★ APPLICATIONS ★ CREATION GRAPHIQUE ★ Model Universe (c) ARNOR ★ |
| Model Universe (Arnor) | Applications Creation Graphique |
Whatever your level of interest in computers, chances are that graphics will grab your attention. And if you mention computer graphics to most people, what springs to mind are those zippy, wireframe pictures beloved of science fiction and spy movies. Now Amstrad owners can create some impressive displays of their own with Model Universe from Arnor.
The package, supplied on tape or disc for Amstrad 464s and 6128s, allows you to create 3D images and then shrink, enlarge, rotate, and generally push them around on screen. Designs can be saved to tape or disc, or output to a printer. You can also incorporate screens into your own programs, or load them into other graphics packages for further manipulation and enhancement.
My mam gripe about Model Universe has to do with the drawing mode. This is very primitive by the standards set by current graphics programs. For example, there are no on-screen menus, no icon-driven commands, and very little interaction. This means that when you draw a line, you set the start point, then move the cursor to an end point, press a key, and the line is drawn. If you don't like it, you delete and try again. Beyond this, Model Universe works as advertised. The trouble is, what are you going to do with it? Arnor describes it as "an introduction" to three-dimensional modelling. And it ends there. It isn't really powerful enough for professional use, and how much long-term interest it will provide is open to question. POPULAR COMPUTING WEEKLY 20 (13-19 NOVEMBER 1986)
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