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                     Dr. PICZA for Windows(R)
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WELCOME TO Dr. PICZA!

We recommend that you first read through this document to obtain a better understanding of Dr. PICZA. This "Readme" file provides some important information about installing and setting up Dr. PICZA.

The explanations here assume that you are already familiar with using in Windows.  For further information about using Windows, please refer the user's manual from Microsoft Corp.

If you are reading this file with Notepad, then go to the Edit menu and click "WordWrap" to select word-wrapping and make the displayed text easier to read.


Table of Contents

1.  Summary 
2.  System requirements
3.  Installation
4.  New Features


* "Windows(R)" and "Windows NT(R)" are registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft(R) Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
* Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States.

Copyright (C) 1998-2007  Roland DG Corporation


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1.  Summary 
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Dr. PICZA is a 32-bit Windows-based program for controlling a 3D scanner from Roland DG Corp. 
This lets you use a 3D scanner from Roland DG Corp. to scan the shape of solid objects.
Dr. PICZA features editing functions for using three-dimensional you've scanned in to invert objects, make bilaterally symmetrical molds, add color to surfaces, and so on.
Data you edit can be saved in any of a number of file formats, for importing into other graphics applications or viewing with a web browser.
You can even use the data for cutting with a modeling machine from Roland DG Corp., via MODELA PLAYER.


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2.  System requirements
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- Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT(R) 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista (32-bit) operating system
- Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher
- The minimum required CPU for the operating system
- The minimum amount of required RAM for the operating system (1 Gbytes or more recommended)
- 3 Mbytes or more of free hard disk space for installation


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3.  Installation
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To install Dr. PICZA, please follow the procedures described below.  You cannot run Dr. PICZA directly from this installation disk.


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- Installing the program from CD-ROM
Follow the instructions on the setup menu on the CD-ROM to install and set up.


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4.  New Features
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- The following feature has been added since version 2.8. 

An exportable file format has been added. It is now possible to export files in the Dr. PICZA3 format. 


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If you have questions or problems, please contact your local vendor or Roland sales center.

