                         ANIGRAFIX 
                     
                      3D Studio Utilities
                      P.O. Box 84887  
                      San Diego, CA. 92138
                      CIS # 72440,3046

These programs are 3D Studio Utilities designed for use with Targa
images. They are Shareware programs which means that you can try 
them before you buy them. They are not Public Domain or Freeware. 
They have copyrights as provided by law, but they rely on the 
integrity of the user to register them if he or she finds them 
useful. If you use them and by implication find them useful, you 
agree to register with Anigrafix. You may share these programs  
with others as long as you pass along the entire set including 
this document. By accepting the shared version it is implied
that the person with whom you have shared these programs 
understands the conditions of shareware as outlined.

Below is a brief description of the programs and what they will do 
for you. 

To use these programs just type in the name of the program and 
follow the instructions.  They are stand alone programs and 
do not require anything special. You can put them in your pull-down 
menu in 3DS as an external routine. If you want to be able to use
them in any directory without the program being physically in 
that directory, I would suggest you put them in your DOS directory
and as long as your DOS directory is in your path statement they 
will be "global" that is they will work in any directory. Depending 
on your system configuration they may or may not work when you shell
out to DOS from 3D Studio, in most cases however they will.

ERASE3DS.EXE - This program allows the user to easily delete a 
               sequence of Targa images with leading zeros by
               specifiying the start and end frames to delete.

COPY3DS.EXE  - This program allows the user to copy a sequence
               of Targa images generated by 3D Studio with 
               leading zeros to a new sequence with a  different 
               name. 

REN3DS.EXE   - This program allows the user to rename a sequence
               of Targa images generated by 3D Studio with 
               leading zeros with a new name. (No duplication.)

SHOW3DS.EXE  - This program allows the user to display a sequence
               of Targa images generated by 3D Studio with leading
               zeros. It will not do it in real time but will allow
               you to check that you have the right images in the
               sequence. The default uses GETTGA.EXE from Truevision.
               If you have another command to display a VGA or SVGA
               image you can rename it GETTGA.EXE and this will work
               with SHOW3DS.EXE as well.
          

SHIFT3DS.EXE - This program allows the user to shift the image frame
               numbers by a specified value. You must give the frames
               a new name.
               
DUMMY3DS.EXE - This program creates a dummy sequence which can be  
               combined with a "shifted" sequence so that moving 
               backgrounds or moving texture maps can be adjusted 
               to run at a specified frame. Read page 8-135 of the 
               3D Studio Reference manual for further information
               on how 3D Studio renders backgrounds and you will see
               how you can use this along with SHIFT3DS to specify when
               a background or texture map comes in without additional
               rendering.  A BLACK.TGA file is included with this 
               package as a dummy frame which is duplicated by DUMMY3DS
               with the file name and incrementally numbered frames 
               with leading zeros in the range you specify.

ADD03DS.EXE  - This program adds leading zeros to sequentially numbered
               Targa files that have been rendered without leading zeros
               as some other animation programs do. These images must be
               numbered but the range does not matter, they do not need 
               to start at 0.

DEL03DS.EXE  - This program deletes leading zeros from sequentially
               numbered files 3D Studio generates, so that 3D Studio
               images can be used or combined with animation packages 
               or software that does not use leading zeros.

REV3DS.EXE     Reverses frame numbering so that for instance frame 90 
               becomes frame 30 and frame 30 becomes frame 90. This can 
               be used with SHIFT3DS to create a ping-pong effect. You will
               also find REN3DS useful for renaming sequences to use this
               effect.
                      
GETTGA.EXE   - This program is a Truevision product which is included 
               because SHOW3DS.EXE requires it to display an image.
               If you are using a Targa 32 + Board it is included with
               the software you recieved from Truevision.  If you
               are using another program to display images you need
               to rename it GETTGA.EXE to be able to use SHOW3DS.EXE
               GETTGA.EXE is owned by Truevision and does not fall
               under the terms of this agreement. These are Targa
               utilities but can be used with display board as long 
               as you rename the "display image" program of your board
               "GETTGA.EXE". You will no longer need the GETTGA.EXE you   
               have been provided with these utilities.If you are using
               a different board or need a different extension, you may
               write ANIGRAFIX and this software will be customized
               to your specifications.


Some of these programs may seem esoteric at the beginning 
but will prove invaluable in time.  Others have immediate
application. The cost for the collection is small and should 
justify your honoring the provisions by which you are entitled to
use them. 

        To Register please remit $15 in check or money order 
        made out to "ANIGRAFIX" and mail to:

        ANIGRAFIX
        P.O. BOX 84887
        San Diego, CA. 92138 

        Inquiries or comments may be made on Compuserve @ 72440,3046
        or sent to this address.

These programs have been tested and have proven to be bug and virus free
at the time they were PKZIPPED and uploaded on Compuserve.  It is strongly 
recommended that you run a virus program if you obtained these programs
through another means.  You can have virus free diskettes sent to you by 
registering with ANIGRAFIX and the cost of postage. ANIGRAFIX has taken 
every reasonable precaution to insure that these programs run and perform as 
they should, however we cannot assume responsibility for any damage that 
may arise from there use, either inadvertent or otherwise. If you believe 
you have found a bug or know of a contaminated version please notify us
so that we can resolve the problem quickly. Happy rendering!
