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Subj: Perspective View - 3-D Package September 25, 1989
From: AFA Gary J
File: PV.3DTOOLS.SHK (60009 bytes)
DL time (14400 baud): < 1 minute
Download count: 219
AUTHOR: Mark G. Munsen
EQUIPMENT: Apple II+, IIe, IIc, IIGS
NEEDS: ShrinkIt to unpack
OS: ProDOS 8 V1.4 or greater
FILE TYPE: Reserved
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Perspective View is a toolkit that allows you to create, edit, and combine three
dimensional shapes into a graphics module. Graphics modules can be placed with
in your BASIC or 6502 assembly language programs to create impressive graphics
and visual displays.
Perspective View (PV) places powerfull graphics capabilities at your fingertips.
These abilities include:
* Real-time animation in excess of 10 frames/second
(@ 2.6 MHz)
* Simultaneous animation of up to 15 shapes
* True 3-D perspective
* Automatic 'edge-clipping'
* Extended color dithering (16 colors on standard HiRes)
* Multiple draw modes (color, B&W fine line,
non-destructive)
* Fully graphic Shape editor and viewer
Additional features:
* Executes on standard 64K or better Apple // computers
* Non-Copy protected ProDOS version
* Mouse and Joystick support during editing
* Full Hard disk support
To test the Perspective View toolkit for yourself, perform the following operations:
1. Get an initilized blank disk.
2. Set the volume name of the disk to "PERSPECTIVE". (optional)
3. If the disk is to be bootable, copy PRODOS (P8/vers 1.4 or
later) to your blank disk.
4. Unpack all of the PV files to your disk using ShrinkIt.
5. If you are using a //gs, create a folder (subdirectory) called
"ICONS". Move the file "PV.ICONS" into the folder.
6. You may wish to create a folder called "PV.3D.SHAPES", and
move all of the files that are suffixed with ".3DS" into it.
(optional)
7. Execute the file PV.SYSTEM to start Perspective View. If
PV.SYSTEM is the first system program on your disk, then you
may run PV by 'booting' the disk during power-on.
Perspective View is Shareware. When you send in the $20 Shareware fee, you will
be sent a nice laser printed manual. The PV manual provides a complete
description of the toolkit operation. All aspects of creating, editing, and
animating 3-D shapes are covered in detail. Additionally, step-by-step
programming exeamples show how to create your own BASIC and assembly language
programs with 3-D graphics.
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