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Are you running a 2 or 3 computer WFW? You cannot, if you not order the extra WFW ADDON DOS, connect two computers running dos. As for what I know, 3DS runs aproximately 10% slower in a dos window if it doesn't have to use windows swapfile, then it gets…
We have been running WFW 3.11 with 3DS r3 for about a year now and make networkrenderig each day. We have one computer always running windows so the other computers can reach it from DOS, it works mush like a server in an ordinary LAN. This computer doesn't run 3DS,…
Thanks, I read the doc's yesterday night and saw some more sample code that was mentioned. CYCBXP.ZIP,GIFSIZE.ZIP,CFGNAM.ZIP,NEWPXP.ZIP,MOVER.ZIP, LTGLOB.ZIP,KFHID.ZIP,AXPSET.ZIP,SEEZ.ZIP,PXPMTL.ZIP, PXPMLI.ZIP,MTLTST.ZIP Is these part of the misc.zip from Tom Hudson too? -M.E
#IXP.C for Z-buffer info!
Message #2597
I read that there should be a new IXP.C to be able to get the Z-buffer information in a IXP. I cannot find that file in the files in this forum or in ASOFT sektion 17. Where is it? -M.E
#IPAS4 Watcom 9.5 or 10?
Message #2596
Is the IPAS4 SDK made for Watcom r9.5 or r10? I have both and was just wondering!? -M.E
I'm up and running!!! My fault was that I copied all information from the 3DS3 subdirectory, including the LiquidSpeed for R3. R4 didn't like LiquidSpeed for r3, so when deleting the Liquid files everything works OK!! -M.E
Is there such a major differense in the EXE for 3DS r3 and r4 that I could get these kind of problem when running r4 and not r3. I'm running both versions from the same place and the setup is exactly the same! >>You know the drill. Clean up both…
Hello Teri ———— I made a perfect and running copy of the setup for 3DS R3. Then I downloaded the 3DSEXE.ZIP, and unziped it in the place of R3 EXE. I get this message when I try to start 3DS! Is this a documented problem? —————————————— Abnormal program termination: Page…
#Who did BEDROOM1-4?
Message #121525
Who did the pictures BEDROOM1-4 on the 3DS R2 World-Creating toolkit CD-ROM? A customer of mine is interested in the mesh of the bed that is on those pictures. -M.E
>>Keep in mind that if you use an ADI driver, you can't set the active area in >>the Config dialog box. I think I will stick to the mouse driver! Less problem. -M.E Ps Thanks for the info DS
I will try using MOUSE mode instead!! Have you seen any DGPADI for 3DS to the SummaSketch FX? >>"right-click" was on the left-hand (white) button? Yes! I noticed. Strange (-:!! -M.E
#Summa digitizer!?
Message #120242
I'm trying to use a SummaSketch FX board with the internal SUMMA driver inside 3DStudio, inder Program Configuration. This works almoust! If I move the pointer arround on the screen it stops moving for a 1/2 a second and then moves again. This happens every 5-7 sekonds. Sometimes this makes…
>>Did you ever read the first few chapters of the book of Ezekiel in the Bible?
Thanks for the info!!!
>>Martin I can even leave myself messages!!!
#4th Dimension!!
Message #119790
If you havn't time to take five, skip this message completely!!!! Thoughts about 4-dimension ————————— I was out walking with my dog this morning, when I started to think about 3:e and 4:th dimension. 3 dimensions is easy to see befour you, but what should be the 4:th. Time is…
>>If you are ready to purchase the most accurate map of >>planet Earth ( with a high price ) let me know and I can find a lot more >>detail for you. Yes please send more info !!!! -M.E
>>Just a great little story from a listserv ….. I thought some of the forum >>regulars might enjoy it ……. Loved it!!!!! Is there more where this came from ? -M.E
>>I have both a color texture map and a b/w bump map earth images on our BBS the >>Rendering Plant (816-525-5614). Is it more than 1000X500 map? Otherwise it's not worth the download time from europe!! I need to have a closeup that looks ok over Europe!!! -M.E
#EARTH MAP or MESH!!
Message #118743
Does anyone know off any hires ERTHMAP or MESH. I wan't to use it as a globe!!!! -M.E
Sorry to here that as I I'm just having a SummaSketch FX over for a test. I want to use it in 3DS,Anipro and windows. Have you tested this digitizer!? Any problems with it? -M.E
>>By the way, how do you like Liquid Speed now that you've used it for a while??
>>"Net Start Workstation" from the DOS prompt.
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#3DS on WFW Network
Message #115971
I have run it as long as I have had 3DS R3 and it works fine!! The only thing is that you have to have a computer that is a "Server", alway in window mode. There is where you have the shared library and saves the TGA files. The thing…
Liquid speed and 3DS R4?
Message #115653
Will Liquid Speed still be usefull with the next release of 3DStudio? If so what will the upgrade policy be? If one needs to uppgrade? -M.E
>>Also, what is the highest resolution I can render at period?
>>When do I render to fields???
>>Wouldn't it be easier to use Reset Xform? >> -Jack No it wouldn't as I would get the local axis in the middle of te object and the object would move as before!! -M.E
>>PMJI, but I haven't seen that trick before. Always glad to help, when I can!! BTW, what does "PMJI" stand for? -M.E
>>actually, I don't think an object's pivot point is the same thing as its local >>axis. You can place a pivot point in the keyframer but you haven't necessarily >>changed it's local axis. Your right about the difference between local axis and pivot point. The only time they are the…
#FLARE.IXP netrender?
Message #108849
I trie to use FLARE with network rendering? But it seams that FLARE doesn't look for the proper LOC file when using netrender. Then I trie to use FLARE2.IXP, then netrender works but I get a totaly wrong flare and half the picture gets a strange colorflipped background and the…
>>Ron Scott's Hi-Res QFX 4.0 ships for the TrueVista Pro E ($1250 list). >>His phone in Texas, U.S.A. is 713/529-5868. Fax # is 713/529-9370. I will fax him emediatelly, thanks! -M.E
#TV PRO E Paint prog!?
Message #108236
I have orderd a TrueVista PRO E card and are wondering if there is someone who has made any paintprogram that uses the speed and facilityes on the card? I was thinking in directions of Timearts Lumena for the ATVista? I have heard some rumors that Timearts have had some…
There is another way of doing it. If you use a shapestep set to 0, the 3D Lofter isn't twisting the splines. The only thing is that you have to refine the shape yourself to the smothness you prefer by hand, using Segment/refine in the 2D Shaper. The 3D Lofter…
Thanks, I will call them !! -M.E
#European distubution?
Message #104113
Is there a European distribution channel for your IPAS-packages disk 1-7? -M.E
>>Do you have another computer around to test with? Yes, but all of them are 486/66DX2 and work great (also Gigabyte mother -board). I think that they havn't tuned in every parameter in the CMOS setup properly so I'm trying to change things one at a time to se what…
>>Either of those errors mean that you've got a memory management problem in >>that machine that Phar Lap is choking on. What kind of computer is that? It's a company here in sweden that put's it together but the basic parts is: Motherboard : Gigabyte BIOS : Award Modular BIOS…
#Pentium Problem
Message #103620
I'm just testing a Pentium 66Mhz computer with 32MB internal and SCSI-II fast 1.7GB harddisk. After a couple of frames renderd in slave mode I get the foloowing message. "HEAPMGMT – heap error " followed with some strange characters and a couple of raws down I get "Cheap stack dump…
>>Did you call Viewpoint Datalabs at 800-DATASET ? No, I didn't! I found a ship on the EPCD from Autodesk. Thanks anyway !!
Cargoship in 3DS or DXF?
Message #97814
Does anybody have a model of somekind of cargoship or oiltanker. I need it to be put in the background of an animation. It need not be to mush details as it will not be in the center of the action. I have looked over the CD for 3DS 2.0…
That's the things i LIVE for!! -M.E
I reported this problem a mounth a go to Yost Group but they havn't got back to me. My own theory is that the edges that arn't visible takes away part's of the visible ones. That is if there is an invisible edge that is very close to parallel with…
3DS uses the object internal centerpoint (0,0,0) as default value for the pivot point when making new objects. The position of the centerpoint is possible to alter. Ex. If one makes a cube it get's the pivot point in the center. Move the cube with Modify/Element/Move or Select the faces…
>>1. I wonder if I render an animation to disk if I should use the Targa RDPADI >>or render through the NULL device? render to NULL but setup the right resolution 512×576! >>2. Secondly I have a question about the aspect ratio, I render at 512×576 >>(32bit) how should the…
Sorry, "KXP_Interpolate_key" gets only the objects own position dissregarding the possibility of being influensed by parent objects. Anyone else having an idea of how to get a node's actual position in 3D space? "kxp_get_pivot" thogether with "kxp_get_bound_box" with world coordinates?! "kxp_get_bound_box" only works with objects, and I want to get…
I have thought of both these ways, the first will be somewhat messy even if one has that "kxp_get_parent()" function. Though it would be a great feature for IPAS4 wishlist!! I haven't tried "kxp_interpolate_key()" I just assumed that it does what it says in the manual! But I will try…
#Get node pos in KEYFRAM!
Message #91815
How can I get the hole of an object,camera or lights position in keyframer. I know how to get the positionkeys for a node, but if that node is linked to another node that is moving I wont get the right position for the linked node. It can be soo…
>>Where is this IPAS? It should be in Lib 9 here on ASOFT, "KEYDXF.ZIP" is the file to look for. You could search for just "KXP" keyword, as it shouldn't be that many that has that keyword yet. If you don't find it let me know and I will upload…
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