form•Z 3.5.5 released

May 8, 2000

AutoDesSys released form•Z 3.5.5 on May 5, 2000. A new CD was mailed to all Family Plan members. The update is also available as a patch that can be downloaded from the Download area on this site. A list of the corrections in version 3.5.5 is included in the same area.

"form•Z Desktop Companion" published in English

March 1, 2000

This book, different from the others, has existed in Swedish for several years and has been translated to English. The author, Kenth Augurell, is also the publisher. As the title says, this is somewhat of a catalogue of all the objects you can generate with form•Z. For more details, go to this page on our site, or go directly to the author's site at www.agu.se.

New edition of Muir's "Inside form•Z"

March 1, 2000

A new edition updated to version 3.0, with a section in color and animation examples, is now available for this 1999 best seller. Published by Delmar Publishing (info@delmar.com). Cost of the book is $49.95. For more details, go here.

New edition of Swerdloff's "form•Z by design"

March 1, 2000

This is the first book on form•Z, published in 1997. It is now in its 2nd edition, updated to version 3.0. The publisher is Stipes Publishing (stipes@soltec.net). Cost of the book is $29.95. For more details, go here.

Patch form•Z 3.5.0.2

February 22, 2000

This patch has been released and can be downloaded from the Updates area on this site. A list of the corrections included in 3.5.0.2 also can be found in the same area.

1998-99 form•Z Joint Study report has been published

January 4, 2000

As in the past, it consists of a printed document and a CD. The printed report contains thematic articles written by principal investigators or students, as well as displays of the award winning projects. The CD displays student work done at 137 schools, organized by field and alphabetically by school. It also includes multi-media projects produced by students.

Copies of the Joint Study Report have been sent to the member schools and also to the form•Z family plan subscribers. We also are sending them to those requesting a copy, for as long as supplies last. The award announcements and the printed report can be accessed here.