Xara 3D v5 trial
There are more than 30 new features or enhancements over version 4, including some major additions. PLUS... Xara3D can now export in Flash vector and bitmap formats - so you can use them as standalone .SWF files, or incorporate them into existing Flash movies. ALSO, the new Export as screen saver option lets you choose the size you want your screen saver to be and it can install it for you too - meaning you don't need to change any of your computer's settings.




Other new features include:
Style picker - Copy the attributes of one file and paste them onto another
Per character textures - Apply different textures to individual characters and choose from front or side faces
Animation picker - Copy the animation settings of one file and paste them onto another
Animation time line - View and Save individual frames within an animation
Per character animations - Set different animation types to individual characters
New animation types - Including Typewriter, Ripple and Pulse
New animation options - The Rotate(2), Swing and Pulsate animation types can now wave along an axis
More Pulsate animation options - You can now Pulsate along any one of three axes individually - and in a wave along an axis. There's also a new Overlap option.
Rotate lights and text separately - Per character button text colors
Apply different colours to individual characters within a button
Thumbnail file view - See thumbnails of your Xara3D files in the file preview dialog
Image preview and file size information when exporting static bitmaps
Frame view - Work in Frame mode to Save and Reload images at a specific size
Add file comments - Add or edit comments for files which show in the file preview dialog
Progressive JPEG export
Four new bevel types - Fancy Incut 1 & 2, Bumpy and Ridged
Export 3D icons and animated cursors
Text positioning - Move your text to any position in the window frame

Text zoom - Zoom in or out while in the text editor dialog