Cyber Studio
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Cyber Studio CAD-3D is a 3D-modeling and animation package developed by Tom Hudson for the Atari ST
computer platform and published by Antic
.
The application was a basic polygonal 3D modeling and rendering program. An operator could assemble a scene out of geometric primitives or custom extruded or lathed objects. Various view ports were available to adjust lighting and camera positioning. The limited rendering functionality allowed for flat shading in 16 shades. Rendered images could be exported in Degas Elite or NeoChrome
format.
By making changes between rendering separate cels CAD-3D could be used for simple animations. Without its scripting extension Cyber Control changes had to be made by hand.
As of 1987 the software was packaged together with Cybermate, a Forth-based authoring language created by Mark Kimball. This was supposed to be used to edit, sequence and present the animation files along with sound. The scripts allowed an operator to control when and how fast a video or audio segment played, and whether it should do looping.
In many ways Cyber Studio CAD-3D can be considered an early precursor to 3D Studio Max
.
In early 1987 Tom Hudson extended the application and renamed it Cyber Studio CAD-3D v.2.02. It was shipped together with CyberMate.
Atari ST
The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals...
computer platform and published by Antic
ANTIC (magazine)
Antic was the name of a home computer magazine devoted to the Atari 8-bit computer line . Its ISSN is 0113-1141. It took its name from the ANTIC chip, which produced the Atari line's graphics. The first issue was published in April 1982. While it began as a bimonthly magazine, within a year it had...
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The application was a basic polygonal 3D modeling and rendering program. An operator could assemble a scene out of geometric primitives or custom extruded or lathed objects. Various view ports were available to adjust lighting and camera positioning. The limited rendering functionality allowed for flat shading in 16 shades. Rendered images could be exported in Degas Elite or NeoChrome
NeoChrome
NeoChrome was an early bitmap graphics editor for the Atari ST computer family. It was written by Dave Staugas, a system programmer at Atari and co-author of the ST's operating system....
format.
By making changes between rendering separate cels CAD-3D could be used for simple animations. Without its scripting extension Cyber Control changes had to be made by hand.
As of 1987 the software was packaged together with Cybermate, a Forth-based authoring language created by Mark Kimball. This was supposed to be used to edit, sequence and present the animation files along with sound. The scripts allowed an operator to control when and how fast a video or audio segment played, and whether it should do looping.
In many ways Cyber Studio CAD-3D can be considered an early precursor to 3D Studio Max
3D Studio Max
Autodesk 3ds Max, formerly 3D Studio MAX, is for making 3D animations. It was developed and produced by Autodesk Media and Entertainment. It has modeling capabilities, a flexible plugin architecture and can be used on the Microsoft Windows platform. It's frequently used by video game developers, TV...
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Extensions
Antic Software published a variety of related Cyber-products to extend the software's functionality:- Cyberpaint - A Cell based 2D-painting and animation software
- CyberControl - Scripting language for CyberStudio CAD-3D
- CyberSculpt - An extended modeling software
- CyberTexture - A texturing extension
History
The first version was published in 1986 titled CAD-3D. It still lacked advanced modeling features (boolean subtraction) and any animation.In early 1987 Tom Hudson extended the application and renamed it Cyber Studio CAD-3D v.2.02. It was shipped together with CyberMate.