3D Editor

First Appearance: It appears in the design document in 1985.

Points in space, basically.

Feature	Description	Dependencies	Unlock Year
Vertex editing	Move points in space around on the screen.	2D Editor: Image rendering Operating System: GUI	1985
Rendering	Process the points into a picture.	Operating System: 3D rendering	1987
Animation	Make the points move themselves.	3D Editor: Vertex editing	1989
Sculpting	Pretend the points are clay.	3D Editor: Vertex editing	1995
Voxel sculpting	Everything is a point.		1997
Physics	Make the points interact.		1994
Realistic hair	Make lines between the points.		1995
Particles	Spray points all over the place.	3D Editor: Rendering	1992
Liquid simulation	Spill points all over the place.		1998
PBR	Physically Based Rendering simulates photons reacting with the points.	3D Editor: Rendering	2000
Distributed rendering	Process the points into a picture on many computers at once.	3D Editor: Rendering	1998

Raw Source

<source lang="xml">
    <Software Name="3D Editor">
	<Name>3D Editor</Name>
	<Description>Points in space, basically</Description>
	<Features>
	    <Feature Name="Vertex editing">
		<Name>Vertex editing</Name>
		<Description>Move points in space around on the screen</Description>
	    </Feature>
	    <Feature Name="Rendering">
		<Name>Rendering</Name>
		<Description>Process the points into a picture</Description>
	    </Feature>
	    <Feature Name="Animation">
		<Name>Animation</Name>
		<Description>Make the points move themselves</Description>
	    </Feature>
	    <Feature Name="Sculpting">
		<Name>Sculpting</Name>
		<Description>Pretend the points are clay</Description>
	    </Feature>
	    <Feature Name="Voxel sculpting">
		<Name>Voxel sculpting</Name>
		<Description>Everything is a point</Description>
	    </Feature>
	    <Feature Name="Physics">
		<Name>Physics</Name>
		<Description>Make the points interact</Description>
	    </Feature>
	    <Feature Name="Realistic hair">
		<Name>Realistic hair</Name>
		<Description>Make lines between the points</Description>
	    </Feature>
	    <Feature Name="Particles">
		<Name>Particles</Name>
		<Description>Spray points all over the place</Description>
	    </Feature>
	    <Feature Name="Liquid simulation">
		<Name>Liquid simulation</Name>
		<Description>Spill points all over the place</Description>
	    </Feature>
	    <Feature Name="PBR">
		<Name>PBR</Name>
		<Description>Physically Based Rendering simulates photons reacting with the points</Description>
	    </Feature>
	    <Feature Name="Distributed rendering">
		<Name>Distributed rendering</Name>
		<Description>Process the points into a picture on many computers at once</Description>
	    </Feature>
	</Features>
	<Categories></Categories>
    </Software>
</source>