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- | 3D Examples | ALSO SEE FRECDDB.TXT FOR INFORMATION ON A FREE
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- | William234 | |
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- This is a small sample almost electronic book like program with 5 pages in
- it that shows the basics of 3D. There is more information on 3D at the end
- of the file.
-
- This file may be freely distributed provided that the accompanying
- documentation is sent along with it. Absolutely no money or anything is
- asked from you, this is supposed to be a teaching tool.
-
- THIS PROGRAM WAS INSPIRED FROM ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT WAS CREATED, BUT
- I THINK THAT THIS PROGRAM IS BETTER BECAUSE IT GOES INTO MORE
- DETAIL THAN A PREVIOUS PROGRAM WRITTEN BY SOMEONE WHO'S NAME I DON'T
- KNOW OFFHAND.
-
- MORE INFORMATION ON 3D
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- If you have not read the "book", you will see some of this
- information in the "book". First off, the reason that the word book
- is in quotes ("") is because it really is not a book, but it has a
- similar layout to a book. Now that you understand, lets talk about
- 3D.
-
- For those of you who are new at this, 3D stands for three
- dimensional. The three dimensions are HEIGHT, WIDTH, and DEPTH. In
- the more scientific side, you might here of a fourth dimension. This
- one is TIME. However, in the computer world, time is not the same.
- Let me give you an example of time. Draw a picture of an apple, or
- take a picture of an apple. Now, let it sit for about 3 weeks outside
- the refrigerator. You will see the effects of time. The apple gets
- rotten. That is the four basic dimensions.
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- / /| |
- / / | |
- / / | HEIGHT
- / / | |
- / / | |
- +--------+ | V
- | | /+
- | | /
- | | / And of course, the last dimension is depth.
- | | / (For thos of you who are jokers, I can't
- |________+/ draw time!)
-
- <--WIDTH-->
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- Now, if this were a real graphic, instead of a text based graphic, this
- would look 3-D.
-
- I HOPE THAT THIS SMALL APP SHEDS SOME LITE ON THE SUBJECT.
-