Creative Edge Software
Their innovative patented 3D technology allows rapid packaging visualisation, enhancing the ideation/design process in the packaging, labelling & graphics markets, and quickly enables customers to better engage with the packaging whilst reducing the time to production. With a development pedigree spanning 26 years they’ve created & developed innovative software solutions for 3D computer games companies, leading OEMs and partners.
Creative Edge Software is a U.S registered software development company, with UK based research and development.
– suite
– designer
– modeller
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Complete 3D “Real-Time” Visualisation – Bottles, Bags, Cartons, Tins, Shrink, POS, Shelf – “All-in-one” 3D Ideation, Design and production solution for Packaging Creatives. No additional 3rd Party software required, just Adobe illustrator and iC3D |
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Floating Licences / Mac or Windows – Install on multiple Mac/Windows. License by amount of concurrent users required |
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Easy to Learn & Use – one application – No prior 3D knowledge required. Creative Cloud users learn iC3D in a couple of days |
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3D Shape Modeller Module – Easily create your own 3D packaging models – no matter how complex |
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Point Editor / Physics Module – Advanced manipulation of 3D models, meshes/surfaces. Create realistic creasing, dents |
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Carton/Box/POS Module – Allows import of Dielines, editing, cuts, folds, corrections, artwork placement, animation |
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Labelling Module – Allows import and interactive patented sliding / placement of labels on 3D models |
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Flexible Bags Module – Allows 3D models to be created, imported & labels/artwork interactively positioned |
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Shrink, Shrink Correction Module – Create shrink film/wrap – accurately visualise, distort & correct artwork for print |
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Sealed Shrink Bag Module – Accurately create sealed bags with artwork correction for fresh food products |
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Shelf Visualiser Module – Create, place, visualise & compare with other versions or competitors products |
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“Real Time Ray Tracing” Module – Photographic quality rendering in real time. Adjust lighting, materials & view instantly |
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3D Model Library – Bottles, Bags, Cartons, Tins, Containers, Trigger Spray, Caps, Ring Pulls, Display Tray |
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Materials, Textures Library – Plastics, Metallics, Liquids, Glass, Wood, Paper, Card. Customizable, Unlimited Materials |
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Carton Substrate Library – Single & Double Sided Substrates, Edges, Customizable, Unlimited |
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3D Template Library – Flexible Bags, Display Trays, Tubes, Magazines, DVD’s, Pallets, Shelving |
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Export Preset list – Different camera preset views can be exported as a group for approval and publication |
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2D Spinner – Create Spherical Bottles, Tins, Shapes & Conical Labels. Import (DXF, CF2) Files |
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Adobe illustrator Bi Directional Link – Fast artwork placement between Illustrator and iC3D |
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Hybrid PACKZ – Bi Directional Link – Fast artwork placement between PACKZ and iC3D |
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PDF Native Import Editor/Renderer – Position any PDF artwork directly on 3D model. Hide PDF layers to create desired result |
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Import Formats 3D – Collada (.DAE./ZAE), Modo (.LXO), 3ds Max (.3ds), 3ds Max (.ase), Wavefront (.obj), LightWave (.lwo), Milkshape 3D (.ms3d), Ic3d (.ic3), STL (.stl) |
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Import Formats Die Line – Illustrator, PDF, DXF, CF2 files, (ArtiosCAD via Esko plugin) & other CAD programmes |
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Illustrator Layers Effects – Separate layers & spot colors can be used for special visual & print finishing effects |
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UVW Editor – Allows artwork to be correctly distorted to fit any 3D model shape |
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Bump Displacement – True Emboss and Deboss effects (surface deformation) on labels, cartons & 3D models |
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Lenticular, Holographic, Fresnel Effects – Allows security and special foil and image effects to be applied, edited and visualized |
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Correction Tools – image & print beautification – Hide back labels. Global /local color correction. White ink /transparency visualization |
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Liquid Fill Effect – Allows liquid bottle filling effects to be visualized |
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Floor Reflections – Generate photographic quality product reflections (fully adjustable studio effects) |
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Interactive Studio Lighting & HDRI Generation – Create your own photo studio. Add/edit lights, color, shadows, angles, fades & opacity |
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Dynamic Backgrounds – Use any 2D background picture together with your 3D content. Generate HDRI maps |
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Transform Features – Allows accurate position, scale, rotate, zoom & distortion of 3D models |
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Real World Lighting / HDRI Environments – Image Based Lighting. For accurate visualisation of lighting conditions on 3D models |
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Camera Movement – Pitch, Yaw, Zoom & Field of View, individually controlled freehand or incrementally |
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Animation / Recording – Create professional .MOV movies for marketing, displays, checking fold sequences etc. |
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Export 3D files, Collada/DAE, OBJ, STL – Export to Photoshop, production workflows and to 3D printers |
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Export Hi-Res Images & Augment Feature – Print high quality print ready images – PDF, JPG, PNG, TIFF. Upload data into Opsis cloud |
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3D Printer Menu – Special print menu for 3D printers to create rigid prototypes of IC3D 3D Visualisations |
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3D Web Viewer Application – iC3D Opsis – Share 3D Cloud content with stakeholders, view on computer, tablet, phone |
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* 25 model limit
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