A golden oldie, the 3D Pipes screensaver, also know as 'The plumber's nightmare' was included in most Windows versions until Windows XP. The original purpose of a screen saver animation was to prevent the burning of an image into the phosphor inside the cathode ray tube of the old CRT monitors after hours of the same image being shown.
The animation would show tangled colored pipes being drawn like snakes on a dark background. The screen was cleared after a while fading out the pipes or pixelating them. Some of you might have noticed a nice Windows easter egg when the joints were replaced by teapots or when pipes were painted as red and white candy canes.
= advertisement =- 3D Pipes Screensaver is the classic screensaver that disappeared when Vista was released. To install, extract '3D Pipes.scr' from '3DPipes.zip' Right click on '3D Pipes.scr' and choose install. Your screensaver properties dialogue box will open allowing you to choose your options.
I've read a thread which asks how to get the 3D pipes screensaver on Vista. I understand it, I have a Vista and two XPs. Only one problem, I can't find 3d pipes.scr. It's supposed to be C: WINDOWS system32 3d pipes.scr, but it isn't there. But it has to be, because It's my screensaver. Pipes A web-based remake of the Windows 3D Pipes screensaver (3D Pipes.scr or sspipes.scr) using Three.js Includes both Utah Teapots and candy cane easter eggs! (with increased chances 😏). The majesty of the Windows 3D pipes screensaver in 1080p with anti-aliasing.The music was previously Chopin's Nocturne in B flat minor, Op.
Controls
Activate full screen to close this welcome window. If you spend more than five seconds in full screen mode and move the mouse the page will redirect to an interactive Windows XP screen. Exit full screen with the F11 keyboard button.
Click the 3D pipes to change the view. Enable mouse controls with the button below and drag the screen to change the view smoothly and use the scroll to zoom.
Bring back the classic 3D Pipes Screensaver on your modern Windows iterations, with options to set pipe number, style, as well as display mode
Every Windows iteration brought about some new desktop enhancements and customization options, while some got left out. This is the case with the
3D Pipes Screensaver, but it can now be integrated in any Windows iteration through this screensaver file.The screensaver is delivered in a lightweight package, which can even fit on a thumb drive to be used or played on different computers. Running it as a regular file simply starts a full-screen preview, and it’s also possible to adjust dedicated behavior options through the settings panel.
In order to properly install the screensaver, the dedicated function needs to be selected from the context menu. As soon as this is done the Windows Screen Saver Settings panel shows up, with this one already selected as the default screensaver to play on idle time. The default wait time is 15 minutes, and it can be modified. Moreover, the logon screen can be displayed on resume.
The screensaver also comes with a set of options. They’re accessed from the settings panel, and make it possible to choose a single or multiple pipes, the type of joint to display, as well as the surface style, which can be a random solid color or a custom texture loaded from a BMP file. Additionally, the display mode for the current adapter can be changed, as well as having hardware 3D rendering disabled.
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- runs on:
- Windows All
- file size:
- 252 KB
- filename:
- 3D_Pipes.zip
- main category:
- Desktop Enhancements
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