Active Dimensions 3 Demo Version 1.5 Readme
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The name of the application is Active Dimensions 3. The three does not mean version three.

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System Requirements

Windows 95/98
16 bit color (24 bit recommended)
10MB free hard disk space

Summary

Active Dimensions 3 is a very easy-to-use CAD and 3D modeling application with several special features. Active Dimensions 3 can render scenes in either wireframe shading, flat shading, gourand shading, or true phong shading. Active Dimensions 3 has thirty preset surfaces which are categorized as extruded regular polygons, inverse kinematics capable joints, platonic solids, 3D primitives, and rounded cubes, cylinders and diamonds. Other features include Boolean operations (difference, intersection, and union), basic inverse kinematics, variable-speed continuous rotation, interactive light positioning, polygon painting, and real-time manipulation of surfaces even in phong shade mode. With very simple scenes, it allows you to experiment with shadows in real time. Active Dimensions 3 also features a special 3D positioning control, called the Dynamic Transformation Control, which greatly facilitates 3D positioning.

Release Notes

Active Dimensions 3 version 1.5 is currently limited to 300 individual surfaces, 15,000 polygons, and 60,000 vertices.

Installation

No installation is required. Simply extract the ActiveD3 application along with the additional files into a directory of your choice, for example, "C:\Program Files\Active Dimensions 3\". Double click ActiveD3.exe to run the application.

Usage

View the Documentation file for usage information.

Uninstallation

Active Dimensions 3 makes no changes to your system, such as adding or modifying registry entries and/or DLL files, therefore all you need to do to completely remove Active Dimensions 3 from your system is delete the application and its additional files.

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