{"id":4827,"date":"2014-10-24T04:22:30","date_gmt":"2014-10-24T12:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mhvt.net\/?p=4827"},"modified":"2014-12-30T02:10:27","modified_gmt":"2014-12-30T10:10:27","slug":"whats-coming-up-next-machouse-introducing-planet-factory-for-mac-os-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mhvt.net\/?p=4827","title":{"rendered":"What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Coming Up Next? \u00e2\u20ac\u201c MacHouse Introducing Planet Factory for Mac OS X"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nTOKYO (MacHouse) – It’s been more than two weeks since we introduced the last software title, hasn’t it? What have we been up to lately? We’ve been learning to use a totally new framework. It’s the Scene Kit<\/strong> framework. This framework lets us work with 3D graphics. Speaking of Scene Kit, we submitted a new software title that implements it to Mac App Store<\/strong> a few hours ago. This new release is called Planet Factory<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Planet Factory is a desktop application that lets you graphically design a solar system of your own. The application implements SceneKit, an Objective-C framework for realizing 3D graphics, so that the user can 3D plot planets on a 2D canvas. You have a cameara that captures the entire scene at a distance involving planets and a light source, the sun. Planet Factory doesn’t just let you plot planets. You can easily save the entire solar system that a camera captures to your disk as a picture. You can of course create a single planet and then save that planet to your disk as a picture as well.  
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  1. Add 10, 20, 50 or any number of planets to your solar system.<\/li>\n
  2. Choose one of 80+ styles or use a solid color to colorize the planet surface.<\/li>\n
  3. Choose one of 48 maps to make an atmospheric surface of the planet.<\/li>\n
  4. Adjust camera settings to change planet looks.<\/li>\n
  5. Adjust sun settings to change planet looks.<\/li>\n
  6. Save your solar system to a disk as a picture.<\/li>\n
  7. Save progress as a project file.  Double-click on a project file to reproduce progress.<\/li>\n
  8. The application supports the fullscreen mode.<\/li>\n
  9. The application supports the retina screen.<\/li>\n
  10. Languages: English only.<\/li>\n
  11. Application file size: 24.7 MB.<\/li>\n
  12. The application comes with a complete user’s guide written in English. (Choose Help > User’s Guide.)<\/li>\n
  13. The application comes with a 12-page introduction window, giving the user a quick tour over how it works.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    \nSystem requirements<\/u><\/p>\n

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    1. 10.9 (tested with 10.9.5), 10.10 (tested with 10.10.0)<\/li>\n
    2. 64-bit system<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      1. The only supported export formats are BMP, GIF, JPEG, JPEG 2000, PNG, TIFF.<\/li>\n
      2. There’s a limitation on the work area size as the solar system canvas is not put in a scrollview control.  For example, the largest work area for a 27" iMac is 2,518 x 1,176 pts. The minimum work area is 610 x 420 pts.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        \nVersion history<\/u><\/p>\n

        1.0.3 (Released on December 29, 2014)<\/p>\n

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        1. Fix: The application could duplicate format names on the export drop-down menu in Preferences.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          1.0.2 (Released on October 24, 2014)<\/p>\n

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          1. The deployment target is reset to 10.9, abandoning 10.8.<\/li>\n
          2. The header labels above the list box could get misaligned to table columns depending on the number of planets.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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            \nUser’s guide<\/u><\/p>\n

            Application user’s guide is available (only in English). Click here<\/a> to access it online.
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            \nTrial\/Demo version<\/u><\/p>\n

            Click here<\/a> to download a trial version. This trial version will remain fully functional for 7 days, starting from the very moment you first launch it.
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            \nVideo tutorial<\/u><\/p>\n

            There is no video tutorial at this time.
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            \nPlanet Factory is a product of MacHouse.
            \nApple and the Apple logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Mac App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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