About this Guide

This guide covers among other things Design Decisions, Installation, Compilation, Architecture and Usage of the Cal3D library. A detailed description of the API is available in the separate Cal3D API Reference .

the chapter called Introduction This is the chapter you are currently reading. The most important part is the one about the Licenses.

the chapter called History, Goals and Design Decisions This chapter provides some background information about the development of Cal3D. It does not contain any crucial facts you have to know in order to use the library, but it can help you understand why it was designed the way it is.

the chapter called Setup This chapter explains how you obtain, install and compile the Cal3D library.

the chapter called Architecture This chapter illustrates the architecture of the Cal3D library. All the components and terminologies are explaind in every detail.

the chapter called Usage This chapter explains the usage of the Cal3D library step by step. The topics cover creation, modification, animation and rendering of models.