                            SphereMap Generator 
                                Version 1.0
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DESCRIPTION
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This program will create a sphere map from 6 skybox textures.

You can use programs such as Bryce, Vue dEsprit, or Terragen 
to create your skybox textures.


RECOMMENDED
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 - 3D hardware-accelerated graphics card.
 - 16-bit or 32-bit display mode setting.
 - OpenGL 1.1 or later.  See: www.opengl.org, www.glsetup.com


CONTROLS
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Generate - creates the sphere map and saves it to file.

width, height - The dimensions of the bitmap to be created.

tesselation - How much the sphere map will be tesselated.  The larger
              the value, the smoother the edges of the sphere map.

fill corners - fill the corners with the skybox texture.

Autoload - Automatically loads all 6 skybox textures.  Textures
must be named in the format, myskybox_XX.bmp, where XX means:

_FR.BMP = front bitmap
_BK.BMP = back bitmap
_LT.BMP = left bitmap
_RT.BMP = right bitmap
_TP.BMP = top bitmap
_BT.BMP = bottom bitmap

BMP, PCX, TGA, DDS, PSD, PPM, PGM, and PBM graphics formats 
are supported.


NOTE
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Since the sphere map is rendered to a frame buffer, the output 
dimensions is limited to the current display dimensions.


CONTACT
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 Author: Brad Bolthouse
Website: http://www.unwrap3d.com


FINAL
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This program is free!  However, you may not distribute it for profit
or without expressed permission from the author.

The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, 
which may result from the use of this program.

All trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective 
owners.

Copyright  2001-2003.  All Rights Reserved.
