Caligari Pioneer - Features and Benefits

Easy to use Interface:

• Enjoy a short learning curve as you Build, Browse, Publish and Navigate in one Integrated Interface
• Build and Edit your VRML worlds in true 3D Perspective Space (not in a 2D window) with the exact look and feel of VRML navigation
• For ease of use, Build and edit Shaded Solid Objects, rather than wireframes
• A Direct Manipulation based interface makes working on your world as easy as clicking on the tool you'd like to use and pushing, pulling or stretching your objects
• The Fully Interactive interface allows you to see the changes you make with lighting, textures, and object manipulation in Real-Time

Powerful VRML "Home World" Building:

• 3D Boolean Operations help you to create 3D objects in seconds by simply subtracting one object from another, joining objects together, or intersecting 2 objects to get one object that has the characteristics of both its parents
• Move a robot's arm by shaking his hand using True Hierarchies
• Improve navigation performance by creating objects with varying Levels of Detail; as you move closer to the object, see how it fills in the additional detail without slowing down navigation
• Create 3D "Home Worlds" in less than 30 minutes by Importing one of the numerous files that Caligari Pioneer supports
• Add an Additional View to help speed your 3D world development by making it easier to place objects within your world
• Like 2D authoring tools, Inlining Objects and Textures will let you create worlds where people won't have to wait for the entire world to download before they can begin looking around
• Quickly link your 3D objects to other 3D VRML sites, VRML objects or even 2D web pages with One Button URL linking
• Go beyond stereo with 3D Sound (an industry first), attach sounds to your objects and witness how the sounds change as you get closer to or further away from an object, you can even tell whether the sound is above, below or to the side of you
• Paint the side of a wall with a brick texture using the Virtual Paint Brush and see the results before your eyes in Real-Time

One Button VRML Browsing:

• 3D Bookmarks (an industry first) work just like 2D bookmarks, and allow you to have instant access to your favorite 3D VRML worlds
• Fly through the world for a quick tour, or walk through with more time to take in your cyber surroundings with Four Browsing Options
• Support for objects with Levels of Detail, means incredible navigation performance
• Enjoy your VRML experience without the jerky motion of other browsers with Constant Frame Rate
• With Support for Inlined 3D objects and textures there's no need to wait for the entire world to download before you can start browsing around

Transparent Internet Publishing:

• The Publish Feature (another industry first)allows you to Distribute your VRML worlds easily, with Caligari's VRML Publishing World, you can upload an entire "Home World" without the need for additional FTP software.
• If you don't have a server of your own, don't worry you can borrow ours, FREE! We want to help you get started in VRML "Home World" building. To help, we've set up a special site called, The Caligari VRML Publishing World. At this site Caligari Pioneer users can publish their own worlds and borrow objects from other sites to help get them started fast.