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Help! With .EXE
Message #97652
Help… I am lloking for a utility that will allow me to convert my .FLC or .FLI files into .EXE format. I dont know iPlease let me know… 74323
Of course you can merge just cameras. Do a MERGE or MERGE PROJECT/CAMER/ANIMATION. You can merge anything you want. I'm not sure about overhead, but using more lights without scrims definitely renders faster. Having to calculate shadows (scrims) takes longer. Besides, when have you lit a normal scene with just…
James, Depth of field is possible, but it is not an easy or fast procedure. The technique I believe most people are talking about is rendering the various portions of the scene (fore, mid & back ground) as seperate images with alpha on, and then recompose the series of images…
To clarify, there are zero restrictions on how an artist can use the .3ds files and texture maps on the WCTK in their work. Of course, reselling those files doesn't fall into that category. – G
#MY Wishlist (early)
Message #97588
Hello John, Now I haven't been able to figure out how to do this. One cannot import just a camera, can they? What about the subsequent animation? 2) The only problem with using the EXCLUDE as a scrim is that you end up using two or more lights instead of…
#MY Wishlist (early)
Message #97586
I'd like to use the f/stops for exposure. Depth of field is a whole nother matter, but something that's definitely crucial. There's been talk about a "focus" IPAS, but I haven't been able to find it. James
>>There are ZERO restrictions on all >>of the .3ds files on the WCTK. Uhh, except distribution of the .3ds files, right? Jim
Ron, I believe the new VistaPro is especially setup to do a DXF dirctley out to 3ds3.They have been working on this with Adesk I believe. Pat
Ron, Both VistaPro and GIFDXF come on the CD ROM that ships with the book "Inside 3D Studio" by some of the folks here on the forum, published by New Riders. These will do what you want. John
Ron: VistaPro 3.1 will output VistaPro DEM's as DXF files. I'm not sure if this is what you are looking for (John understands the terminology better than I do). It's available as both a floppy upgrade to 3.0 or as a CD-ROM (with MakePath, VistaMorph and 3500 scapes) upgrade from…
#Vistapro to 3ds utility?
Message #97458
I was wondering if there are any utilities out there that let you convert Vistapro landscapes to Meshes for 3dstudio use? [A [BI was also interested in finding out if there is a 3dstudio ver3.0 utility for converting bitmaps to 3d landscapes, although I guess if you have the first…
Use Assign/Face (selected) instead of Assign/Object (selected). – G
When I select objects with the material / show command the objects apear to be selected; however, when I try to change the color of the selected objects 3D studio reports none selected. Does It sound like I do not have something set properly? What I would like to do…
Surface/Materials/Show selects faces of any given material. If all the faces in an object are made of that material, the whole object is selected. There are ZERO restrictions on all of the .3ds files on the WCTK. – G
#A selection wish
Message #96608
I would like to be able to select objects using the Materials / Show comand. If this is already possible please let me know. Also are there any restrictions on the viewpoint sample meshes on the world creating tool kit? Thank You
Jonas, I'll take a look at ipas3c.zip. Thanks for the tip.
Re the freeware version of the browser that Jonas mentioned… It's not very useful, since it won't support indexing on a CD-ROM (which is what you really want it for), but it would give you a general feel for how it works. – G
Martin, > There's a cut down version of the browser in section #14 in a file called ipas3c.zip. Not as elegant as the the TU but it's there. jonas[adesk]
If implemented, an "undo" on a 3D program can entail *gobs* of memory.
Dennis, I'm delighted to hear that Gary would like it also. Now I'm optimistic it might show up! Mark
John,
Adding "Undo" to a program that didn't have it to start with is often problematic. It's really something that has to be designed from the start.
I'm pretty sure that a general undo was on several wishlists, but as to priority, who knows? It would be nice. David
Mark; Good to hear from you. Unless there are others that respond, it looks like it is just you and me. I asked Gary Yost at Siggraph last year if release 3 would have an undo. He said no, but that he was wanting undo also. If Gary wants undo,…
Gary, >> The only way to get the IPAS Browser is with the Texture Universe.
As far as I know, that's completely untrue. The only way to get the IPAS Browser is with the Texture Universe. – G
Gary, I heard from a friend that the browser IPAS was/is going to be made available as a standalone freeware application (i.e. seperate from the textCD). Is that true?
Dennis, >>Am I the only one that would like a real undo?
Regarding Kevin's wish list, I have one as well. Isn't there some sort of mechanism for punching a file name into a dialogue box? It is wonderful to visually determine that you want an image called RT247_VC, but my short term memory sometimes fails me when it comes to typing…
Jonas; >> 3ds has the hold button. That is NOT an UNDO unless you remember to click on it. It's really a quick save button. For large files, this would really slow you down if you clicked on the QUICK SAVE button every time you were about to do anything.…
All great suggestions. Note that I have absolutely nothing to do with the browser. Tom did it for his buddy who did the photography for the disk… Mike Spaw, as a favor. Mike just graduated from college last year, and Tom wanted to help him get on his feet. -…
Gary, I figured that BROWSE was taking advantage of easy calls to internal 3D Studio code. The results are very good (image quality in the postage stamp), but decimation probably wouldn't have been too bad either. Or possibly utilizing a quick & dirty routine for images over a certain size.…
Great idea about being able to update without reindexing. Are you saying that you can't cancel with the ESC key while indexing? Re the image-rescaling operation during indexing… The reason why it rescales so slow is that it's NOT doing a simple decimation. It's running through the 3DS renderer's background…
I haven't played with CoSA After-Effects, but I believe yes, that is what I'm talking about. I want the ability to do either spline based, or key based time – like several workstation based animation packages offer. And the ability to edit key or spline based time graphicaly (splines with…
#TextCD Wish
Message #95966
Jonas, Wish for next version/bug fix of Texture Universe CD Browser IPAS. Indexing will not cancel when indexing a CD and building a local (non-resident) drive index. Hoo-boy was this frustrating! 2nd wish. Ability to update without reindexing directory. The browser does indicate (with an 'X') if there is no…
John, re: your time-related features interface, have you seen CoSA After-Effects on a Mac? Sort of like that?
The reason Borland and Microsoft compilers can't be used to write IPAS routines is because they're not 32-bit compilers, and 3DS is a 32-bit program. Any programs that run under 3DS, including ADI drivers and IPAS plug-ins, must also be 32-bit programs or they and the system will crash horribly.…
BITS, > The wishlist period ended on April 1st. 🙁 Many of your wishes were covered by previous wishes tho'. 🙂 jonas[adesk]
#I wish…..
Message #95914
Jonas, More wishes: 1. The option to have commands frequently used as icons (maybe floating in the drawing area or amongst Zoom In/Extends etc. buttons). Even though you can assign stuff to Ctrl keys, I feel configurable icons would be the next logical step – often you're clicking away and…
Dennis, > 3ds has the hold button. jonas[adesk]
#My Wishlist…
Message #95815
I don't know if this is on the wishlist. I was hoping it would be in REL 3, but wasn't. I would like to have UNDO work like in Autocad. Undo to the beginning of the session. If this is not possible, maybe 5 to 10 undo's. If this is…
#95641-
wishlist
Message #95796
OK — Thanks, Jonas –John
Being an architect as well I can sympathize (hey, they at least let us re-able the X & Z axes). As for flying logos – could that flying icon of a bone from 2001 be setting a precedent? . – Phil
>> If you consider an aileron, it's swept up by the dihedral and swept >> back by the wing-sweep I have solved that exact problem but I do it through a KXP. I collect data from a flight recorder and duplicate the several movements (aircraft position, control surfaces, etc.) in…
Phil, >> just a confusing case of 3DS symantics… that's it. Well, I can live with that. It still makes me think that flying logos must have been on earth before architectural space…. which is hard to live with on the other hand…. – Alexander.
John, Looks like I've got a busy few days ahead! Ta, RAC (at 20:23 BST 06-Apr-94)
John, This is exactly the stuff that I'm trying to do! If you consider an aileron, it's swept up by the dihedral and swept back by the wing-sweep, so its hinge-line has got NO relation to any x/y/z axis – and then there's the one on the other side as…
Marion, I'm in *I'm not sure what you mean but I'll try it* mode! It takes a bit of translating of what I think 3DS thinks is an object, and now calling it an element! I think the fact that we both have these problems, and that the ways around…
Ahhh, I see what you're saying. Well, I guess this is just a confusing case of 3DS symantics. I guess you'll just have to reverse the meaning of Start & End in your mind for your application . – Phil
I use Fractal Painter X2 with my Kurta XGT, and it supports pressure sensitivity. I use Photoshop, but haven't looked into pressure sensitivity support in that package, mainly because I do zero painting there (X2 is infinitely superior for painting). The Kurta windows drivers work fine for all windows apps…
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