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  8.        1.  _I_n_t_r_o_d_u_c_t_i_o_n
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  10.        OOOOppppeeeennnn IIIInnnnvvvveeeennnnttttoooorrrr 2222....1111....6666 EEEExxxxeeeeccccuuuuttttiiiioooonnnn EEEEnnnnvvvviiiirrrroooonnnnmmmmeeeennnntttt is the IRIX 6.5
  11.        release of the Open Inventor Execution Environment.  It is
  12.        identical to the patched Open Inventor 2.1.2 and 2.1.3
  13.        releases (see patch2979) except that it is built for IRIX
  14.        6.5.
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  16.        The OOOOppppeeeennnn IIIInnnnvvvveeeennnnttttoooorrrr 2222....1111....6666 EEEExxxxeeeeccccuuuuttttiiiioooonnnn EEEEnnnnvvvviiiirrrroooonnnnmmmmeeeennnntttt is required to
  17.        run Open Inventor 2.1.x programs on IRIX 6.5.  There are a
  18.        variety of programs that require this subsystem and thus it
  19.        is installed by default.  _M_o_s_t _u_s_e_r_s _d_o _n_o_t _h_a_v_e _t_o _c_o_n_c_e_r_n
  20.        _t_h_e_m_s_e_l_v_e_s _w_i_t_h _t_h_e _d_e_t_a_i_l_s _o_f _t_h_i_s _s_u_b_s_y_s_t_e_m; _s_i_m_p_l_y
  21.        _i_n_s_t_a_l_l _t_h_e _d_e_f_a_u_l_t_s _t_o _e_n_a_b_l_e _I_n_v_e_n_t_o_r _p_r_o_g_r_a_m_s _t_o _r_u_n.
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  23.        The curious user may be interested in running the Inventor
  24.        demonstration programs (inventor_eoe.demo.progs), or
  25.        browsing the sample 3D models that are supplied
  26.        (inventor_eoe.data.sample). Open up a desktop folder on the
  27.        Inventor sample data directory( /usr/share/data/models
  28.        installed by subsystem inventor_eoe.data.sample) and
  29.        double-click on the icons to view the 3D models, (or use the
  30.        shell to run /usr/sbin/ivview - ivview is installed as part
  31.        of inventor_eoe.sw.inventor).
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  33.        The OOOOppppeeeennnn IIIInnnnvvvveeeennnnttttoooorrrr DDDDeeeevvvveeeellllooooppppmmmmeeeennnntttt KKKKiiiitttt is available as a separate
  34.        product; it is an object-oriented 3D toolkit based on OpenGL
  35.        that offers a comprehensive solution to 3D graphics
  36.        programming problems.  It dramatically simplifies
  37.        programming and empowers programmers writing 3D graphics
  38.        programs.  If you write 3D graphics programs, or have a
  39.        hankering to start, then you really should check out
  40.        Inventor!
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  42.        1.1  _A__B_r_i_e_f__H_i_s_t_o_r_y__o_f__I_n_v_e_n_t_o_r__R_e_l_e_a_s_e_s
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  44.        Here's a list of the existing Inventor releases:
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  46.        _R_e_l_e_a_s_e   _I_r_i_x    _N_e_e_d _r_u_n-_t_i_m_e        _N_o_t_e_s
  47.                                               Use for 4.0-based
  48.                                               1.0 programs; no
  49.                                               longer supported.
  50.        1.0.1     4.0.1   libInventor1.0.1_s
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  53.                                               Use for 5.2-based
  54.                                               1.0 programs
  55.        1.1.2     5.2     libInventor.so.1
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  57.                                               First release of
  58.                                               2.0; no longer
  59.                                               supported.
  60.        2.0       5.2     libInventor.so.2
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  80.                                               A binary compatible
  81.                                               bug fix release to
  82.                                               Inventor 2.0.
  83.        2.0.1     5.3     libInventor.so.2
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  86.                                               Initial release of
  87.                                               Inventor 2.1, the
  88.                                               performance release.
  89.                                               Inventor 2.0/2.0.1
  90.                                               programs must be
  91.                                               recompiled to run
  92.                                               under Inventor 2.1.
  93.        2.1       5.3     libInventor.so.3
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  100.                                               The software is the
  101.                                               same as 2.1, but the
  102.                                               library size was
  103.                                               reduced, and some
  104.                                               installation
  105.                                               problems were fixed.
  106.        2.1.1     5.3     libInventor.so.3
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  112.                                               Release for IRIX
  113.                                               6.2.  Contains
  114.                                               multiple versions of
  115.                                               the libraries.
  116.        2.1.2     6.2     libInventor.so.3
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  120.                                               Release for IRIX
  121.                                               6.3.  Removed name
  122.                                               space conflicts with
  123.                                               other IRIX
  124.                                               libraries.
  125.        2.1.3     6.3     libInventor.so.3
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  130.                                               Release for IRIX
  131.                                               6.5.  Bug fixes to
  132.                                               the 2.1.3 release.
  133.                                               This release is
  134.                                               identical to 2.1.3
  135.                                               and 2.1.2 with
  136.                                               patch2979 applied.
  137.        2.1.4     6.5     libInventor.so.3
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  144.                                               Release for IRIX
  145.                                               6.2, IRIX 6.3, IRIX
  146.                                               6.4 and IRIX 6.5.
  147.                                               Bug fixes to the
  148.                                               2.1.2, 2.1.3 and
  149.                                               2.1.4 releases.
  150.        2.1.5     6.2     libInventor.so.3
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  156.                                               Release for IRIX
  157.                                               6.5.  Bug fixes to
  158.                                               the 2.1.2, 2.1.3,
  159.                                               2.1.4, and 2.1.5
  160.                                               releases.
  161.        2.1.6     6.5     libInventor.so.3
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  168.        Here's a basic rule of thumb:
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  185.            If you are running Inventor programs linked with `older' versions
  186.            of Inventor than what is currently installed on your system, then
  187.            you need to install the appropriate inventor_eoe compatibility
  188.            sub-systems (e.g. inventor_eoe.sw.2_0 for Inventor 2.0 programs).
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  191.  
  192.        Note:  Packaged with this software is a separate sheet that
  193.               contains the Software License Agreement.  This
  194.               software is provided to you solely under the terms
  195.               and conditions of the Software License Agreement.
  196.               Please take a few moments to review the Agreement.
  197.  
  198.        This document contains the following chapters:
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  200.          1.  Introduction
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  202.          2.  Installation Information
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  204.          3.  New Features
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  206.        1.2  _O_n_l_i_n_e__R_e_l_e_a_s_e__N_o_t_e_s
  207.  
  208.        After you install the online documentation for a product
  209.        (the _r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s subsystem), you can view the release notes on
  210.        your screen.
  211.  
  212.        If you have a graphics system, select ``Release Notes'' from
  213.        the Tools submenu of the Toolchest. This displays the
  214.        _g_r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s(1) graphical browser for the online release notes.
  215.  
  216.        Refer to the _g_r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s(1) man page for information on
  217.        options to this command.
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  219.        If you do not have a graphics system, you can use the
  220.        _r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s command.  Refer to the _r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s(1) man page for
  221.        accessing the online release notes.
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