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  8.        1.  _I_n_t_r_o_d_u_c_t_i_o_n
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  11.        NNNNooootttteeee:::: OOOOppppeeeennnn IIIInnnnvvvveeeennnnttttoooorrrr 2222....1111....1111 iiiissss tttthhhheeee ssssaaaammmmeeee ssssooooffffttttwwwwaaaarrrreeee aaaassss OOOOppppeeeennnn
  12.        IIIInnnnvvvveeeennnnttttoooorrrr 2222....1111....  TTTThhhheeee oooonnnnllllyyyy ddddiiiiffffffffeeeerrrreeeennnncccceeee bbbbeeeettttwwwweeeeeeeennnn tttthhhheeee ttttwwwwoooo rrrreeeelllleeeeaaaasssseeeessss
  13.        iiiissss iiiinnnn tttthhhheeee iiiinnnnssssttttaaaallllllllaaaattttiiiioooonnnn pppprrrroooocccceeeessssssss.... TTTThhhheeee iiiinnnnvvvveeeennnnttttoooorrrr____eeeeooooeeee....sssswwww....iiiinnnnvvvveeeennnnttttoooorrrr
  14.        ssssuuuubbbbssssyyyysssstttteeeemmmm nnnnoooowwww ccccoooonnnnttttaaaaiiiinnnnssss aaaa """"ssssttttrrrriiiippppppppeeeedddd"""" vvvveeeerrrrssssiiiioooonnnn ooooffff tttthhhheeee lllliiiibbbbrrrraaaarrrryyyy
  15.        tttthhhhaaaatttt ccccaaaannnnnnnnooootttt bbbbeeee uuuusssseeeedddd ffffoooorrrr ddddeeeevvvveeeellllooooppppmmmmeeeennnntttt ((((tttthhhheeee ffffuuuullllllll vvvveeeerrrrssssiiiioooonnnn iiiissss iiiinnnn
  16.        iiiinnnnvvvveeeennnnttttoooorrrr____ddddeeeevvvv....sssswwww....bbbbaaaasssseeee)))),,,, aaaannnndddd ssssoooommmmeeee pppprrrroooobbbblllleeeemmmmssss wwwwiiiitttthhhh tttthhhheeee
  17.        iiiinnnnssssttttaaaallllllllaaaattttiiiioooonnnn pppprrrreeeerrrreeeeqqqquuuuiiiissssiiiitttteeeessss hhhhaaaavvvveeee bbbbeeeeeeeennnn ffffiiiixxxxeeeedddd....  SSSSiiiinnnncccceeee tttthhhheeee
  18.        ssssooooffffttttwwwwaaaarrrreeee hhhhaaaassss nnnnooootttt cccchhhhaaaannnnggggeeeedddd,,,, tttthhhheeeesssseeee rrrreeeelllleeeeaaaasssseeee nnnnooootttteeeessss ssssttttiiiillllllll rrrreeeeffffeeeerrrr ttttoooo
  19.        IIIInnnnvvvveeeennnnttttoooorrrr 2222....1111....
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  21.        OOOOppppeeeennnn IIIInnnnvvvveeeennnnttttoooorrrr 2222....1111 EEEExxxxeeeeccccuuuuttttiiiioooonnnn EEEEnnnnvvvviiiirrrroooonnnnmmmmeeeennnntttt is a performance
  22.        enhancement upgrade to Open Inventor 2.0 that runs on IRIX
  23.        5.3 and IRIX 6.1. It is required on any system that runs
  24.        Open Inventor 2.1 programs.  There are a variety of programs
  25.        that require this subsystem and thus it is installed by
  26.        default.  MMMMoooosssstttt uuuusssseeeerrrrssss ddddoooo nnnnooootttt hhhhaaaavvvveeee ttttoooo ccccoooonnnncccceeeerrrrnnnn tttthhhheeeemmmmsssseeeellllvvvveeeessss wwwwiiiitttthhhh
  27.        tttthhhheeee ddddeeeettttaaaaiiiillllssss ooooffff tttthhhhiiiissss ssssuuuubbbbssssyyyysssstttteeeemmmm;;;; ssssiiiimmmmppppllllyyyy iiiinnnnssssttttaaaallllllll tttthhhheeee ddddeeeeffffaaaauuuullllttttssss
  28.        ttttoooo eeeennnnaaaabbbblllleeee IIIInnnnvvvveeeennnnttttoooorrrr pppprrrrooooggggrrrraaaammmmssss ttttoooo rrrruuuunnnn....
  29.  
  30.        The curious user may be interested in running the Inventor
  31.        demonstration programs (inventor_eoe.demo.progs), or
  32.        browsing the sample 3D models that are supplied
  33.        (inventor_eoe.sample.data). Open up a desktop folder on the
  34.        Inventor sample data directory( /usr/share/data/models
  35.        installed by subsystem inventor_eoe.data.sample) and
  36.        double-click on the icons to view the 3D models, (or use the
  37.        shell to run /usr/sbin/ivview - ivview is installed as part
  38.        of inventor_eoe.sw.inventor).
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  40.        The OOOOppppeeeennnn IIIInnnnvvvveeeennnnttttoooorrrr DDDDeeeevvvveeeellllooooppppmmmmeeeennnntttt KKKKiiiitttt is available as a separate
  41.        product; it is an object-oriented 3D toolkit based on OpenGL
  42.        that offers a comprehensive solution to 3D graphics
  43.        programming problems.  It dramatically simplifies
  44.        programming and empowers programmers writing 3D graphics
  45.        programs.  If you write 3D graphics programs, or have a
  46.        hankering to start, then you really should check out
  47.        Inventor!
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  49.        1.1  _A__B_r_i_e_f__H_i_s_t_o_r_y__o_f__I_n_v_e_n_t_o_r__R_e_l_e_a_s_e_s
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  51.        IMPORTANT:  Here's a list of the existing Inventor releases:
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  53.        _R_e_l_e_a_s_e   _I_r_i_x    _N_e_e_d _r_u_n-_t_i_m_e        _N_o_t_e_s
  54.                                               Use for 4.0-based
  55.                                               1.0 programs; no
  56.                                               longer supported.
  57.        1.0.1     4.0.1   libInventor1.0.1_s
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  76.                                               Use for 5.2-based
  77.                                               1.0 programs
  78.        1.1.2     5.2     libInventor.so.1
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  80.                                               First release of
  81.                                               2.0; no longer
  82.                                               supported.
  83.        2.0       5.2     libInventor.so.2
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  86.                                               A binary compatible
  87.                                               bug fix release to
  88.                                               Inventor 2.0.
  89.        2.0.1     5.3     libInventor.so.2
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  92.                                               Initial release of
  93.                                               Inventor 2.1, the
  94.                                               performance release.
  95.                                               Inventor 2.0/2.0.1
  96.                                               programs must be
  97.                                               recompiled to run
  98.                                               under Inventor 2.1.
  99.        2.1       5.3     libInventor.so.3
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  106.                                               The latest release
  107.                                               of Inventor.  The
  108.                                               software is the same
  109.                                               as 2.1, but the
  110.                                               library size has
  111.                                               been reduced, and
  112.                                               some problems with
  113.                                               installation
  114.                                               prerequisites have
  115.                                               been fixed.
  116.        2.1.1     5.3     libInventor.so.3
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  128.        Here's a basic rule of thumb:
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  130.            If you are running Inventor programs linked with `older' versions
  131.            of Inventor than what is currently installed on your system, then
  132.            you need to install the appropriate inventor_eoe compatibility
  133.            sub-systems (e.g. inventor_eoe.sw.2_0 for Inventor 2.0 programs).
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  136.  
  137.        Note:  Packaged with this software is a separate sheet that
  138.               contains the Software License Agreement.  This
  139.               software is provided to you solely under the terms
  140.               and conditions of the Software License Agreement.
  141.               Please take a few moments to review the Agreement.
  142.  
  143.        This document contains the following chapters:
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  145.          1.  Introduction
  146.  
  147.          2.  Installation Information
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  164.          3.  New Features
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  166.        1.2  _O_n_l_i_n_e__R_e_l_e_a_s_e__N_o_t_e_s
  167.  
  168.        After you install the online documentation for a product
  169.        (the _r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s subsystem), you can view the release notes on
  170.        your screen.
  171.  
  172.        If you have a graphics system, select ``Release Notes'' from
  173.        the Tools submenu of the Toolchest. This displays the
  174.        _g_r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s(1) graphical browser for the online release notes.
  175.  
  176.        Refer to the _g_r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s(1) man page for information on
  177.        options to this command.
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  179.        If you do not have a graphics system, you can use the
  180.        _r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s command.  Refer to the _r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s(1) man page for
  181.        accessing the online release notes.
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