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Ligno3D Designer (L3DD) runs on most PCs with 128 MB of RAM
memory, or more, and Microsoft Windows® 98, or
later. L3DD requires the
OpenGL® 3D graphics capability built into
modern PCs that run 3D games (most do). However, its graphics
requirements are less demanding than those of the latest 3D games.
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PC :
A Windows PC built
within the last 5 years, or so, with Intel or AMD CPU. The minimum
CPU recommended is a 500 MHz Pentium III, or equivalent.
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Memory :
128 MB of RAM memory, or more, is recommended
- 256 MB with Windows XP.
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Operating System :
Microsoft Windows 98, or
later, recommended. Installs and runs on Windows 95 from the
supplied L3DD CD.
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Installation : To
install L3DD from this Web site requires Microsoft Installer®
2.0 (most PCs now have this). If not on your PC, MS Installer 2.0
will install first from the supplied L3DD CD.
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Graphics :
Your PC must run
OpenGL®
1.2 (or later) graphics applications. All modern 3D graphics cards
do this, or the capability may be built into the motherboard, as
in many notebook computers.
However, the
OpenGL implemented on some motherboards is incomplete,
preventing some aspects of L3DD from working properly.
These problems can be resolved by
installing a recent NVIDIA or ATI graphics card (a low-end card
is sufficient), with the
latest drivers.
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Color and Resolution :
The monitor
and graphics card must support 16 bit ('High Color') or 32
bit ('True Color') color. L3DD does not display properly with 8-bit color. L3DD is best run at a screen resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels, or
higher. At lower resolutions the toolbars must be floated and
reshaped to be fully seen.
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Pointing Device : A pointing device,
such as mouse or trackball, is absolutely essential for running L3DD.
A scroll wheel, used for zooming the 3D View in and out, is desirable
but not mandatory. In the help system's windows the scroll wheel
functions as expected when using Windows XP, but not in some earlier
versions of Windows. Use the scroll bars instead.
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Printers : L3DD uses the standard
Microsoft Windows printing software modules, so it should work with all raster
printers (inkjet, laser, dot matix, thermal trasfer) that work with Microsoft Word® (for example). Printouts of
the 3D View (‘bitmap printing’) are best done on a color printer, such
as an inkjet printer, but greyscale prints are quite adequate for
construction purposes. A large-format black
and white printer, such as an A0 inkjet printer, can be used to good
advantage for printing plans.
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Minimal System :
Ligno3D Designer was initially developed on a 500MHz Pentium III PC with
128MB memory and a 32Mbyte AGP TNT2 graphics card made in 1999. It
performed well on this card, but more recent cards are much faster.
PCs that lack a 3D graphics card may still run L3DD — if slowly. The most humble PC on which L3DD installed and
ran (v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y) was a 133MHz Pentium 1 with just 32 MB
memory, running Windows 95. The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Try the
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OpenGL Logo
Psychedelic Greek temple
Individual faces may be colored or textured
Wireframe Mode
Selected edges can be hidden in wireframe mode
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