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intuitiv'3d is a complete modeling and rendering environment in three dimensions for all designers, architects, illustrators, and hobbyistsÐwith a fast, easy-to-use interface. Developed under NEXTSTEP, intuitiv'3d applies the object-oriented paradigm to 3D modeling in a way never done before. This results in a very intuitive approach of all 3D functionalities.

intuitiv'3d provides innovative features such as the manipulation of all objects by drag&drop (shapes, groups, lights, shaders, display settings, shaders, light sets, functions or rendering settings) , storing of all objects in the Scrapbook, visual libraries of shapes and materials, or management of the world with a NEXTSTEP like browser. intuitiv'3d provides the unique concept of Metashaders, which permits users to easily create their very own shaders.

intuitiv'3d includes an Application Programming Interface which is available free-of-charge to all developers who wish to develop their own module over the intuitiv'3d Engine, or/and adapt intuitiv'3d to specific professional requirements.

intuitiv'3d is conceived as a modular environment: users can acquire the specific modules that feed their needs, and progressively extend their 3D world with additional modules (ZZVolume Link soon available, Motion module is scheduled last quarter 1994). <5h>Features:<5h>

• Concepts/Interface. Libraries/Inspectors for 3D primitives, lights, shaders and custom 3D shapes to drag-and-drop into the views; Save and recall object parameters in libraries; Multiple simultaneous 3D worlds; 3DScrapbook to store objects, camera viewpoints, display options, rendering options.
• Modeling. 3D ClipArt libraries; Drag-and-drop of RIB files with object decomposition; Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG): grouping / ungrouping of 3D shapes into sets, volume sets, unions, differences and intersections
• Navigation. WorldBrowser to move through a world hierarchy, name and have direct access to 3D shapes and groups. Its structure, design and use is similar to the browser of NeXT WindowManager; 3 complementary modes to move/rotate/scale 3D shapes and groups: direct mouse manipulation, keyboard, inspectors; Working plane can be fully customized; 3D grid to constrain motion/rotation/scaling; Align/center tools.
• Camera. Real-time Quick Renderman view; Display options (Bounding Box, point cloud, wire frame, faceted, smooth) with variable tessellation; 3 orthographic displays on which the user intervenes to drag objects/shaders from the libraries and create the design using the tools; Perspective display; Drag-and-drop of viewpoints and display options; Put on object, center functions
• Lights. Types of lights: ambient, distant, spot, point; Generic lights for special light shaders (slide projector, window light...); 3D representations of lights for easy positioning; Automated shadows; Shadow maps parameters for expert users.
• Shaders. Supported shaders: surface, light, displacement, volume; Drag-and-drop and ShaderWell interface; Shader Panel permits the user to fully access and tune any shader parameter; Easy generation of maps from TIFF or EPS for use with texture, bump, emboss
• Ergonomic tools to translate/rotate/scale a texture map among a shape; Automated generation of environment maps for use with any shader requiring reflective information: glass, shiny, shiny metal; Full compliance with PixarLooks and Valis Group Shaders; Automatic icon generation for visual retrieval in libraries
• Rendering. Smooth Quick Renderman view to monitor color/lights/shaders effects; Snapshot rendering to test Photorealistic Renderman rendering in real-time on part or totality of the scene; Rendering speed can be controlled through the quality level; Drag-and-drop of rendering options; Multi-host rendering over a network; Save rendered images as 32-bit color TIFF files
• intuitiv'3d Modeler. Extended 2d drawing tools with editable bezier curves to create any complex 2D shape; Creation of volumes from 2D shapes with extended extrusion, lofting, lathing and sweeping tools.
• Extensions. Fully extensible via an API: documentation, include files, and source code are available to programmers.

Requires NEXTSTEP Release 3.2 or higher.

Now shipping in Multi-Architecture Binary (MAB) format.