What is MacObject ? MacObject is an easy-to-use 3D graphics program that allows you to generate movies of rotating and translating 3-dimensional, polyhedral, wireframe objects. Such movies could be used as stimuli for vision research in man and monkeys. Version 1.0 uses a simple method of defining an object where the depth between the front plane and the back plane of the object determines its 3-dimensionality. Version 1.1 allows you to define a wireframe object using the surface-edge-vertex technique. Once the object has been defined, you may specify the axis of rotation or translation as well as its speed. Off screen images of the object are created. These are used to display the movie. The basic difference between the two versions is the technique by which the 3-dimensional object is defined. In version 1.0, the object is assumed to comprise two planes : the front and the back. You specify the number of vertices as well as the X and Y co-ordinate values for the front plane by clicking the mouse at various positions on the screen. It is assumed that the two planes have the same number of vertices and these vertices have the same X and Y co-ordinates. You specify the Z-coordinate values using the keyboard. When the movie is played, the 3-dimensionality of the object becomes obvious. In version 1.1, a different technique of defining an object is used. You specify the number of planes and the number of vertices for each plane. System Requirements Mac Plus, SE, II series 1 MB of RAM 1 MB of hard disk space Source code written using THINK C version 4.0 Price: $59.99 includes source code, user manual, no royalties, both versions T-Cube Enterprises, 37 Lyman St, Suite 2, Waltham, MA 02154 617-899-8657 +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | From the America Online New Product Information Services | +===============================================================+ | This information was processed with OmniPage Professional OCR | | software (from Caere Corp) & a Canon IX-30 scanner from data | | provided by the above mentioned company. For additional info, | | contact the company at the address or phone# indicated above. | | All submissions for this service should be addressed to | | BAKER ENTERPRISES, 20 Ferro Drive, Sewell, NJ 08080 U.S.A. | +---------------------------------------------------------------+