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- VHSB VIEWER, RELEASE 1.0
-
- VHSB Viewer is used to view 3D Spaces built with Virtual Home Space Builder
- and saved in (MUS) format. VHSB Viewer does not allow you to modify the
- 3D Space, as you can with Virtual Home Space Builder. You can move around,
- look around, interact with pictures, link to URLs and view prearranged
- walking shows.
-
- What You See
- ============
- There are three windows and toolboxes in VHSB Viewer:
- - The 3D Space window is where you see the 3D Spaces.
- - The Walker toolbox has buttons for navigation and
- adjusting camera view.
- - The Plane Walker window, displays the floor plan of
- the 3D Space with the "Pinnochio" icon (for navigation),
- and also includes the Camera icon.
-
- The 3D Space Window Menu is in the top left corner of the 3D Space Window.
- The Help key is in the top right corner of the 3D Space Window.
-
- How to move around
- ==================
- You can freely move and jump through 3D Spaces using the keyboard,
- the Walker toolbox, or the Plane Walker window. You also can jump through
- a 3D Space using the View Object tool. Using the keyboard or
- Walker toolbox, press the arrows in the direction you want to move.
- If the Plane Walker window is enabled, you can move around by dragging
- the tip of the Pinocchio icon. You also can double-click on any spot
- in the Plane Walker Window to jump there. You can jump about a
- 3D Space by first clicking on a picture with your cursor, then pressing
- the View Object tool. You will appear directly in front of the selected
- picture.
-
- How to look around
- ==================
- You can look around by manipulating the camera's height, tilt,
- and zoom qualities. You can adjust these features using the camera
- buttons in the Walker toolbox, the keyboard, or the Camera icon in the
- Plane Builder window.
-
- Keyboard controls
- =================
-
- The program uses the following keys:
-
- 7, Home - Rotates left;
- 9, Page Up - Rotates right;
- 8, Up Arrow - Moves camera forward;
- 5, 2, Down Arrow - Moves camera back;
- 4, Left Arrow - Moves camera left;
- 6, Right Arrow - Moves camera right;
- + (Keypad Plus) - Moves camera up;
- - (Keypad Minus) - Moves camera down;
- Insert - Tilts the camera up;
- Delete - Tilts the camera down;
-
- Pressing Ctrl with any other key doubles the speed of the motion
- produced with the key.
-
-
- How to look at pictures
- =======================
- Pictures can have text, sound, URLs (Web Links), and functions
- associated with them. When you move the cursor over a picture,
- indicators in the bottom-left corner of the 3D Space Window show
- the picture's characteristics.
-
- If a Function is associated with a picture, the cursor becomes
- a hand. Double-click on the picture to activate the function. If the
- picture contains text, the first line appears at the bottom of the
- 3D Space window. Click on the picture with your right mouse-button
- to read the full text. If the picture contains sound, the Attached Sound
- indicator in the bottom-left corner of the 3D Space Window is illuminated.
- To hear the sound, click on the picture, then click on the Play Attached
- Sound tool in the 3D Space Window. If the picture is part of an album,
- the Album indicator in the bottom-left corner of the 3D Space Window is
- illuminated. To leaf through the album, click on the picture, then click
- on the List Album tool in the 3D Space Window. To see a picture in full
- resolution, click on the picture, then click on the True Image tool in the
- 3D Space Window.
-
- Walking Show
- ============
- Some prebuilt 3D Spaces have a Walking Show. A Walking Show takes
- you through the 3D Space by a predefined route. To start a Walking Show,
- select Walking Show in the 3D Space Window Menu. To stop the Walking Show,
- press any arrow key.
-
- Virtual Home Space Builder
- ==========================
- ParaGraph International's Virtual Home Space Builder is a program
- for building Home Spaces, similar to the ones you view with VHSB Viewer.
- Its ease of use lets you tell your story in 3D without having to puzzle
- through the confusion of some other 3D builders. Powerful multimedia
- and fast rendering round out the powerful software. Visit ParaGraph's
- Web site to learn more about Virtual Home Space Builder.
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- ParaGraph International Web Site
- ================================
- ParaGraph International's World Wide Web site has information about
- the company, purchasing information for Virtual Home Space Builder, future
- product releases, a central depot for visiting other 3D Home Spaces,
- and the latest upgrades for the VHS Viewer. You can visit any time by
- pointing your Web Browser to ParaGraph's Web site http://www.paragraph.com/vhsb
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- ParaGraph International Address
- ===============================
- ParaGraph International
- 1688 Dell Ave
- Campbell, CA 95008
-