Features

To make the most of Awning Composer, get to know what it's capable of. See below for a detailed list of features:

Visualization

Dimensioned Drawings

Import a photo of a home or building from digital camera, scanner, or image file
Create a backdrop with the photo and digitally present an awning
Use "straight-on" or "angled" photos as backdrops
Utilize over 140 customizable pre-built 3D models of awnings, signs, furniture, and others with your backdrop to create a scene
Import custom 3D models in .X and .OBJ file formats
Apply over 900 fabrics (manufacturer-specific) and textures to objects
Manipulate objects with the mouse, keyboard, and/or touch (on tablets and other touch-enabled devices)
Add graphics and text to specific object parts
Import graphics using .PNG (including transparency), .JPG, and .BMP image formats
Set object, graphic, text, and valance dimensions in actual physical units
Choose a valance style and automatically set the number of cutouts, valance height, cutout height, etc. based on fabric repeat and awning dimensions or manually adjust
Control the lighting levels in your scene and the direction of the light source

Simulate shadows cast by objects
Zoom in/out or rotate around objects with camera controls
Use a "straight-on" backdrop to enable additional functionality:
View the backdrop from any angle
Use a known measurement from the building used in the backdrop such as the width or height of a door, window, or other element of the building
Enter the known measurement and click on each corresponding point on the backdrop (ex. top and bottom of the door or left and right side of the window)
Using a known measurement allows you to scale the backdrop so that any objects brought into the scene will be to scale to the building
After scaling, use the electronic tape measure tool to calculate the distance between any two points on the backdrop
Enter building location, time of year, and direction building faces to simulate shadows of objects in real time from sunrise to sunset

Save scenes as Awning Composer scene files (.ac5) to be able to edit fabrics, awning styles, dimensions, etc. at a later time
Render scene as an image file for email or print
Crop rendered image before saving as an image file (.PNG, .JPG, .BMP, and .TIF)

Print rendered images with high quality and high resolution
Save as PDF file (using a PDF printer driver)
Size and position renderings anywhere on the page
Add images such as logos and graphics, with adjustable opacity for watermarking
Add text in any font, style and color, with transparent or solid background color
Save your favorite layouts so they can be easily re-used for future jobs
Click here to see some example layouts