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- .TH PREVIEW(1)
- .SH NAME
- preview - a radiance scene previewer and modeler on X-11
- .SH SYNOPSIS
- .B "preview \[ options \] radiance_input_file"
-
- ex: preview room.rad
- .SH DESCRIPTION
- .I preview
- reads-in a
- .I Radiance
- scene description file and creates a wireframe display of the
- geometry with very approximate color derived from the surface
- properties. The tool has additionally a small command line
- interface and
- .I vi
- interface to edit and redisplay the scene.
- .SH OPTIONS
- .I -v ONE/FOUR.
- This option sets the number of views on which the scene is
- rendered. The default value is ONE, i.e. one view with
- viewpoint on the +X axis and view direction is towards the
- origin.
- .PP
- .B "Command Line Interface"
-
- h - help on the interface
-
- e - edit the current scene file using vi.
-
- n filename - load a new scene file replacing the old.
-
- r - refresh the display.
-
- q - close the interface.
- .SH AUTHOR
- Sumant N. Pattanaik
-