Please read this file before running the demo version of Tornado3D. T O R N A D O 3D demo version 1.0 COPYRIGHT This program is not public domain, nor shareware. It is a copyrighted evaluation version of a commercial product, Tornado3D made by Eyelight. Neither the full program nor this demo-version can be redistributed without an explicit, written permission of the copyright holder. Upload to public or private BBSs, inclusion in CD-Rom or other media collections, either for free or for profit is expressly proibithed. In particular, publishers of magazines sold with CD-roms or publishers of CD-Rom collections can not include this demo version or parts of it without prior agreement with the copyright holder in order to obtain special versions of this demo suitable for public re-distribution. COPYRIGHT HOLDER / CONTACT US Tornado3D is a product of: Eyelight C.P. 61 00124 Roma Casalpalocco ITALY Phone: +39-6-5190222 E-mail: info@Tornado3D.com http://www.Tornado3D.com DISCLAIMER This demo version of Tornado3D is provided AS-IS, without any warranty of any kind. The act of installing, starting, or otherwise using this software and its accessory parts constitutes implicit acceptance of the limitations and restrictions mentioned in this document. Eyelight can not be held responsable for any loss of data, hardware or software failure or any other kind of damage that may arise from the usage of this software, even if Eyelight had been previously made aware of it. By using this demo-version you accept the entire risk of your actions as an act of free will. This demo version is made available free of charge as a convenience to the users interested in seeing Tornado3D in action, but it is not meant to represent accuratly the current state of the software actually sold. REQUIREMENTS Amiga or compatible computer with O.S. 3.0, 68020 processor and FPU, 8 megabyte of ram, 4 megabytes of disk space. Please note that the full sales version also requires an Amiga or 100% compatible clone in order to let the hardware key work. Please, don't even try to run Tornado3D with less than 8 megabytes of ram, since this is the absolute minimum requirement for it to run properly. LIMITATIONS This evaluation/demo version has some limitations with respect to the full commercial release. o it is unable to save any kind of data except 320x240 images with 1:1 aspect ratio; o it can only create animations of at most 50 frames; o it pops requesters during animation rendering; o it lacks the Realistic preview mode (interactive rendering 4+ times faster than photorealistic); o it lacks Metameshing and Darkroom panel; o it is only optimized for 68060 processors, and therefore runs slower than it could on other CPUs (expecially on 040); o it may contain bugs related to the removal of the copy protection. INSTALLATION The commercial version of Tornado3D does not require any installation, as it is shipped on a CD-Rom. In order to use this demo version you will need to download at least four files: T3Ddemo_A.lha (this is the main archive, with the executable) T3Ddemo_B.lha (this contains additional files needed to run Tornado3D) T3Ddemo_C.lha (this contains simple objects/projects/maps) T3Ddemo_D.lha (this contains tutorial and docs) T3Ddemo_E.lha (this contains the tutorial pictures) Simply unpack all those archives to the same location and you'll get a complete T3D installation. IMPORTANT: - even if you have NewIcons installed on your system, you also need to copy "newicons.library" in the Tornado3D/Libs directory. - if you own a CyberVision64/3D graphic card and want to try the experimental Virge3D driver, you'll need to copy to the Tornado3d/Libs directory the "cgx3dvirgin.library" VERSION 1.4! It is mandatory that it is VERSION 1.4! You will also need to set the tooltype VIRGE3D to ON and the screen mode to a depth of 15bit. ABOVE LIBRARIES ARE INCLUDED ON THE COMMERCIAL VERSION's CD-ROM. T3D IS SHIPPING SINCE SEPTEMBER 1997. INTRODUCTION One of the main design goals for Tornado3D was to steer away from the old cliche that wanted Amiga software to be compatible with O.S. 1.3, 68000 processors and few megabytes of ram. As long time Amiga user we always felt frustrated when seeing recent graphics software that still chocked on unimplemented 68040/68060 instructions (you know, when the mouse pointer jumps during rendering...) or that limited themselves to eight or sixteen colors even when opened on a 24 bit true color screen. Nowdays the 68040 can be regarded as a base processor for the Amiga graphics community and graphic cards are increasingly common. Operating System 3.0 is, or should be, the standard O.S. It's an upgrade or die situation, and if you do not have a modern hardware, we strongly urge you to try this demo version of Tornado3D on adequate hardware. We recommend at least a 68040 processor with memory on local bus, and a graphics card capable of running in 800x600 Hi or True color. In order to use graphics cards the popular Cybergraphics standard of RTG is also needed. You'll soon find out that there is a cure for PC envy! DOCUMENTATION Even if Tornado3D is an intuitive software, it must be stated that 3D graphics requires some effort on the user's side in order to obtain satisfactory results. This is also the reason why we have found so difficult to release a demo version of it. We can not provide user support for the demo version, nor we can include a complete manual with it (the commercial version has a 216 pages long printed manual). On the other hand, releasing a demo without any kind of documentation would be worse than not releasing it. People would probably try rotating an object two or three times and then stick to the 3D software they know well because it's "easier to use". In fact we think T3D is the easiest to use software around, but it takes time and a good explanation of its features to feel at home with it. You will therefore find two small tutorials in the Tutorial.txt document that will explain the most basic issues of Tornado3D. We tried to keep them as simple as possible, but they are no substitute for the full manual and the full internet support we provide to customers. Please make sure you have completed them before you venture in the exploration of T3D's vast array of features. You will also find a short list of frequently asked questions in the Faq.txt file. And now enjoy this demo version of Tornado3D. BTW, who was that smart guy that said the Amiga was dead because it had no new good software? :-)