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[reposted w/o permission] 


The author demoed Real 3D 2.0 in a recent exhibition here in Finland and the
product looked very impressive compared to current Imagine and Real 3D
versions at least.

Here are some of the most original features:
- everything seems to be configurable. If you like Caligari-type interface,
  you can have it. If you want to have 7 windows looking at your work from
  various angles, you can have it. All menus, tool gadgets & screens are
  part of this saveable 'environment'.
- animation is directly built-in into the objects just like materials or
  any other features. Skeleton-type animation allows easy modelling of
  for example hands (grab the fingers with the mouse and the rest of the
  arm will follow in a fancy way).
- the modeller includes a some sort of a physics simulator; put a ball
  on a table, lift one edge of the table and ball will roll off. Extremely
  powerful feature (think about a bowling alley... animate all falling
  skittles by hand or just throw the bowling ball and see how it goes).
  I don't know how far the simulation goes physically though.
- you can expand the program by an inbuilt programming language. If you
  think you can come up with a better mapping algorithm you can write
  one of your own.
- as a whole it seemed to be the largest piece of s/w i have ever seen
  on the amiga... Zillions of options, everything looks slick and organized 
  (unlike v1.4) and the general feeling is very professional.

Rumours indicate that the author has ordered a vivid card and will
port the rendering routines... Real time rendering? ;)

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Harri Holopainen             .sig transit gloria mundi.