User Guide

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Atmosphere offers powerful, intuitive creation tools.
Import Standard Formats Atmosphere supports importing 3-D assets from applications, libraries and other sources
via the Viewpoint media format (MTX, MTZ). Atmosphere also supports wide range of standard graphics and
multimedia formats.
Scene Modeling Create objects and combine them with imported assets to build a seamless environment. Apply
global appearance properties such as lighting. Texture and fog using intuitive tools.
Interactivity Add interactive elements to the environment using JavaScript and a real-world physics simulation
engine.
Publishing Output the resulting environment in a form that can be embedded in either a web page or a PDF
document. Published worlds cannot be re-opened in Atmosphere, thus securing the author’s intellectual property.
Atmosphere System Requirements Atmosphere, like the Atmosphere Player, can run well on a minimal system
confi guration, but more powerful systems will improve the authoring experience. System requirements for
Atmosphere are:
• Intel® Pentium® III or faster processor
• Microsoft® Windows XP Home or Pro