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- Name: QuickDraw(TM) 3D
- Version: 1.5.3
- Released: September 4, 1997
- Requires:
- Mac OS System 7.1.2 or later, a PowerPC-based computer
- with at least 16 MB of RAM.
- Description:
- QuickDraw 3D enables your computer to display
- three-dimensional graphics using applications designed to
- take advantage of QuickDraw 3D. It also provides a common
- file format, called QuickDraw 3D Metafile (or 3DMF for
- short), for exchanging 3D documents. QuickDraw 3D also
- provides acceleration services which support plug-and-play
- accelerator cards. Version 1.5.3 contains miscellaneous bug
- fixes and optimizations.
-
- This software consists of a Disk Copy NDIF (New Disk Image
- Format) compressed image, which requires Disk Copy 6.1 or
- later to use. Download this software to your hard drive and
- then double-click it to use it. Disk Copy is available in
- the Utilities folder.
-
- Disk Copy 6.1 (or later) or Disk Image Mounter 2.1 (or
- later) from Apple are the recommended applications to access
- all disk images released by Apple and are the only supported
- applications to access NDIF disk images.
-
- Important Information About QuickDraw3D
-
- The latest version of QuickDraw 3D, along with software
- demos, QuickDraw 3D Metafiles, and additional information is
- available through the Internet at the following site:
-
- http://quickdraw3d.apple.com/
-
- Using QuickDraw 3D
-
- The QuickDraw 3D folder includes the following applications,
- 3D models, and textures that allow you to explore the 3D
- capabilities of your computer:
-
- * SimpleText version 1.4 and Scrapbook version 7.5.2. These
- applications allow you to open and interact with 3DMF
- models.
-
- * A new Scrapbook File with sample 3DMF models.
-
- * A number of 3DMF models provided by Model Masters
- (www.interaccess.com/modelmaster), Plastic Thought, Inc.
- (www.3d-active.com), Viewpoint DataLabs International
- (www.viewpoint.com), and Zygote (www.zygote.com).
-
- If you are using a localized system, and you install this
- U.S. software, you will need to copy the Scrapbook File in
- the QuickDraw 3D Folder to the System Folder on your
- computer. Otherwise, when you choose Scrapbook from the Apple
- menu, you will get an empty scrapbook. Note that this
- operation will replace any existing Scrapbook File in the
- System Folder, thus erasing any previously stored contents.
-
-
- What's New In 1.5.3?
- --------------------
-
- This software contains fixes to the following bugs:
- - Clipping errors in the wireframe and interactiver renderers
- - A picking error in which a window point pick sometimes missed
- - Clip regions and SetOrigin() calls were ignored and panes had
- to be entirely contained inside the window.
- - When using RAVE, asynchronous engines no longer draw over
- windows and menus.
- - Crashing when MoviePlayer opens a movie with 3D track.
- - Viewer errors including: undesirable re-rendering when
- using non-interactive renderers, failure to display control
- buttons when using 8 bit mode, Offscreen non erasure using
- 8-bit mode, using 8-bit mode internal state not changing,
- using SimpleText and not being able to select text when 3DMF
- open, non-use of clear image color read from ViewHints,
- displayed images would brighten and dim when using
- SimpleText, and SimpleText Balloon Help redraw problem.
- - Error messages not readable in MacsBug
- - Missing CCI™ resources for QuickDraw 3D components
- - Erroneous method prototype definitions were updated
-
- This software contains the following enhancements:
- - Optimized mesh, cylinder and draw context performance
- - Added specific custom icons and icon definitions
- - Removed obsolete routines and identifiers
- - Added ability to weak link against the QD3D Windows DLLs.
-