Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!van-bc!rsoft!mindlink!a708
From: Gord_Wait@mindlink.bc.ca (Gord Wait)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Alias Animator -- What is it?
Message-ID: <6117@mindlink.bc.ca>
Date: 3 Jun 91 02:23:31 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Lines: 20

I agree with what Neil is saying. The SGI (and the R6000) both have extremely
FAST 3D rendering hardware in them, that allows you to create a model builder
and choreographer program that can phong render in real time. These programs
would not port down to the olde 34010 graphics chip well. Take a look at
Autodesk's 3D studio program. They use partial wire frame drawing (that is a
little jerky) to keep the interactive response time up to something useful.
Phong rendering on 3D studio is on the order of minutes per frame, as opposed
to 30 frames per second on the high end workstations... Keep a close eye on the
IRIS Vision boardset from SGI. Puts the same 3D graphics hardware into an IBM
clone box for under 5000 bucks.. (don't know the exact price..)
The rest of the software from these companies should do just fine on an amiga
with unix and the 68040 however...
gord wait
--
Gord Wait
Member of Technical Staff
ASIC Engineering
SMOS Systems
Vancouver Design Center
Gord_Wait@mindlink.UUCP