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From: king@motcid.UUCP (Steven King)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: 3D Plotting program wanted
Message-ID: <3764@grape3.UUCP>
Date: 29 Jun 90 19:44:51 GMT
Organization: Motorola Inc. - Cellular Infrastructure Div., Arlington Heights, IL 60004
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Here's a tough order to fill:  I'm looking for a program that can plot points
(no connections between them necessary) in three dimensions and then allow me
to rotate the whole shebang to any viewing orientation I might like.  Points
could be input as either X,Y,Z or spherical coordinates.

If we wanted to get fancy, I'd also like this linked to a database where each
point would have an extensive entry, much more than just its physical
position.  I'd like to enter some sort of command equivalent to "Highlight
every point that meets requirements a, b, and c in red, and every point that
meets d or e in blue."

I don't ask for much, do I? :-)

What I'm trying to do is come up with a realistic universe for a role-playing
game (a real one, not a computer game!) that I'm GMing.  The points are
stars, and the database would contain entries about worlds orbitting those
stars.  I'm trying to get away from the two-dimensional starmaps that are so
common in this genre of game, but I can't see a reasonable way to take the
extra step without massive computer support.  Time constraints prohibit me
from writing my own software.  (That and the fact that I program for a living
and I like to do other things in my spare time! :-)

Any pointers?

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