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    Direct Xtender - http://www.elosoft.com/sgs/index.html
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Thanks for trying Direct Xtender. This file covers some information
about the package and how to install it.

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The Contents of this file
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1. Features of Direct Xtender

2. Installing Direct Xtender

3. Limitations of the DEMO

4. Contacting Sounds Great Software

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1 - Features
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Work with models in native DirectX. See how they look when rendered 
through the DirectX engine. No need to model in a different technology 
and convert to .x files.

Intuitive interface. The interface include features such as: 
four views of the scene, graphical view of the model's hierarchy, 
and point & click editing of position, orientation, and scale. 
 
With the mouse you can manipulate individual vertices and watch 
four views to see the results.

Cut, or copy pieces of a model's hierarchy, and paste them to 
other locations or other models.

Import .x files to any location in the hierarchy. Save pieces of the 
hierarchy to a .x file.

Includes a set of primitive objects that can added to a model from 
the insert menu.

Access to the DirectX engine rendering options.

Apply textures and colors to individual faces or an entire mesh.

You can associate the .x suffix with Direct Xtender and bring up 
.x files by double clicking on them.


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2. Installation
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Unzip the files into a temporary directory.

Run SETUP.EXE

Follow the installation instructions.

A Direct Xtender menu item will be created on the Start menu, 
or DXTENDER.EXE can be run from the install directory.

DirectX 5.0 or above must be installed

Textures must reside in the same directory as the object OR
the texture directory must be set through the preferences screen.

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3. Limitations of the DEMO
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All save features of the product have been disabled in the 
demo version. 

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4. Contacting Sounds Great Software 
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If you have any feedback or questions contact us at:

              Sounds Great Software
               2507 Chateau Place N.W.
                Calgary, Alberta
		  Canada T2M 4K8 

	Web Page  http://www.elosoft.com/sgs/index.html
        Web Support  support@sgs.elosoft.com
        Compuserve ID: 74021,31
