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FRACPLANET(1)			   Fracplanet			   FRACPLANET(1)

NAME
     fracplanet - Create and view random fractal terrain and planets.

SYNOPSIS
     fracplanet  [  <QtOptions>  ] [ --help ] [ --verbose ] [ --display-list ] [
     --invert-mouse-y ] [ --wireframe ]

DESCRIPTION
     Fracplanet generates random planets and  terrain  with  oceans,  mountains,
     icecaps and rivers.  Parameters are specified interactively and the results
     displayed	using OpenGL.  The generated objects can be exported for Pov-Ray
     or Blender.

     A document fully describing usage via the application's GUI  is  accessible
     from the application's "About" menu once it is running.

GENERAL OPTIONS
     <QtOptions>  Standard  options  recognised  by  the Qt toolkit (for example
     -geometry <width>x<height> Note  that  these  use	the  single-dash  option
     style.  ).

     --help, -h Display a list of recognised arguments.

     --verbose, -v Display information about fracplanet and the GL graphics sys-
     tem it's running on.

RENDERING OPTIONS
     These  affect  the  initial settings on the render controls tab, which con-
     trols the OpenGL display.

     --display-list, -d Start up the application with rendering in display  list
     mode by default (c.f immediate mode).  This is particularly useful when the
     application  is running remotely as the generated meshes are then only sent
     to the local OpenGL display hardware once.

     --invert-mouse-y, -y Start application with mouse in non-joystick mode  for
     flight.

     --wireframe, -w Start application with rendering set to wireframe mode.

SEE ALSO
     blender povray

AUTHOR
     fracplanet  was  written  by Tim Day (www.timday.com) and is released under
     the conditions of the GNU General Public License.	For further details  see
     the  application's  "About"  dialog  or  the file LICENSE supplied with the
     source code.

www.timday.com			   26 Apr 2006			   FRACPLANET(1)
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