Calimax

1. Platform, Price, and Company

• Win95/NT(4.0)--Win3.x(with win32s)
• Calimax is Freeware
• Individually made by Andreas Koepke:  http://www.calimax.de/english/Index.htm

2. Applications

• Calimax Modeller is a 32-bit 3D modelling tool for Windows 95 and NT 4.0. It gives you an easy-to-use graphical userinterface for interactive modelling scenes for the Persistance of Vision raytracer (POV-Ray version 2.0 & 3.0).

3. Examples/Samples

•  Sample from Calimax homepage: http://www.calimax.de/images/chess.jpg
•  Sample from Calimax homepage: http://www.calimax.de/images/fog4.jpg

4. Functions 

o        Finite solid primitives 

·         sphere 

·         box 

·         cone 

·         torus 

·         cylinder 

·         lathe

·         smooth triangle

·         triangle

·         text (TTF)

o        Infinite solid primitives    

·         plane 

o        Textures build-in texture editor 

·         scale  

·         rotation  

·         translation  

·         pigment (also as single object)

§         checker, hexagon, brick

§         color_map (up to 3 items in the colormap, new) incl. gradient x, marble and more 

§         image_map (new) 

§         pigmentmaps

·         normal

§         checker, hexagon, brick*, dents, bumps, gradient, marble and more 

§         slope_map ( still under construction ) 

§         bump_map 

·         finish (new) 

§         ambient 

§         phong 

§         reflection 

§         refraction 

§         diffuse 

§         metallic 

§         brilliance 

§         crant 

·         halo

§         multiple halos in one texture

o        Light source 

·         pointlight (now able to select color )

·         spotlight

·         cylindrical lightsources

o        Constructive solid geometry 

·         csg

·         blob

o        Camera

·         Standard of POV 2.X

o        Environment

·         background 

·         sky sphere

·         fog

o        Halo

·         it is possible to declare halo outside of any texture.

·         multiple use of one halo declaration by several textures.

·         general

§         scale

§         rotate

§         translate

·         definition

§         all types

§         all additional parameters

·         color_map

§         up to 6 entries

·         samples (all parameters)

·         turbulence

o         In/output (extension *.cm) 

·         the fileformat is compatible with POV Ray. but calimax modeller reads files written with the calimax modeller itselves only. 

It is possible to save and load single parts of a scene, so that a scene can be a collection of several predefined scene scripts

5. Web Resources

• 3D Animation Utilities: http://www.povray.org/links/3D_Animation_Utilities/
• 3D Magazines, Lists and FAQS: http://www.povray.org/links/3D_Magazines_Lists_and_FAQ's/