---
name: "aa3d"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "aa3d"
version: "1.0-8.3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/aa3d"
---

# aa3d(1)

An ASCII art stereogram generator

## NAME

aa3d - An ASCII art stereogram generator

## SYNOPSIS

**aa3d** \[*options*\] *\< file*

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**aa3d** is a program which generates the well-known and popular random dot stereograms in ASCII art.

## OPTIONS

- **-w** width

  The image width. Default: 80.

- **-s** step

  The size of the repeating sequence. Default: 12.

- **-t** text

  The text which is used to generate the background.

- **-r**

  Disable random text placement.

- **-f** file

  Use **file** as input for the raster.

- **-d**

  Use digits instead of letters.

## BUGS

Please report any bugs you find to Jan Hubicka \<hubicka@freesoft.cz\>.

## LICENSE

**aa3d** is covered by the GNU General Public License (GPL).

## AUTHOR

Jan Hubicka \<hubicka@freesoft.cz\>

This manual page was written by Uwe Hermann \<uwe@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).

## SEE ALSO

[**aafire**(1)](/aafire/1.md), [**aainfo**(1)](/aainfo/1.md), [**aasavefont**(1)](/aasavefont/1.md), [**aatest**(1)](/aatest/1.md), [**aaflip**(1)](/aaflip/1.md), [**aa3d**(1)](/aa3d/1.md), [**aatv**(1)](/aatv/1.md), [**aview**(1)](/aview/1.md), [**asciiview**(1)](/asciiview/1.md), [**bb**(1)](/bb/1.md), [**xaos**(6)](/xaos/6.md).

You can also checkout the aalib info pages...