Welcome to the D3D Version 1.1



Introduction
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D3D is a 3-dimensional display application based on Vis5D and
designed to be a companion application for AWIPS D2D.  However,
D2D (or even AWIPS, for that matter) is not required.  D3D runs
quite well by itself.

The D3D Evaluation Version is a complete, executable version
of D3D and is not a limited version in any way.  The term
"Evaluation" is used because it does not contain a full
distribution of the source code necessary to build D3D.  A
"Developers" version, which will contain the source code, will
be released at a later date.



Contents
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    Directory    Description
    ---------    -----------

    awips        AWIPS configuration and localization data

    case         AVN, Eta, NGM, and RUC CONUS211 grids from May 3-4, 1999

    d3d_demo     The D3D application

    docs         Documentation:

                     1) the D3D System Requirements, Installation 
                        and Configuragion Guide

                     2) the D3D User's Guide

                     3) excerpts from the D3D Web page
                        (http://d3d.fsl.noaa.gov), including
                        conference papers and journal articles.


Running D3D
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The Evaluation Version of D3D was designed to be run entirely from
the CD-ROM.  However, it may be installed on a hard drive and run
from there.  The advantage of installing D3D on a hard drive is
that its configuration and localization files can then be modified
so that D3D can be used with real-time data.  For information on
how to install D3D on your hard drive, consult the D3D Installation
Guide, located in the docs directory.

1) On a Red Hat PC/Linux, mount the CD.  If you have trouble doing this,
   consult your system administrator.

2) Change the current work directory to d3d/d3d_demo/app on CD.

3) Run D3D with app-d3d (or ./app-d3d if . is not in your path).

4) Enjoy!



Contacts
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If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please submit
them to:

    Project Manager:

        Carl Bullock        303.497.7247    Carl.S.Bullock@noaa.gov

    Developers:

        Paula McCaslin    303.497.3187    paula.mccaslin@noaa.gov
        Ed Szoke          303.497.7395    edward.j.szoke@noaa.gov
        Phil McDonald