Imagine (3D modeling software)
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Imagine was the name of a cutting-edge 3D modeling and ray tracing program, originally for the Amiga computer[1] and later also for MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows.[2][3][4]
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| Imagine | |
|---|---|
An animation of three spinning globes created with Imagine on an Amiga 4000 | |
| Developer | Impulse |
| Initial release | 1990 |
| Stable release | 5.19
/ 2006 |
| Operating system | AmigaOS, MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows |
| Predecessor | TurboSilver |
| Type | 3D computer graphics |
It was created by Impulse, Inc. It used the .iob extension for its objects. Imagine was a derivative of the software TurboSilver, which was also for the Amiga and written by Impulse.[5]
CAD-Technologies continued the distribution of the Amiga version.[6] Starting with version 5.1, new updates were available for free for current customers as part of the Amiga Constant Upgrade Program (ACUP) up until presumed Imagine 6.0 release.[7]
Versions
Amiga
- 1990 - Imagine[8]
- 1992 - Imagine 2.0[9]
- 1993 - Imagine 2.9[10]
- 1994 - Imagine 3.0[11]
- 1995 - Imagine 3.1[12]
- 1995 - Imagine 3.2[13]
- 1995 - Imagine 3.3
- 1995 - Imagine 4.0[14]
- 1996 - Imagine 5.0[15]
- 1998 - Imagine 5.1 and 5.1a (first ACUP release)[16][17]
- 1998 - Imagine 5.13
- 2000 - Imagine 5.17[18]
- 2006 - Imagine 5.19 (last public release)[19]
MS-DOS
- 1993 - Imagine 2.0
- 1994 - Imagine 3.0
- 1995 - Imagine 4.0
Windows
- 1996 - Imagine 1.0
- 1997 - Imagine 1.3.4 (first CUP release)
- 1999 - Imagine 1.9
- 1999 - Imagine 2.0[3][4]
- 1999 - Imagine 2.1.2
- 2000 - Imagine 2.1.3
- 2000 - Imagine 2.1.4 (no bones)
- 2002 - Imagine 2.1.5
- 2002 - Imagine 2.1.6 (additional effects (*.ifx files))
- 2002 - Imagine 2.1.7
- 2002 - Imagine 2.1.8 (additional effect (FireRing.ifx file))
- 2004 - Imagine 2.1.9 (last public release, added Volumetric)
