations and thencomplete simulated maintenance and repair operations in fully interactive 3D environments.
Reduce costs and deliver 3D virtual training applications to accurately simulate complextraining operations.
Accelerate repair procedures by simulating and visualizing complex repair procedureswithout the costs and overhead required with physical mock-ups.
Shorten training time lines by repurposingCAD designs to develop training applicationsthat can be initiated before products reachthe market.
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Immersive 3D Marketing Solutions
Create potent communication applications by transforming CAD
and other 3D data into visually stunning interactive presentations.
Explore multiple product congurations and options withrealistic 3D models, textures, lighting, and animations.
Demonstrate and evangelize product designs withcustomers, partners and suppliers.
Eliminate the need for expensive physical prototypes andmock-ups in order to demonstrate the capabilities andbenets of new products.
Increase customer interest and retention with visuallystimulating interactive media that can be tracked andanalyzed.
3D Product Pre-Visualization
Deliver realistic and animated virtual prototypes, resulting in improved concept
designs, presentations and evaluations that increase your bottom line.
Bring products to market faster with interactive 3D visualizations andsimulations of parts and assemblies before they are prototyped orproduced.
Save costly re-engineering expenses by buildingvirtual prototypes to explore form, t, and functionprior to manufacture.
Optimize design and manufacturing processesearly in the development cycle using life-cyclevisualization.
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Features and Capabilities
Production Proven PlatformAnark Media Platform is used by leading professional 3D developers to build enterprise visualization applications for
industry-leading manufacturers.
Powerful 3D EngineAnarks state of the art 3D engine displays interactive 3D applications across a wide variety of platforms.
High Visual Quality
Exceed customer expectations by providing realistic 3D visual imagery that clearly demonstrates product capabilitiesand differentiators.
Broad Playback SupportRun 3D presentations on over 90% of existing computers.
Utilize 3D CAD Geometry and other 3D ModelsImport lightweight models created with Anark Core derived from original CAD designs. Import 3D models and
animation from other sources exported in the COLLADA format.
Comprehensive Data ImportDirectly import 3D models, 3D animation, images, sounds, video and other media.
Asset Re-UseRepurpose existing 3D data directly from the design or manufacturing process to cost effectively reuse valuable
graphic assets for real-time presentations. Integrate Anark content directly into existing authoring tools and
applications.
Dynamic TextProvide crisp, professional, and full-featured text that integrates seamlessly into your 3D applications.
Robust Interfaces To External Data SourcesCreate data-driven visual applications by interfacing with SQL and XML based data sources.
XML SupportLoad XML data from external les and then reference that data using the scripting engine.
Dynamically Load Anark Playback ModulesDynamically load Anark presentations into running presentations at runtime to reduce load times.
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Competitive Differentiators
True 3D Authoring EnvironmentUnlike most other interactive application authoring solutions, the Anark Media Platform was designed explicitly for
3D content and interactive 3D visualization and simulation applications.
Industry Standard Scripting InterfaceThe Anark Media Platform supports JavaScript natively which allows application developers to leverage their existing
skillset and focus on application development, rather than learning a proprietary scripting language and syntax.
Flexible Application Distribution and PublishingApplications developed with the Anark Media Platform can be packaged and distributed as desktop executables,
embedded within web applications, or within other C++ or C# applications. In addition, presentations created with the
Anark Media Platform can be published as a 3D screensaver, or exported as rendered video.
Familiar Application Authoring InterfaceCompared to other 3D application authoring solutions, the Anark Studio user interface was designed to be instantly
familiar to anyone with experience using Adobe Flash or Adobe Director.
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Technical Information
User Interface3D authoring environment
Drag and drop objects and components
Dockable windows
Tabbed palettes
Workfow
Universal Inspector palette
Storage palette with thumbnails
Refresh le
Multiple undo/redo
Composition Tools
3D layersUnied 2D/3D environment with rulers and snapping
Blend modes (screen, multiply, etc)
Multiple cameras (including edit cameras)
Video mapping on 3D objects
Basic 3D primitives (Rectangles, spheres, etc)
3D EngineReal-time 3D engine
Hardware acceleration for high-end machines
3D software rendering for low-end machines
Level of detail and distance culling
Lights (point, spot and directional)
TextParagraph text
Perspective text
Embedded or referenced fonts
Font styles (bold, italics, etc)
Tracking and leading
Scrolling
Text labels
Small File SizeHighly compressed binary le format
Optionally stream video, images, music
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AnimationProfessional Timeline
Animate any numerical property
Keyframe-based animation
Timeline snapping / guides
Cut/Copy/Paste
Data Connectivity (Requires Client SDK)Runtime loading of Anark playback modules
XML support
LMS support
PhysicsHighly precise vector-based collision detection
Walk through collision
Particle generator
3D ImportAnark Core via COLLADA exporter
Autodesk 3ds Max 2010 via COLLADA exporter
Autodesk Maya 2010 via COLLADA exporter
2D Import
PSD (Photoshop)PNG, TGA, BMP, JPG
Video ImportMOV, AVI, MPG, ASF, WMV
M1V
MPE
Audio ImportOGG, WAV, MP3, AIF
Anark Media Studio 5.0 System RequirementsIntel Core 2 Duo or Quad processor, 2 GHz or faster
NVIDIA Quadro FX Series 1700 or better
4 GB RAM
5+ GB free disk spaceMicrosoft Windows XP Professional, SP2, 32bit
Microsoft .NET 2.0 SP1 (installed if not present)