Right now through the close of business on January 13, 2009 WYSIWYG Members can renew for 25% off the regular price!  Folks, this is a good time to get WYSIWYG if you don’t have it.  It has changed the way I design shows.  I highly recommend it - and I have AutoCAD and Vectorworks 2008 as well as WYSIWYG R22.

From the site:

CAST Software recognizes the challenging nature of today’s economy and for the first time ever, we are offering a 25% discount off all wysiwyg Membership Renewals. But you must act quickly to take advantage of this limited time offer.

Now, more than ever, professionals like you need to make sure you have the tools to conduct your business efficiently and effectively and to power ahead of the creative curve. wysiwyg’s latest suite of products allow you to create even more lifelike photographic quality images to help you sell your ideas and win more contracts. Break -through enhancements such as new 3D beams with a more realistic look, stunning color mixing and animated smoke are just a few of the major improvements featured in R22.

Go here to get more info on this deal.  Email Michell Perez or call 1.416.597.2278 ext 221.

Ever since getting Release 22, I’ve been amazed at all of the changes that have taken place - the general appearance of the layout is different, the organization of control items in design mode is better, the atmospherics are better - and on, and on, and on.  One of my favorite new items is the ability for WYSIWYG to simulate additive color mixing; the previous version of WYSIWYG did not additively mix in the air, whereas R22 does, and it’s brilliant.

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In shaded mode, you can select the Enhanced beam settings and set your atmospherics however you’d like.  Colors additively mix in the air and on surfaces.  I am truly blown away by this release - and the news and statements from Cast say that it’s only going to get better as the Cast team replaces and revamps every aspect of live beam simulation for R23.