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Visual Home Deluxe ver:1.03DEM
4 April 97
Introduction:
In order to reduce a program which normally excedes 300Mbyte in size to
something small enough to fit on a cover disk, we have had to remove the
majority of the original 2000+ 3D models. There are now approx. 250 3D models
covering the entire range of the toolbar. You will find the only the first
model from the object toolbars is available.
If using 16 bit colour, some of the models eg plants, will appear as grey boxes.
Reduce the colour to 256 colour for the full range of available images.
In order for you to appreciate the exceptional graphics, we have left the
materials/textures list intact. These textures may be used on any of the
available models/rooms.
We at FastTrak hope that this greatly reduced demonstration gives you an adequate
feel for the capabilities of the full version.
INTERNET CONNECTION
Whilst the full version of this product does not require you to have a network
connection, but some features are greatly enhanced if your computer is
wired to the net. With the full version, FastTrak Software and CompuServe,
offer you a free copy of Netscape Navigator Software, version 2.0.1.
PERFORMANCE
To obtain best performance, Visual Home should be run on a Windows 95
machine with 256 colors and at least 16Mb of RAM. More RAM will speed
up the program better than anything else.
INSTALLATION
1. Insert disc into your CD-ROM drive and wait for the Autoplay window to
appear.
2. Click the button labeled "Install Visual Home" and follow the
instructions.
TYPES OF INSTALLATION
You will be given a choice of two ways to install the product:
Normal and minimal.
1. Minimal installation: (Not recommended for the Demo) No MMX support
2. Normal installation: Copies the executable and some files required to run
the executable. Takes up more space than minimal installation, but runs more
quickly than minimal.
The installer will create directories on your hard drive and install the
files it needs to run this program. Unless you tell it otherwise, it will
create a "FastTrak" directory and a VH subdirectory on your C: drive.
You can change the drive and directory by choosing a different location.
The installer will also create a Visual Home icon under your Windows Start Menu.
The default Program Group is FastTrak, but you will be given the option to select
a different group.
HOW TO RUN THE VISUAL HOME DEMO
- Click the Visual Home icon in the FastTrak Program Group underthe Start menu.
If you try to run this application without the CD in your drive and an
error message appears:
- Insert the Visual Home CD.
- Wait 3 seconds.
- Select "Retry" from the error message box.
UNINSTALLING VISUAL HOME
Choose "Visual Home Deluxe" from the "Add/Remove Program" applet from your
Control Panel.
You can bring up the "Control Panel" by clicking the "Start" menu and choosing
"Settings".
DELETING YOUR OWN SAMPLE FILES
You may want to delete some of the Sample Files you've added to the Sample list.
To do this, find the file called personal.3tl in the directory FastTrak\vh\template
on your hard disk. Open it with a text editor, like WordPad, Write or any word
processor. Notice that each line begins with the Tab name, "My Samples", followed
by the name you gave each file. Just delete the line for each file you want
to remove.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- 486DX/66 or higher IBM PC or compatible
- Windows 95
- 8MB RAM (16 recommended),
- 12 MB free hard disk space for the partial installation option
- VGA graphics (256 colors or higher)
- CD-ROM Drive (double-speed or higher recommended)
- Sound card recommended
We strongly recommend that you use 256 (8 bit) colour. The program will run
faster, use less memory, and will probably look better than if you run it in
16 or 24 bit colour. (Some items will not show on the demo when using 16/24 bit
colour).
In general the more physical memory (RAM) you have, the better Visual Home
will perform. There is a big difference between 8 Megs and 16 Megs.
The faster the CPU you have, the faster your program will run, especially in
3D View. Clock doubled chips won't improve performance as much as a chip
with a faster clock rate. For example a clock doubled 50 MHz runs externally
at 25 MHz and may be slower than a 33 MHz CPU.
For the best 3D performance and look, run in 256 colors (8-bits) with a PCI
or VESA Local Bus (VLB) video card.
CONTACTING FASTTRAK SOFTWARE
For technical support with FastTrak software, please call:
(**44) (0)1923 495496. or email us on: tech-support@polaron-group.co.uk
We hope you enjoy his Visual Home Demonstration.
For information on other products in this series, please call us on the
above number, Or write to us at:
26 Greenhill Crescent, Watford Business Park, Watford, Herts. WD1 8XG.
If you use the Internet, why not visit our World-Wide Web site at
http://www.fasttrak.co.uk
Books That Work is a registered trademark of Books That Work.
FastTrak Software Publishing Ltd is a registered trademark of
FastTrak Software Publishing Ltd.
Microsoft, Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective manufacturers. Portions of this software are
Copyright 1993-1995 Criterion Software Ltd. and its Licensors.
Copyright 1996; Books That Work. All rights reserved.
Copyright 1997; FastTrak Software Publishing. All rights reserved.