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#Renderize 3.2???

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#1390From: Joel AveryOct 26, 1994 3:10 AM

Nick: >>BTW, Renderize Live 3.2, scheduled for shipment before the end of the year, will import and extrude AI files directly, to the CorelDRAW-to-Renderize Live connection will be even tighter.<< Okay Nick, you've said it now. What else can you tell us about Renderize Live 3.2? joel*

#1398From: Nick Josephs [VISSOFT]Oct 26, 1994 10:19 AM

Hi Joel: Renderize Live v3.2 is an incremental upgrade. The most interesting feature is the AI import, which allows you to extrude AI files and offset the different shapes. Independent X,Y and Z object scaling are also supported, so you can modify the extrusion depths of objects that have already been imported, or just change the relative dimensions of an object. Beyond that, we've improved object movement from the camera view, upgraded the AVI compression support, added another feature to make polygon picking easier in the Select and Normals decks, implemented functionality to create hierarchical relationships among objects, and done a host of other minor improvements to enhance the usability of the software. Projected ship date is before the end of the year. Upgrade policy has not been set yet, so stay tuned for that. Nick Josephs Visual Software

#1406From: Joel AveryOct 26, 1994 6:24 PM

Thanks for the debriefing Nick. It sounds great especially the part about "implement(ing) functionality to create hierarchical relationships among objects," whatever that means! joel*

#1414From: Nick Josephs [VISSOFT]Oct 27, 1994 9:28 AM

Hi Joel: Implementing functionality to create hierarchical relationships among objects means being able to modify parent-child relationships. For example, you can create a new parent and assign objects as children to that parent. You can also assign a parent as a child to another parent, creating heirarchical relationships. This makes it more convenient to manipulate objets in concert. However, the true importance and power of this feature will be fully realized with the major functionnality additions that we will implement in the first half of 1995 (tease, tease). Nick Josephs Visual Software

#1419From: Joel AveryOct 27, 1994 6:18 PM

Nick: Are we talking object/geometry animation??? <<trying not to salivate on the keyboard>> joel*

#1440From: larry dodrillOct 30, 1994 4:58 PM

In talking to your Software Tech recently at a Computer show, he indicated that Renderize Live would soon recognize .3DS format and that I might be able to use IPAS routines in my Suite of Tools. Is this so? Also, are there plans for third party macros that could do special effects in Renderize Live?