The demoapp was written by Duet Development Corporation as part of demo for introduction of the 604 chip-based Macs.
• It is not designed as a ready-to-use application. It is not in any way finished. However it does show the kinds of manipulations you can do with the QuickDraw 3D API and the metafile extensibility.
• This viewer is unique in that it lets you navigate through space rather than only manipulate the models.
We strongly encourage developers to create their own World browsers that lets a user navigate any 3D space. If you are also interested in supporting URLs for Web browsing please contact Strata 3D for their custom Web attribute.
This version requires that the QD3D 1.0 libraries are installed in your system.
• A 3 room model is included with the Viewer. This model was designed to the right scale so that it works well with the viewer app. It is simply a hallway and 3 rooms with a pedestal in each room.
Other models not designed with the viewer in mind, may not work as well.
Quick How to Use
Using the Walkabout QD3D navigator
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Launching: When you first launch Walkabout it will prompt you with a standard open dialog for a 3DMF model. Select the model "*3 room model*".
When you first open the included "*3 room model*" model you will see the doorway leading into the office hallways.
Walkabout has very simple but sophisticated navigation tools.
Moving Forward: Click on the floor and drag the mouse forward. You will see a rubber band that controls your direction and speed. Stretch it just a little to go slow and have lots of control. Stretch it alot to go fast and wildly.
Rotating: To rotate, you can either use the rubber band tool and click and drag from the center of the model. OR hold down the option key and drag. The Option key engages the rotate tool.
Panning: To pan the model (i.e. slide the model from side to side) hold down the command key and drag. This moves the model left or right without rotating or turning it. It is the equivalent of side stepping.
Enlarging the window: To make the walkabout window bigger, simply drag on the lower right hand corner. As with video, bigger windows lead to slower performance
Call for submissions
If you can create other more interesting environments in Strata 3D and are willing to let them be distributed on the Web, we will try to convert any submitted models to 3DMF file format to work with the Walkabout Viewer.
