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- Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 23:15:44 -0600
- From: Mike Halvorson <crowba29@means.net>
- Organization: Impulse, Inc.
- Subject: [IML] IMPULSE: NEW TDDD FORMAT
-
- To all developers, hackers and casual lookers.
-
- I have posted the NEW ALL DOCUMENTED TDDD OBJECT FORMAT, this format is not
- likely to change too much in the next few months but be forewarned, it can, and
- things being what they are it will most likely change again. SOrry. But for
- now, this is the newest and greatest so go get it.
-
- All texture guys, this is a must HAVE it.
-
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- Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 19:29:18 +0100
- From: "Mr. Johan Andersson" <johan@solace.mh.se>
- Organization: Solace Computer Society
- Subject: Re: [IML] IMPULSE: NEW TDDD FORMAT
-
- Charles Patterson wrote:
- >
- > Will this new TDDD formate be implemented within IFA ?
- >
- If you had cared to read the specification before you asked you wouldn't
- have asked :-)
-
- from the TDDD description:
-
- -quote
-
- Imagine version note:
-
- As of this writing (Feb, '98), Imagine 1.3 is available as part of
- Impulse's "constant upgrade program". It is the only version that
- reads and writes the newer style chunks that support point edge and
- face counts larger than 32K. Up until that point, the parts of the
- file format related to the "geometry" of objects, had remained largly
- unchanged. As a result, older versions of the software have at least
- been able to read the geometry correctly. With the "> 32K" changes,
- that is no longer the case. If you want to write TDDD files readable
- by "most" current Imagine users, you should stick to the "pre-1.3"
- style chunks. The 1.3 style chunks will be readable in all future
- versions of Imagine, however ... so you can certainly use them.
- But, you should take care to inform users that Imagine 1.3 or higher
- will be required.
-
- -endquote
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