| Amiga Reflections | |
|---|---|
 Reflections 2.0 cover (1992) | |
| Developer | Carsten Fuchs/MSPI |
| Initial release | 1989; 37 years ago (1989) (as a book plus floppy disk) |
| Operating system | AmigaOS,Windows |
| Type | 3D computer graphics |
| License | Proprietary |
Amiga Reflections is3D modeling andrendering software developed byCarsten Fuchs for theAmiga. It was later renamed Monzoom.
The firstbookware release was 1989, and contained a book and a floppy disk. The book was the manual and had some tutorials explaining how araytracer works. The floppy contained the software with some models and examples.Carsten Fuchs extended the software with a more advanced modeler and an animation module in 1992, the Reflections-Animator.
The drawback of the improved modeler in Reflections 2.0 was that the program required far more RAM than before, leaving less free space for scene objects. On a 1 MB Amiga, the 2.0 modeler could only handle about 1,000 triangles (or spheres) at most. With 2 MB RAM, up to 10,000 triangles were possible.[1]
As of version 4.3, in 1998,[2] Amiga Reflections was renamed Monzoom or Monzoom 3D and distributed by Oberland Computer.[3]
Monzoom Pro was available on CD with the March/April 2008 issue of the German print magazine Amiga Future.[4][5][6] Monzoom also became available for PC as Shareware.[7]
Glittenberg, Carl (2004)."Computer-assisted 3D design software for teaching neuro-ophthalmology of the oculomotor system and training new retinal surgery techniques".Proceedings of SPIE. Ophthalmic Technologies XIV. San Jose, CA, USA. pp. 275–285.doi:10.1117/12.555626. Retrieved2010-03-01. - discusses using 3D software, including Reflektions 4.3 (an alternate name for Reflections/Monzoom), to teach ophthalmology and train for retinal surgery.
