.name
Dust
.aminet-dir
gfx/3d
.type
Graphics Modeling
.short
3D-F/X,Imagine/Lightwave/MaxonCinema4D
.description
Dust is an object-sequence-processor creating 3D-F/X. The
programms Imagine2.0, Imagine3.1, Lightwave3D and MaxonCinema4D
are supported directly.

Features:
 -local morph-operator producing exciting effects
  (morphs, animated boolean effects, ...)
 -object-smoothing using splines !
 -Dust is some kind of a programming language:
   *creating of faces (programmed creation of objects !)
   *moving of points (programmed deformation of objects !)
   *for-loops
   *if-statement
   *global variables
   *string-formatting
   *numeric arguments
   *nice calculator-mode
 -metamorphosis between ANY two objects:
   *closed-surface-morph (like TerminatorII)
   *triangle-morph (like explosions)
   *build-morph ("beam-me-up"-effect
 -1D/2D/3D-waves of different types
 -realistic water-waves
 -more realistic explosions
 -easy-to-use particle-system
 -unlimited number of objects, preview-windows, ...
 -FAST Lightwave<->Imagine-converter keeping subgroups
 -powerfull online help, no command-description without an example
 -VERY FAST loading/saving/converting objects
 -UNIX-like feeling: shell, command-completion, external
  windows, speed, ...

There are about 200 commands you can execute interactively.
Dust can process batch-files and has an ARexx-Port, too.
(You can treat it as "External ARexx-Port for Imagine/Lightwave")
.version
2.34
.date
1995.10.01
.author
Andreas Maschke
.restrictions
This unregistered version doesn't feature some commands
.distribution
Shareware
.price
$25 US for registered version
.address
Zenkerstraße 5
06108 Halle/Saale
Germany
.email
epgbc@cluster1.urz.Uni-Halle.DE
.docs
HISTORY
README.NEWS
README2
Docs/Dust.guide
Docs/DustEnglish.guide
.described-by
Dan Fish (daf@starfish.amigalib.com)
.submittal
Downloaded via ftp from wuarchive.wustl.edu.
.execute
set choice `RequestChoice "Dust" "Please select an option" "HISTORY" "NEWS" "README" "Run Dust" "Cancel"`
if $choice EQ "0"
  quit 5
endif
if $choice EQ "1"
  MetaTool HISTORY TEXT
endif
if $choice EQ "2"
  MetaTool README.NEWS TEXT
endif
if $choice EQ "3"
  MetaTool README2 TEXT
endif
if $choice EQ "4"
  assign LIBS: libs ADD
  WBRun Dust
  assign LIBS: libs REMOVE
endif