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#13620-
Byte articles on 3D
Message #13683
Congrats! ..mark
#13626-
Byte articles on 3D
Message #13681
Please send me an order form, and Text on your VRML converter. Thank you D A Ridgway
…if I ever get that far… You are right, before having seen how the SW will fit into my needs (and budget), I do not decide. I will analytically proove SW and then choose the Hardware. What the whole thing becomes more difficult is this: need a parametric modeller and…
>> Don't waste your time with Imagine.
Terry, I just found this Forum recently and find it a breath of fresh air. I'll be adding another platform to my studio soon and Love all the multi platform input here. I'm a life long Amiga user (O.K. 10 years :^), Things are a little different over in the…
Terry, In regards to LW PC, it is currently in a "pre-release" status. This means it is for sale (at least for Intel-type processors), but that some features are not yet implemented. Primarily, this means it supports only Raw, Targa, and IFF images, and does not yet properly import DXF…
Norbert… You'd have to eliminate Alias Studio, which may be the fastest modler and maybe the easiest to use… because of price. I suggest you wait until SIGGRAPH and try all the software on Macs, SGIs and PCs. \\\. ========================= >-===– >-==*- /
Tim, It's starting to look more and more like I will be Pentium based in the new setup. It has a number of things that I like. The main one being that the market I have in mind is all Intel machine based. The Pentium will allow me to write…
>> My question is, is there an animation program as good as Lightwave 4.0 that I can use with the Media/Mac system.
Joe, If you're looking for a well-rounded 3D modelling/animation/rendering program that's fairly easy to pick up, I don't think you could go wrong with Lightwave 4.0 PC on a Pentium, (especially after they get their DXF Import up to speed). But if you have specific questions about other packages, I'll…
Hello again all, I've been following your threads on the lightwave vs 3DS vs Imagine. I am just getting started and have no adversity to buying more than one program. I have a number of questions regarding this though, if I may. Can you transfer files/models/renderings etc. from all of…
> David
John — >>Most 3D people I've met have used more than one tool.
>> Yeek ! What type of scenes was he rendering ? What type of thing do >> you model ? He is running an SGI Onyx and Alias. He has uploaded some images in Graphdev and some anims in Comanim Forum. >> Perhaps you could rent a PowerMac, Yes there…
#Animation Program
Message #12803
Hello All, I am trying to put together a Video studio and would like some advice on animation packages. I had originally planned to go with the Toaster/Flyer/lightwave combination, with a Raptor 3 workstation. It appears that there is a lot of trouble with the Flyer/Toaster combo, so am now…
Norbert, If you are looking at manufacturing needs, you may want to consider a CAD product as opposed to a rendering/animation product. If you prefer a rendering/animation product, even if it breaks your budget, at least look at Designer from Alias–it should give you an idea of what *can* be…
Sanyo 955/ Topas 4 Sale
Message #12776
For sale, Sanyo GVRS 955 animation editing deck. Only about 10 hours on it. Low price Crystal Graphics Topas Pro 5.1 for sale. with Flying Fonts too. Includes shipping RAndy
Good luck on it, Joe… although there can seem to be obstacles at first, I can assure you that if you keep on pushing, you'll get what you want. (Hmm, one other thought: Most 3D people I've met have used more than one tool. The same concepts of 3D animation…
Yeek ! What type of scenes was he rendering ? What type of thing do you model ? The question about how much work you'll get is obviously a tricky one – the rule here is don't commit to any significant expense without a written contract . Perhaps you could…
Saludos
Message #12748
Hola, ya me conecte por fin y esta de lujo, solo que aun no se como accesar informacion especifica. Tenemos que hecharnos una platicada para que me digas bien como navegar por aqui correctamente no? Gracias, saludos mejorate y consigue un software que soporte Z-Modem eh? Bye. Saludos de tu…
>> 1 – big screen, ie 20/21". I have a good 17" that works on a Mac, too, so I could use it. >> 3 – RAM. Loads of RAM. Obscenely H U G E amounts of RAM in fact I know a guy who has 1gb of RAM and…
Well, if you can point me to someone who can tell me definitively whether the file format has changed, and if so, whether we can get the documentation for it, I'd appreciate it.
Alan, thanks a lot for your suggestions. Things become more and more precisely. It turns out I will get a second PC (pentium120?) with a better modeller I have at the moment. And I will get the DTP my customers are using (corel and quarkexpress) first; then an Indy. The…
Sure, I use Sketch on an 80 Mhz PowerMac myself. However, in addition to the basic spec 80Mhz PPC you might want the following… 1 – big screen, ie 20/21". 2 – 4Mb VRAM to allow 24 bit colour on that screen 3 – RAM. Loads of RAM. Obscenely H…
John– >>If you've got a CD-ROM, then take a look into your local technical bookstore — many tools these days have non-saving demo versions available on CDs included with books… useful resource.
Hi David, thanks very much for your detailed reply! A company offered me some modelling jobs. They would give me Sketch, but I would need to buy a Mac since I only have a PC. Would Sketch make sense on a 80 or even 66 mHz PPC? -David
I doubt that Lightwave is an appropriate modeller for building things that will be manufactured. There are geometry issues that affect manufacturability that require a CAD modeler. Alias Studio has the required tools (and unfortunately, an extremely high price tag) the lower priced package (Alias Designer) may have the necessary…
#Sketch 2.0 review
Message #12663
Hi David, Glad to fill you in on Sketch. Yes, it uses NURBS. It uses a single modelling window rather than a 4 view approach which you may be more familiar with. You can and often do work in a perspective view, construction directly in 3D although standard plan and…
Hi John, Actually, Swivel 1.52 was _long_ before my time… I came in as a 2.0-boy about four years back. Version 2.04 was released in… oh… April '93? as a maintenance release for 68040 machines. I'd be surprised if the basic format has changed much… I know that 1.x files…
#Shall I buy LW on SGI?
Message #12603
Hi everybody, am a designer seeking a way to make better models as fast as possible. Toys, furniture… in order to be realized as goods. 3D-modelling and rendering is one of the most exciting things I can think of. And I also believe this technique can save time in the…
Help! SCSI Cabling Woes!
Message #12560
Can anyone give me a little advice? While I have two SCSI devices working like a charm in my machine, I'm still pretty ignorant about it, and I'm clueless about what to do next to expand my setup. I have an internal SCSI-2 controller (piggybacked on another vital card) which…
Importing DXF into LW
Message #12547
Hello, Does someone knows where I could find a converter for DXF files into LWO (Lightwave object format) ? I have here a pre-release of Lightwave 4, PC version, which doesn't have yet, if ever, the DXF format in the importation feature. And I would like to have all my…
#11095-
3D Exchange Standard
Message #12508
tim 1st i'm a multy 3d program user and i know the problem of standard but you cant count on MS or SGI because MS will always support windows and win 95 while most of us have dos based progs and SGI will buy any company that will start thinking…
If we could create those scripts that link together 3DGF files, then we can read/write entire scenes, as opposed to single objects…. Yes, the 3DWorks documents are ASCII and could be easily parsed or generated… but just open up, oh, "1) Chef Tumble" and tell me what each and every…
[Sorry for delay… found this in my outbox when I got back from vacation last week.] Hi John, There's no resource fork to a MacroModel file… it's designed so the same file can be worked with on either platform. For 3DW, there's the header (refers mostly to location of geometry),…
Hi Joseph, If you've got a CD-ROM, then take a look into your local technical bookstore — many tools these days have non-saving demo versions available on CDs included with books… useful resource. Regards, John Dowdell Macromedia Tech Support
#11094-
Rendering Software
Message #12437
hi tim NOW i agree with you at least on windows section soft f/x is a hot shot. amit
Hi David, just saw that you use Alias Sketch. Can you tell me something about it? How good is it for modelling? I've heard it does NURBS, but no trimmed surfaces. I'm mostly interested in the modelling tools. -David
Lightwave VS 3D Studio
Message #12344
>>did not know that [LW 4.0 had IK]….
Animation for sale
Message #12323
I have The PC version of Strata Studio Pro for sale. This is the program used to create MYST. I'll sell it for $500.00 + shipping. It lists for 1500.00 and you can get through mail order for 900.00. E-mail me if interested. John
No kidding ! I use Alias Sketch on a Mac and Ray Tracing an image takes 5-10 times longer than a similar Phong version. >> David
Sam, thanks for the info… George…
Haven't heard anything about lightwave PC recently. truespace isn't (currently) worth what they're charging for it. If by IMG you are referring to Imagine I'd have to recommend that one (I use it). Imagine is probably the best power to price ratio you can find. Some people seem to really…
#LW vs TS vs IMG
Message #12254
I am looking to buy a 3D package soon. I was looking toward LW for PC but have not heard much review here on the PC version for Windows 3.1. The demo for TS was nice, but seems to have less powerfull features than the other two. I have not…
#Which animator?
Message #12232
Hi- I've been playing around with POV 1.0 on the Mac and with a very simple PC-based animator called (I think) Asymetrix 3D. I'm able to get good results from both of them, and now I'd like to get involved with some more professional modelling and animation tools. I work…
Thanks Again Tim. Will
Human Animations
Message #12132
We're planning to do a story on creating animated human figures, and we'd love to talk with users who are doing that kind of work. Among other things, the story will look at how easy or difficult it is to create an animated human figure and at the tools used…
Will, >>>Basically I like Special FX & Character animations but I also do some freelancing by creating logos for companies. I would love a raytracing program but I understand that the trade off is rendering time. Lightwave seems to offer the same capabilities as 3DS but it seems to me…
Basically I like Special FX & Character animations but I also do some freelancing by creating logos for companies. I would love a raytracing program but I understand that the trade off is rendering time. Lightwave seems to offer the same capabilities as 3DS but it seems to me that…
#Lightwave VS 3D Studio
Message #12033
>>I am a 3D Studio user and am considering to sell it to buy Lightwave 4.0 for my ALPHA machine. Is this a wise choice? What are the differences between the two, also advantages and disadvantages.
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