Thanks to everybody who's downloaded Waybe 1.0. We've been working hard to improve core unfolder, and Patch 1.1 is the fruit of our labors. This interim release represents some significant enhancements. Please give it a try if you already have the full release or demo of 1.1
This fish would go well on your desk, or hanging from a mobile. (Or you could make an aquarium worth of different sizes and colors.) The PDF is an unfolded printable version, and the Sketchup file is the full model.
A lot of people have downloaded the demo; if anyone has come up with a cool model for Waybe, we'll put it up on the website and show it off.
Pictures or screenshots of your model is fine too.
Visit the forum, tell everyone about the neat things you've figured out in Waybe, how to model objects, get advice.
As always, we're collecting suggestions to make the next version of Waybe even better. If there' s a tool Waybe should have, or an extra capability, or it should just do things differently let us know.
Here's a cool little robot model. He can stand on your desk and watch over your papers, greet visitors and add atmosphere.
This is just a quick example of what Waybe can do. Print the PDF below to build him, or load him in Sketchup with the SKP file.
Waybe releases today! Time for excitement, bouncing off the ceiling, etc.
I hope everybody likes the software. If anyone makes any cool models, send them to us and we'll put them up on the site.
Here's our press release:
Waybe for Google SketchUp launches
3D Unfolding Plug-in Now Available for Mac and PC
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts., September 14, 2008 – Waybe has released both a PC and Mac version of its unfolding plug-in for Google SketchUp 6 and Google SketchUp Pro 6. Waybe unfolds 3D models within Google SketchUp so that they can be printed, cut, and re-assembled in the physical world.
“Waybe complements SketchUp in that it gives users an easy and inexpensive way to actually bring their creations into the real world,” said Justin Anderson, Waybe founder.
Waybe is a plug-in for Google SketchUp that provides a simple toolbar to aid both automatic and manual unfolding of 3D models created within SketchUp. The ability to test unfolds directly within SketchUp allows for faster design cycles, and an interactive print window can fit all unfolded components onto a minimum number of printed pages. Custom page sizes make it possible to scale folded models to any desired size from desktop printers to large plotters.
Waybe is appropriate for hobbyists creating vehicle and character papercraft as well as architects and engineers seeking a faster method of creating 3D objects for prototyping and modeling.
Availability and Pricing
Waybe 1.0 is being sold online for $49.95 in both PC and Mac versions. Visit http://www.waybe.ca for additional product information.
About Waybe
Waybe is a software company started by graduates of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The company develops software products that bring 3D digital objects into the physical world.
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