Imagine ReadMe Documentation
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                          Imagine 5.0 Installation

                          Rev 1.0 4-26-95 K.Piepho
                 Copyright 1996 Impulse Inc., Mpls, MN 55444



Notes on Installing Imagine 5.0:
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Version 5.0 of Imagine is a full installation, not an incremental one.
What this means is that Version 5.0 is fully stand alone, and does not
require that you already have an older version of imagine installed.
This Installation will, unless you specify otherwise, install into the
directory, C:\IM50.  If you install it into an existing directory, this
install will overwrite the existing files (including you Imagine.cfg
file).  Version 5.0 of Imagine has included with it replacements for
all of Impulse's previously supplied texture and F/X modules.

To install Imagine from floppy:

To install the software on the Amiga, just insert the installation floppy,
double click the installation icon, and follow the screen prompts
for selecting destination directory and installation options (if
applicable).



This install will put the following files and directories in your IM40
directory:

Imagine.exe     -  Imagine's executable file.
Imagine.cfg     -  Imagine's configuration (preferences) file.
Imagine.pic     -  Imagine's startup screen pic.
Objects\        -  Directory: contains some sample objects.
Attribs\        -  Directory: contains a sample attribute file and Imagine's
                   user definable quick attributes.
Textures\       -  Directory: contains Imagine's texture modules and lighting
                   textures.
Effects\        -  Directory: contains Imagine's Object and Global F/X modules.
Docs\           -  Directory: contains documentation on features not covered
                   in the manual.

Installed in the Docs directory is the following files:

readme.txt      - a copy of this text for future reference.
manual40.txt    - a document explaining all the features included in version
                  4.0 that were add since the printing of the manual.
dof.txt         - a document that explains the use of the camera's action
                  bar to set up Depth of Field and 3D stereo.
globalfx.txt    - this document explains the use of and documents all of
                  the included global F/X (these are installed in the
                  effects\globals directory).
texture.txt     - this is the full texture document explaining the use of
                  all the the included textures.  The textures that have
                  been added since version 3.0 are noted as such.
dxf.txt         - this document explains some of details about DXF files
                  that may help with loading and saving DXF's.
litetex.txt     - this document explains the use of and documents all of
                  the lighting textures install in the textures\lites
                  directory.
freeze.txt      - this document explains the use of Imagine's constraints
                  and freezing used in inverse kinematic state motion.
shredder.txt    - this document explains the use of the Shredder Explosion
                  F/X.
Imagine5.0_docs - Documentation for this version of Imagine.

These files should be readable with any text editor or word processor.  If
you need to, you can print them for your own use.  We apologize for any
inconvience this may cause, but we are doing what we can to save some trees
while we work up to a full revision upgrade.


Bug Reporting:
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        We have done our best to eliminate known bugs and not to
introduce new ones into the software.  However, we ask that if you do
find any bugs, please report them, in writing, to us as soon as you
can.  Impulse's Tech Support staff can not handle bug reports so we
have to get them by mail.  In your report, include a brief description
of you computer system, including any special hardware, and do the
best you can to explain the steps you took to bring out the bug.  Also,
it may be very helpful if you can include any problematic objects or
project files, on floppy, with the report.

        Send any bug reports to:

                Impulse, Inc. Im4.0 Bugs
                8416 Xerxes Ave. N.
                Brooklyn Park, MN 55444

        Impulse can also be reached via EMail on Compuserve.  Our
Compuserve address is 72662,3330.  Sending bug reports to our EMail
address may not be as reliable as standard mail since the report may
not get properly forwarded to the correct personnel.

        Also available on Compuserve are two good groups where users
can find support for Imagine.  One of the groups is the Animation
Vendors forum (ANVENA) and the other is Graphics User Group A
(GUGRPA).  Both of these forums may help you to find technical
support, example files, and new ideas.