Doc to Vector Objects Designer V1.5A By Demonoid Of Redline ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- As you might have guessed, this program let you make vector objects (unfilled) and save the coordinates to disk. The saved file will be saved as a ASCII file, and ready to load into seka Masterseka ETC. Instructions how to assemble,and save it will be printed in your file. Note:This program *ONLY* works on 1MB machines!!!! -------------------------------------------------- Before you begin to use this program, draw on a piece of paper, what you want to design. (It's much easier then!!!!) This program is meant to be a add-on to RSI's Demomaker. I wanted to make this program,because I was tired of switching between seka and the demomaker, every time I wanted to test my vector objects! VOD is very easy to control. ------------------------------- First, a panel will enter the screen (Bottom). This panel is the POINTS STRUCTURE panel, thats where you insert in your corrdinates one by one. When you've inserted your coordinates, you must press the STORE button to store the current coordinates in memory. When you press this button, the POINT NUMBER window will increasing with 1. And the windows for X,Y and Z will be set to the last coordinates you inserted. After you've inserted all your coordinates, you might want to connect them. Press the CONNECT STRUCTURE button, and the POINTS STRUCTURE panel will change to the CONNECT STRUCTURE panel. Here you see two windows, one says SOURCE POINT the other one DESTINATION POINT. This means if you had inserted the coordinates for X=60, Y=0, Z=20 and X=-60, Y=20, Z=-20, you would connect them, by inserting 0 for the source point, and 1 for the destination. (The program would draw a line between 60,0,20 to -60,20,-20). (Please note: You can't edit your points after you have stored them, so don't make any mistakes!) If you want to view what you've just stored, you can view them by pressing the right mousebutton. (This counts in both panel screens) Let's take a look at the POINTS STRUCTURE panel again. If you done a mistake, you can easyli edit the other coordinates by pressing the up and down arrows in the POINT NUMBER window. When you have discovered your mistake, remember that you cant edit the current coordinates you see in the X,Y,Z windows. Example(If you stored the coordinates 10,0,40 in point number 10, and wanted to change the Z coordinate into 20) Do the following thing. If you change the POINT NUMBER window from 10 to 9 you will be editing number 10. The POINT NUMBER window must be set 1 below the point number that had the false coordinates. When you have changed the Z into, let's say 20, you must store the coordinates by pressing the STORE button. Then if you press the right mouse button you will see that coordinates for point number 10 is changed to 10,0,20. I am still telling you about the POINTS STRUCTURE panel. If you have saved your object, and wanted to start again, you may want to erase everything in memory. This can be done by pressing the 'e' on the keyboard. A screen with a message will appear, asking if you're sure you erase everything in memory. If you're sure press the left mouse button, and then the program will ask you to confirm that mouse click (If you pressed the worng one) If you are sure just press the left button, and the memory will be erased). If you press the right button nothing will to your coordinates, you will simply return to your panel. Pressing the ABOUT button will display this text. Pressing the TEST button on either panels(POINTS STRUCTURE panel, CONNECT STRUCTURE panel) will then bring up a BOB-requester. On this requester you can select what you want to steer the 3D- Object with. You can select between JOYSTICK, MOUSE, ARROW-KEYS or AUTO (AUTO means that the COMPUTER will rotate your object.) When you are in rotating mode, holding in 'DEL' to reset, and stop. And press '+' and '-' (on numeric keypad) for zooming in and out. To exit just press 'HELP'. The 3D-Routine is not *VERY* fast!! I'm awfully sorry for that, but the 3D-Routine on the next version will be faster!. Let's talk about the status screen. ----------------------------------- The status screen can be display by pressing the right mouse button. The status screen will show you your coordinates(for the POINTS STRUCTURE panel) and the connecting values(for the CONNECT STRUCTURE panel) You will also see how much memory you've got left.(Chip+Fast) Pressing the left mouse button will exit from status screen Pressing the EXIT button (on CONNECT STRUCTURE panel) will bring up a requester (it's actully a BOB!). It will ask you if you want to quit. Pressing YEP will erase everything in memory and quit VOD. Pressing NOPE will go back to the CONNECT STRUCTURE panel. Pressing the SAVE ASCII (on the POINTS STRUCTURE panel) will show a screen with a message. All you have to do is enter the number of points you have stored. If you've typed in a worng amount of points, just press left for retype it, or if you have typed in the right number just press the right Button. After this the question 'SAVE AS:' will appear. Just enter a filename and press return. Remember that VOD always refer to DF0: So don't type DF1: of DH0: ETC. And don't type DF0: in your name. Then a message will appear asking if you quite sure you want to save it (Maybe you typed in the wrong name ETC.) Press Left mouse button will save it, and Right for changing your filename. After VOD if finished writing your file, it will return to the POINTS STRUCTURE panel. Note: Don't use .S after your filename, VOD will automatically add it! AND NOW SOME MESSAGES+CREDITS THIS PROGRAM WAS PROGRAMMED, DESIGNED USING AMOS V1.3. AND COMPILED WITH AMOS COMPILER V1.0 (Both from Mandarin Software) CREDITS FOR THIS FAB PROGRAM ---------------------------- Programming...........................................Demonoid Of Redline Graphics..................................Demonoid & Smart-Ass Of Redline Design................................................Demonoid Of Redline Samples, Sounds.......................................Demonoid Of Redline Compiling.............................................Demonoid Of Redline Debugging.............................................Demonoid Of Redline This Text Was Written By..............................Demonoid Of Redline (In fact, almost the whole program was done by Demonoid!) Thanks go to the following people: Smart-Ass/Redline for NOT being a lamer! Demonoid/Redline (That's me) for programming this fab program! (Skrytepave) Francois Lionet for making the marvellous AMOS, AMOS compiler, AMOS 3D And to all guys who use my program. And to The Brain for lending me the AMOS MANUAL! (Thank you very much!!) By the way THIS PROGRAM CAN ONLY HOLD 99 POINTS AND 99 CONNECT STRUCTURES I hope it's enough! At least it's enough for me. Dreams and updates ------------------ If you want the newest version just send £17.5 (or 100 Nkr) to: Stein Eikesdal 5576 0vre Vats Norway (TLF 04 765 869) Next version will maybe contain real time editing, load, and other snacks Who knows? (The vector rutine WILL be faster in version 2.0!!! If you want to contact Demonoid, there is no stopping you from do it! Just write to me (or call) Stein Eikesdal (Yes, eg er Norsk vett du!) 5576 Øvre Vats Norway (Tlf 04 765 869) Or why not contact Smart-Ass Or Redline. Jon Arvid Kirketeig(Smart-Ass)-(Yes, han er Norsk ogsâ!) 5574 Skjold Norway (Just in case) (Tlf 04 762 732) PRESS A KEY This text is just getting longer and longer........ A special note to you who use it: --------------------------------- If you find some bugs, or other ugly things, I would preciate if you sent them to me. And if you have new ideas, comments. Then just send it to: Stein Eikesdal(Demonoid of Redline) 5576 Øvre Vats Norway !!!!!!!Spread this program all over the world!!!!!! !!!!THIS TEXT CAN BE FOUND IN THE PROGRAM TOO!!!! I started programming VOD the 25th of August, and I'm very happy for being finshed with it, and very proud of it too. I hope all of you likes this program. Thank you very much! (I hope I have explained everything about this program) Mega greetings goes to SMART-ASS/REDLINE+Rhythm King in Sandefjord And Trond Egeland Eriksen (Hope you will see this program!!!!) And a hello to Seaside Boy/Air. COPYRIGHT NOTES ----------------- This program must *NOT* be changed in any way, without written permission from Redline or Demonoid. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ !!Last Minute Information!! ¦ ¦ You can now print out your coordinates. ¦ ¦ To multitask with VOD just press the left Amiga-Key + A. ¦ ¦ to get back just press them again. ¦ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ This program will come out in 2 versions. ------------------------------------------- Version 1.5A ----- The orginal version. Version 1.5B ----- The Pd demo version. The Pd demo version will contain all rutines except the SAVE and PRINT rutines. Vector Object Designer V1.5 (C) 1991 Redline AMOS (C) Mandarin Software Red Sector Inc Demomaker V1.1 (C) Red Sector Inc (Data becker?)