Polygonal Modeling in Alias 9.0

© 1998 Alias|Wavefront,
a division of Silicon Graphics Limited.

Polygonal Modeling in Alias. Alias 9.0.

© 1998 Alias|Wavefront, a division of Silicon Graphics Ltd.

Documentation Team: Pat Anderson, Matt Chaput, Stephen Gaebel, Adam Kozyniak, Joanne MacPhail, Margot Meijer, Rae Morris, Marie France Roy.

Title page image © 1998 Shane Clodd

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