We're pleased to announce the fourth release of Orca3D, a marine design and analysis plug-in for Rhinoceros. The latest WIP includes speed/power prediction for planing hulls, offset tables, greatly improved lines plans, and many other improvements. The complete Release Notes with the details of the improvements in WIP4 can be found at
http://www.orca3d.com/support/manual/index.html?orca_release_notes.htm.
With this release, Orca3D is very close to being ready to officially release. Pricing information for new licenses and upgrades is now available on our website, at
www.orca3d.com/order/order.htm. Upgrade pricing is significantly lower than list price, and is available to current users of RhinoMarine V4 and FastYacht/FastShip (proof of eligibility will be required; see the website for details). For the first 30 days after the official commercial release, the Upgrade price will be lowered even further. After 60 days, the Upgrade price will no longer be available.
Before installing Orca3D, please be sure that you are running Rhino Version 4, Service Release 3 or higher; Orca3D will not function with earlier versions of Rhino. Please visit
http://www.rhino3d.com/download to get the latest version of Rhino.
Feel free to send comments and suggestions as you use the WIP. We appreciate your interest!
