ICONS 2000 by Variograma

NOTE

• The best and most comprehensive compilation of information on the graphical representation of natural Stone images that we have found is contained in ICONS (Interactive Catalog Of Natural Stones) 2000 CD ROM.
• Anyone looking for a valuable resource tool for quick access to over a thousand stones should consider this product.
• "Everyone in the stone industry should be required to have a copy of ICONS 2000!"

  Other features:

• Now with over 1700 stone images on TWO CDs.
  (An increase of over 600 more stone images from ICONS 98!)
• The Stone database is searchable by Standard Names or Commercial Names: each stone has, besides de standard name, all known commercial names used by companies all around the world;
• Search also by color, type of stone, geographic location, properties, etc;
• All images are fully exportable as BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG for direct printing or importing into your favorite software  (Microsoft Word or Excel, Corel, Adobe Photoshop, etc);
• All stone records are exportable to EXE files, including an hi-resolution picture and the complete stone record - Download sample here;
• All images are usable as textures in 3D Studio Max, AutoDesk VIZ, Maya, Softimage and other 3D software;
• All images are scanned at 1:1 scale from actual stone tiles;
• Currently, 80 percent of the materials contain technical information, such as Macroscopic Description, Petrographic Description, Physico-mechanical Properties, Microscopic Properties and Chemical Properties;
• Includes also a Company Database with more than 4400 stone quarriers or producers;
• ICONS 2000 includes all the information in English, German, Dutch and Portuguese;
• Registered users of ICONS can upgrade each year for only $35.00

In the main screen, you go directly to the list of stones or companies of a specific country or continent;

The stone search results can be viewed as a list or in the tile view (shown in this screenshot).

The complete stone record contains one or more hi resolution samples (all in 1:1 scale), technical descriptions, analysis and properties. From here, you can print, export image or complete record or even search for similar materials (using a color/pattern matching algorytm)