QuickDraw3D

1. Platform, Price, and Company

   • Macintosh and PC (QuickDraw3d runs on top of QuickTime)
   • Free
   • Apple Computer, Inc. http://www.apple.com

2. Applications

   • QuickDraw 3D is a relatively newgraphics library that is implemented on top of QuickTime by Apple Computer. QuickDraw 3D creates models using a number of polyhedral primitives. You can define 3D models, apply colors and other attributes to parts of the models. The shape primitives are modified with attribute, style, and shading objects. Rendering is through three different types of perspective projection.

3. Examples

   • http://developer.apple.com/dev/techsupport/develop/bysubject/quickdraw3d.html
   • http://devworld.apple.com/dev/techsupport/develop/issue24/truffles.html
   • http://devworld.apple.com/dev/techsupport/develop/issue27/mcbride.html
   • http://developer.apple.com/dev/techsupport/develop/issue29/thompson.html

4. Web Resources

   • http://www.devworld.apple.com/techpubs/quicktime/qtdevdocs/RM/qd3dframe.htm
   • http://developer.apple.com/quicktime/quicktimeintro/tools/
   • http://www.byte.com/art/9606/sec11/art4.htm
   • http://www.devworld.apple.com/technotes/tn/tn1109.html
   • http://www.artifice.com/tips/vertex_interp.html
   • http://www.amplifiedintelligence.com/QD3DFaq.html
   • http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201489260/002-6394237-6745608