<s>
Ray	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
was	O
a	O
low-end	O
3D	O
modeling	O
software	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
developed	O
by	O
Ray	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
,	I-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
in	O
1989-1991	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
acquired	O
and	O
upgraded	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
mergers	O
with	O
Fractal	O
Design	O
and	O
MetaCreations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ray	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
was	O
less	O
expensive	O
than	O
most	O
other	O
offerings	O
,	O
renowned	O
for	O
its	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
,	O
and	O
boasted	O
an	O
impressive	O
feature	O
set	O
including	O
a	O
sophisticated	O
shader	O
editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
software	O
programs	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
developers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Fractal	B-Operating_System
Design	I-Operating_System
Painter	I-Operating_System
3D	O
,	O
were	O
often	O
introduced	O
in	O
basic	O
form	O
to	O
the	O
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
moderately	O
limited	O
version	O
lacking	O
animation	O
capability	O
was	O
sold	O
for	O
$99	O
as	O
Ray	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
Designer	O
(	O
later	O
Ray	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
3D	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
quickly	O
became	O
a	O
mass-market	O
favorite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
three	O
major	O
revisions	O
were	O
very	O
buggy	B-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Ray	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Fractal	O
Design	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
early	O
1997	O
,	O
Fractal	O
Design	O
merged	O
with	O
MetaTools	O
to	O
form	O
MetaCreations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
was	O
then	O
merged	O
with	O
its	O
higher-end	O
stepsister	O
,	O
Infini-D	B-Application
,	O
to	O
form	O
Carrara	O
,	O
lending	O
many	O
user	O
interface	O
elements	O
and	O
gaining	O
a	O
better	O
rendering	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
