Welcome to Virtus Player! We hope you'll enjoy using this handy utility program. With Virtus Player, anyone can open and explore (but not modify) any file created with Virtus software on Macintosh/Power Macintosh and Windows platforms.
INSTALLING VIRTUS PLAYER
To install Virtus Player for Macintosh/Power Macintosh:
1) Insert the Virtus Player disk in the disk drive.
2) Double-click on the Installer icon.
3) Use the dialog boxes to indicate where on your hard drive you want the application and files to be installed.
To get you started, we've included several samples of Virtus Player models for you to open and explore.
USING VIRTUS PLAYER
To use Virtus Player, you need a color Macintosh running Sysem 6.0.4 or later (or a 386-based or later PC running Windows 3.1). This freeware utility allows others to view (but not to edit) Virtus WalkThrough, Virtus WalkThrough Pro or Virtus VR files created on Macintosh/Power Macintosh and Windows platforms--even if they don't have the Virtus software with which the files were created.
With Virtus Player, you can easily distribute Virtus models (including those with embedded textures) to family, friends, colleagues and clients without fear that your original files will be modified.
Virtus Player is available in Macintosh/Power Macintosh and Windows 3.1 versions. Any version of Virtus Player may be distributed without charge (please follow the license agreement below), so feel free to share it with others.
SHARING VIRTUS FILES ACROSS PLATFORMS
Here are a few questions that we thought might come up about working with Virtus Player:
QUESTION: It's easy to view a Virtus Player for Macintosh file with Virtus Player for Macintosh. But what if I have a friend who has a Virtus file that was created on a PC and I want to view it?
ANSWER: Most Macintosh users can format, read and write high-density, DOS-formatted disks with utility software such as PC Exchange and Apple File Exchange from Apple Computer, Inc. If you receive Virtus Player files on a DOS-formatted disk, use the utility software to read the disk. Then use Virtus Player for Macintosh or Power Macintosh to view the files.
QUESTION: What if I want to send a Virtus Player for Macintosh files to a PC user?
ANSWER: Many Windows users don't have software that can read a Macintosh disk. To provide your Virtus Player for Macintosh files to Windows users, use utility software such as PC Exchange or Apple File Exchange to send your files on DOS-formatted disks. If necessary, send a copy of the Virtus Player for Windows so the Windows user can view your files.
QUESTION: How do I make a copy of the Virtus Player for Windows disk?
ANSWER: If you need to copy the Virtus Player for Windows disk so that you can distribute it, the easiest way is to use a PC running Windows.
You can also copy the Virtus Player for Windows program disk using a Macintosh. If you have PC Exchange or Apple File Exchange, you can can copy the files from the Virtus Player for Windows disk to a DOS-formatted floppy. Or for a more reliable copy of the entire disk image (since files copied individually are more likely to become corrupted), you can use Disk Copy in conjunction with PC Exchange.
QUESTION: How can I move larger files (more than 1.4 MB each) between Macintosh and Windows computers?
ANSWER: To do this, you need 1) utility software that will compress and copy chunks of a file to multiple disks, or 2) you must use a direct connection. For example, if Macintosh and Windows computers share the same network, large files can be transferred over that network. Also, you can use a modem and telecommunications software to move large files.
QUESTION: What if I want others to be able to modify my WalkThrough Pro 2.0 files?
ANSWER: There are two options to choose from when you send WalkThrough Pro files to others, depending on whether you want them to have the ability to alter your files:
1) To send models that can be viewed only (the models cannot be edited with any Virtus software), use the File/Export/Virtus Player command in Virtus WalkThrough Pro 2.0. Anyone with Virtus Player will be able to view these files.
2) To send models to others to be viewed and modified, save the models as WalkThrough Pro files. Other WalkThrough Pro users will be able to open and edit these files.
Note: For more details about working with any software listed above, please consult the software's documentation.
BUILDING YOUR OWN 3-D WORLDS
Virtus Player demonstrates the 3-D modeling and rendering power of our award-winning family of virtual reality products, which includes Virtus WalkThrough Pro and Virtus VR. With these programs, available for Macintosh/Power Macintosh and Windows platforms, you can build your own 3-D worlds.
Virtus WalkThrough Pro is a powerful and intuitive 3-D visualization program that features robust drawing tools, perspective-correct texture mapping, and the most effective and affordable combination of real-time 3-D rendering and "walk through" navigation in the industry. Draw in our 2-D Design window and see your creation instantly rendered in 3-D in a companion Walk window. Also in the Walk window, use your mouse to quickly and fluidly explore in and around your model.
Virtus VR differs from WalkThrough Pro in that it features a "drag-and-drop" approach to world creation. Instead of drawing objects from scratch, you'll choose basic 3-D shapes from galleries supplied with the program and combine these to build more complex objects and structures.
Both programs feature one cubic mile of cyberspace, construction and navigation tools, 3-D galleries of objects and 2-D galleries of surface features (windows, doors, etc.), texture files and pre-built scenes that illustrate the programs' modeling, texture-mapping and real-time "walk through" capabilities.
Plus, these programs are supplemented by an ongoing series of add-on galleries featuring commonly used, preconstructed 3-D objects; using these can greatly reduce your modeling time. For more information about these products, or to order, call Virtus Customer Service at 1-800-847-8871.
VIRTUS PLAYER LICENSE AND LEGAL INFORMATION
The Virtus Player Software is owned by Virtus Corporation. Virtus grants to the user a nonexclusive license to use this Virtus Player Software freely in unmodified form and solely for the distribution of the user's own models. The user shall not commercially distribute, sublicense, resell, or otherwise transfer for any consideration, or reproduce for any such purposes, the Virtus Player Software or any modification or derivation thereof, either alone or in conjunction with any other product or program. Further, the user shall not modify the Virtus Player Software or any of its associated help files or Read Me files. The Virtus Player shall be distributed only in its original installer form.
VIRTUS PLAYER IS PROVIDED TO THE USER ''AS IS.'' VIRTUS CORPORATION MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE VIRTUS PLAYER SOFTWARE AND/OR ASSOCIATED MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE USER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND AGAINST INFRINGEMENT.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY -- VIRTUS CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIMS OR DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING PROPERTY DAMAGE, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS, OR FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED, WHETHER ARISING OUT OF BREACH OF WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.
Limitations of License:
Virtus Player is licensed freely to you, subject to the limitations of warranty and other notices appearing above and below. Associated software and content (such as independently designed Virtus models or textures) used with Virtus Player, but not developed by Virtus Corporation, may be subject to other copyright and licensing restrictions as specified by their developers.
Disclaimer of Warranty:
Virtus Corporation provides the Virtus Player Software on an "AS IS" basis and provides no warranties whatsoever. ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED.
Lack of Maintenance Services:
Virtus Corporation is under no obligation to provide maintenance services, update services, notices of latent defects or correction of defects for the freeware Virtus Player Software.
