Update Oct 2003/10/03
New feature
1) Comvert LightWave scene file to *.rbd, which is locked, combined lws/lwo/image, and compressed.
2) You can set your name or copyright and URL to *.rbd
3) Show creator's name or copyright and URL when space key pressed during *.rbd playbacking.
4) Cool "About screen".
5) You can set Z range specification by "View Property" menu.
6) Multi camera enabled.
7) Set multi camera property by "View Property" menu.
----Enable/diable camera change
----Auto interpolate when camera is changed.
----Change camera randam with settded interval.
----All "View Property"setting are saved to *.mdf file.
8) Change camera by pressing Num key during *.rbd or lws with *.mdf playbacking.
9) You can start Render Blade by double clicking *.rdb file (after you set linking Render Blade with *.rbd on Windows)
10) S/N for regist Render Blade.
Notice
-Before you regist Render Blade, you can just make rbd file by just 1 lws and until 1000 frames.
-No limit to play lws.
-Playable period are set for 6 month because compatibirity for future version. After expired you can't play rbd and must re-convert with latest version.
After Resist
-You can convert over 1000 frame lws to rbd.
-Multi lws can convert to 1 rbd with no time lag between each lws like this(6 lws linked).
Basic operation
These operation is sampled by using "RBD_SMP031003_heli".
Please download it here before try.
If you want to operate with your own data, Please read this.
(1) View lwo file (Object data)
-Open "RBD_SMP031003_heli" folder.
-Find "Heli01.lwo" in it.
-Double click "Render Blade" icon or shortcut and start it.
-Drag and Drop "Heli01.lwo" into Render Blade Starting Screen.
-Basic operation to view lwo are shown at up-left corner.
* You can view lwo drag and drop directry shortcut of Render Blade.
(2) Play lws file (Scene file)
-Open "RBD_SMP031003_heli" folder.
-Find "Heli01.lws" in it.
-Double click "Render Blade" icon or shortcut and start it.
-Drag and Drop "Heli01.lws" into Render Blade Starting Screen.
-See "Basic operation to play lws and " written below.
* You can view lws drag and drop directry shortcut of Render Blade.
(3) Play rbd file (Lock and compressed Scene file)
-Download "RBD_SMP031003_heli.rbd"
-Double click and start "Render Blade"
-Drag and Drop "RBD_SMP031003_heli.rbd" into Render Blade Starting Screen.
-See "Basic operation to play lws and rbd" written below.
* You can view rbd drag and drop directry shortcut of Render Blade.
* After you set link :rbd with Render Blade, you can start and play just double clicking *.rbd file.
(4) Basic operation to play lws and rbd.
-Reload scene file by F5
-Press space key to pause.
-Press right and left arrow key to prev/go frame.
-Press up and down arrow key to prev/go each 10 frame.
-Press Home key to jump frame.
-Press Page Up to jump to first frame.
-Press Page Down to jump to last frame.
-Num key 1 to 9 change camera if multi camera set.
-Press right mouse button to show menu list.
Convert lws to rbd.
(1) Double click "Render Blade" icon or shortcut and start it.
(2) Drag and Drop your lws into Render Blade Starting Screen.
(3) Play and confirm it, then press right mouse button to show menu list.
(4) Select "Export File".
(5) Select folder.
(6) Select lws file from left box then press ">>" button to move it to right box.
(7) Input your name (Optional)
(8) Input your URL(Optional)
(9) Press "OK" button.
(10) If "Complete" message is shown, exporting file was successfully.
(11) Find rbd file in that folder you select at (5).
Enjoy!