Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!purdue!haven!mimsy!mojo!russotto
From: russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Graf3D?
Message-ID: <1990Apr12.205639.18964@eng.umd.edu>
Date: 12 Apr 90 20:56:39 GMT
References: <16958@eagle.wesleyan.edu>
Sender: news@eng.umd.edu (The News System)
Organization: College of Engineering, Maryversity of Uniland, College Park
Lines: 31

In article <16958@eagle.wesleyan.edu> rcook@eagle.wesleyan.edu writes:
>		***  Graf3D  ***
>
>If anyone can answer any of the following (via e-mail or posting) I can
>summarize to the net if desired:
>
>* How do you use Graf3D?
>* Where do you find out about it?
>* Is it in a tech note somewhere?
>* Is it a good package?
Graf3D is documented in the MPW C manual, probably the MPW Pascal manual,
the MacPascal manual, and the old Lisa Quickdraw manuals.
It sucks.  It is slow, and the co-ordinate systems seem to be inconsistent.
Flames from graf3D lovers to root@apple.com-- they need the ego-boost.

>but I would like something that can 

>* draw lines and polygons

Graf3D can draw lines....

>* fill in or shade polygons

Nope.  No way.

>* does hidden surface removal

Not Graf3D.
--
Matthew T. Russotto	russotto@eng.umd.edu	russotto@wam.umd.edu
][, ][+, ///, ///+, //e, //c, IIGS, //c+ --- Any questions?