Subject:  POLYRAY: V1..8 Documentation
Author:  Alexander Enzmann
Uploaded By:  Malcolm8
Date:  6/5/1999

File:  PLY18DOC.ZIP (91055 bytes) 
Estimated Download Time (33696 baud):  < 1 minute
Download Count:  480

Equipment:  386/387 or 486DX or better
Needs:  An UnZIPing Program, ply18dat.zip, ply18doc.zip and ply18exe.zip

Keywords:  Enzmann, Ray Trace, Modelling, Render, CB

Second of four files.

Type:      Shareware

Documentation for POLYRAY version 1.8

Polyray is a combination of an extensive set of modelling primitives together with a comprehensive renderer (including both raytracing and polygon scan conversion).  Models are specified in an ASCII file, which are then parsed, and subsequently rendered.  An IBM-AT or compatible is the only platform currently supported.  An 80386/80387 combination, or 80486 CPU plus at least 2Mb of RAM is required.  (Other CPU/FPU combinations are available, however, the RAM requirement is a minimum.)

Polyray provides a number of distinct features, the most important of which are the freedom of use of expressions in the modelling file and the ability to render very complex mathematical surfaces.

There are three archives necessary: plydoc.exe, plydat.exe, and ply-exe.exe or ply386.exe. These contain the documents for Polyray, a set of data files, and the executable.

Downloads for previous version: 2424
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