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CONTENTS

1. Introduction
2. Example
3. Author/Registration
4. History/TODO

1. Introduction
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 The program Mesh2TDDD converts meshes you can create with
 Real3D into TDDD-objects.

 Advantages:
  -you can use all the nice modelling-facilities of Real3D
  -meshes can be remapped using Real3D
   (to get "ultra"-smooth-objects)
  -there is a demo-version of Real3D you can save, load,
   create and modify meshes !!!
  -the program is fast and belongs to the Dust-project,
   for $25 you get LOTS of software (see section 3)

 Convention:
  -only simple objects containing one mesh at one level
   are accepted



   Usage: Mesh2TDDD <Real3D-object> [TDDD-object] [options]

 Options: -closeu    = close the object in u-direction
          -closev    = close the object in v-direction
          -removecp  = remove control-points from OPEN meshes
          -dontscale = don't scale the object to "good" values

   Notes: 1. You have to merge closed meshes after loading in Imagine
          2. The removecp-option is usefull for open meshes
             because the control-points are invisible
          3. How to choose the right direction ?
              a) try it out
              b) choose the menu "Modify/Freeform/'Open/Close'"
                 in Real3D (the marked button indicates the direction)
          4. If removecp is set the close*-parameters will
             be ignored
          5. If you want to convert groups you have to set the
             dontscale-parameter

2. Example
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a)
 -Enter your Demo-version of Real3D, open a "View"-window.
 -Create a fractal landscape choosing the menu
 "Create/Freeform/Factals/Landscape". Adjust the size-parameter to 9.
 -click the "OK"-button
 -draw a rectangle
 -select the created mesh "mesh" opening a "Select"-Window
 -save it as "landscape9"
b)
 -Choose the menu "Modify/Freeform/Remap" to make the object
  smoother
 -enter 16 in both of the string-gadgets
 -Press the "OK"-button and save the object as "landscape16"
c)
 -convert the meshes typing
   "mesh2tddd landscape9" and "mesh2tddd landscape16"
 -start Imagine's Detail-Editor and load the
  objects "landscape9.tddd" and "landscape16.tddd"
 -the one object should be smoother

3. Author/Registration
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 The Mesh2TDDD-package belongs to the Dust-project, to get
 registered for Dust2.02, DustMD and Mesh2TDDD send
 $25+postage to the author:

                         Andreas Maschke
                         Zenkerstraße 5
                         06108 Halle/Saale
                         Germany

                   Phone: ++49 (0)345/5170331
                   EMail: epgbc@cluster1.urz.Uni-Halle.DE

4. History/TODO
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History
 v0.1 (30 July 1995)  - seems to work
 v0.2 (6 August 1995) - needs less memory,
                        closed meshes,
                        remcp-option,
                        maybe a little bit faster on slow machines
TODO
 -change output-resolution (smooth objects)
 -more TDDD-options