Contents

About this Manual

Alias OpenRender Installation Notes

Alias OpenRender Requirements
Testing OpenRender using the supplied samples
Alias Supplied Sample Code
SDL Path Variable
V5.1.1 Changes to OpenRender
V6.0 Changes to OpenRender
Technical Help
Introduction

Overview-The Alias Rendering Process

Parse
Evaluate
Initialize
Calculate
Free

The Application Program Interface (API)

INIT()
FREE()
CALC()

Tutorial-Changing the ALIAS OpenRender Template

Standard Alias Shader Data Items
AR_ShadeData Structure
Standard Alias Light Data Items
Standard Alias Texture Data Items
AR_TextureData Structure
Standard SDL Parameters
Customizing the ALIAS OpenRender Template File
Modifying SDL files

Tutorial-The ScanLine Shader

The CALC Function
The size of the Image
Passing other data

APPENDIX-Alias defined API Functions

Index





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