Upgrade from Graphite v6

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Graphite v8 offers:

	•	Mid-point line tool
	•	Updated User Interface
	•	Resizable dialog boxes
	•	Tear off tool palettes
	•	Dockable tool palettes
	•	New icons
	•	Spacebar pan
	•	Universal Binary Support for the Intel Mac
	•	Support for File names over 32 characters long
	•	AutoCAD 2007 DWG/DXF support
	•	Direct, multi-sheet PDF creation with optional imbedded DXF export
	•	New installer
	•	Pen Style Palette
	•	Eyedropper Tool
	•	Support for Mac OS X
	•	Enhanced copying and pasting between documents
	•	Enhanced bill of materials
	•	Enhanced GD&T features

Xenon and Cobalt v8 both offer the following advantages over Graphite:

	•	Support for Mac OS X
	•	An integrated 3D design environment of free-form wires, ACIS solid modeling and Class-A NURBs surfaces
	•	Associative parametrics
	•	Excellent precision drafting
	•	Sophisticated shape development tools including splines, ellipses and conics
	•	Section Views
	•	Mass properties
	•	Design Explorer Feature Tree for streamlined model management and conveying design intent
	•	Bill of materials
	•	3D CAM/PRT output
	•	Courtesy license to Graphite v7

Cobalt v8 additionally includes:

	•	All of the features of Xenon v7
	•	Relationship- and equation-driven parametrics for more efficient design iteration and greater productivity
	•	Assembly tools to easily maintain relationships among parts
	•	Mechanical parts library for greater time savings
	•	Geometric dimensioning & tolerancing (GD&T)
	•	Rib and lip design tools

Graphite v6 upgrade to	Electronic Download	Physical Materials
Graphite v8 Commercial	US $695.00	US $795.00
Xenon v8 Commercial	US $1695.00	US $1795.00
Cobalt v8 Commercial	US $2195.00	US $2295.00

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Previous Vellum 3D Users

If you previously owned any version of Vellum 3D (including v2.X, v3, v4, or 98) and upgraded directly to Graphite v6 or v7, we’re offering special price incentives if you’re ready to step up to Xenon or Cobalt. Please call your local Value Added Reseller or Ashlar-Vellum directly at +1 800 877 2745 to see how much your vintage serial number is worth on an upgrade to our current versions of Xenon or Cobalt.