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VT MAK is pleased to announce a new software product release

Dear MÄK Customer, VT MÄK is pleased to announce the release of VR-Forces 4.1.1. VR-Forces 4.1.1 is a maintenance release that adds several new features, as well as addressing a number of defects found in VR-Forces version 4.1. This release adds support for Microsoft Visual C++10 - 32-bit. Some of the new features found in this release include: Models Ballistic Missiles - You can now add ballistic missiles to your VR-Forces scenarios. This feature allows you to specify a target, heading, launch time, and ballistic trajectory that your missile will follow. Your missile can have multiple stages, with the full trajectory of each stage being simulated. Besides using the built-in simple trajectories, you can add your own using CSV files. This allows you to import the complex (and often classified) movement characteristics of today’s advanced ballistic missiles from an external model (like MATLAB) to allow high fidelity simulation in VR-Forces. Lua Exectool Library – If you've taken advantage of our new Lua scripting language to add powerful behaviors to your entities, we've added a new library that allows you to write even more robust scripts with less work. Absolute Timestamping – VR-Forces now supports absolute time stamping for high fidelity exercises where a precise location is imperative and clocks are fully synchronized. Terrain TerraPage (TXP) Terrain Database Support – As part of our commitment to make MÄK software terrain agile, we have added native TerraPage support to VR-Forces. Customers with TerraPage databases can now simulate directly on their terrain without first converting it to another format. ECW (Enhanced Compression Wavelet) Imagery Support – If you have large ECW files for your imagery, you can now directly load them into VR-Forces without first converting to GeoTIFF. Ease of Use Keyboard Shortcuts – The full set of VR-Forces actions can now be accessed through configurable keyboard shortcuts. Selection Groups – If you are always working with various sets of entities, you can now add them to a selection group. Once in a selection group, you can issue commands and set properties on the group instead of the individual entities it contains. Zoom to Extents – You can now zoom to the extents of a terrain, an entity, or a group of entities. Rotate Icons to Heading – In the PVD, you can now configure your icons to align with the object’s heading. Saved Observer Views – Observer views can now be saved with the scenario. You can mark important view angles and attachments in your scenario, and then toggle quickly through them the next time your scenario reloads.
For a complete list of new features, as well as information on bug fixes and other small changes, please see the Release Notes: http://www.mak.com/relnotes/VRF4.1.1ReleaseNotes.pdf We have added many new features to this release and in keeping with our maintenance release policy, these features were additions to our API, and not modifications. As a result, we expect the upgrade process from VR-Forces 4.1 to this version to be painless and simple. Customers already using VR-Forces 4.1 should be able to just upgrade their install and recompile to quickly take advantage of the new features. The product installers can be downloaded from: Windows VC8: ftp://ftp.mak.com/out/products/vrf4.1.1-win32-msvc++8.0-setup-fhes.exe ftp://ftp.mak.com/out/products/bhave4.1.1-win32-msvc++8.0-setup-p2ie.exe Windows VC10 64-bit: ftp://ftp.mak.com/out/products/vrf4.1.1-win64-msvc++10.0-setup-3io2.exe ftp://ftp.mak.com/out/products/bhave4.1.1-win64-msvc++10.0-setup-eu28.exe Windows VC10 32-bit: ftp://ftp.mak.com/out/products/vrf4.1.1-win32-msvc++10.0-setup-38sj.exe ftp://ftp.mak.com/out/products/bhave4.1.1-win32-msvc++10.0-setup-s8ew.exe Windows Data: ftp://ftp.mak.com/out/products/vrf4.1.1-data-win-setup-rtyp.exe Linux: ftp://ftp.mak.com/out/products/vrf4.1.1-redhatentws5-gcc4.1.2-f7es.tar.gz ftp://ftp.mak.com/out/products/bhave4.1.1-redhatentws5-gcc4.1.2-3k2j.tar.gz Linux Data: ftp://ftp.mak.com/out/products/vrf4.1.1-data-linux-qwse.tar.gz This release of MÄK software is distributed without MÄK License Management Software tools. If you need to install FlexLM because you are new to MÄK software, you can download the installers here: Windows: ftp://ftp.mak.com/out/MAKLicenseManager-win-setup.exe Linux: ftp://ftp.mak.com/out/MAKLicenseManager-linux-setup.tar.gz Customers under active maintenance with an up-to-date license key may start using this version immediately; a new key is not required. To understand if your license key is up-to-date, please read this MÄK Blog post: http://mak.com/bloghome/50-support-tips-1-licensing-maintenance-date-issues.html Finally, feel free to post questions and comments in our MÄK Community Forums http://mak.com/community-forum/1-forum.html, or by contacting us at support@mak.com. Thanks! Jim

About EDS Technologies

EDS Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (EDST), established in 1995, is the largest PLM and Real-Time Visual Simulation solutions provider in India, with its corporate office in Bangalore and having direct presence in Chennai, Gurgaon, Noida, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Pune, Trivandrum, Mumbai, Kolkata and Ahmedabad. EDST, an established Value added reseller with global leaders like Dassault Systemes, Presagis, VT-MAK provides PLM and 3D Visual simulation COTS solutions, PLM Training and Trained on-site resources bringing in the most complete solution for any size and type of industry. EDST's differentiation is its domain expertise, consultative approach and hands-on understanding of customer requirements required to drive successful implementations with world class training and technical support. Having more than 17 years of experience, EDST has the largest customer base in the Indian market with more than 1000 customers from aerospace, automotive & supply chains, industrial machinery, high-tech and electronics, railways, infrastructure, consumer packaged goods, engineering service providers, defence, research and education sectors.

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