This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Lydell No, I didn't see your message as being whiney, I just wanted to note that, IMO, there hasn't been any increase in the price of "keeping up with technology". I was only quoting hardware prices, as well, but the upgrade prices for software hasn't gotten much more expensive. It…
Phil Don't forget that the angle of the light to the surface plays a large part in "brightness" and the Ambient color setting in ME also has an effect. -Ted Boardman
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#3DS Max and the R4 Blue
Message #185609
Lydell Just for the record, I spend somewhere between $5000-6000 every 2 to 3 years for a new machine to run new software, etc. Nothing has changed since 1984 as far as the cost of keeping up with technology in my business and it doesn't look like 3DS MAX will…
>> Were you talking about Jerry Springer on Sunday
Andrew The Boxer was highlighted and the D'n A (pretty sure that was the name) booth over by Digimation, was that the one you saw? Skrawny little guy getting punched around. That was neat stuff! -Ted Boardman
>> Oh My Gosh!!! THE WORLD IS GONE!
Glad it worked for you, Terry. I'm just back from Siggraph, interesting things to come! -Ted Boardman !^NavFont01F0007MGHHG4DBFB2
>> fillets on all the sharp edges
One thing to keep in mind is that the Auto Reflections must have something to reflect. I often put flat panels behind my camera with a strong light and face normals pointing toward the object. This gives the surface something to reflect back. Reflection maps don't require mapping. I'm not…
Zack It sounds like you forgot to reapply the mapping coords after the rotation? -Ted Boardman
Jeanette If you have the Video Vram with the 928 chip, the following message should work for you. >>I got good news for all of you Diamond Stealth 64 Video users! Vibrant has written a fix for using AutoCAD with the "Stealth 64 Video" video card. The fix also works…
>> too small to scan accurately
Terry You don't nessarily need to detach the faces, just be sure to assign the flat refl material to those faces last. As an aid to selectiing the correct faces you could select as many non-flat faces as you can and Display/Hide those first. Good luck -Ted Boardman !^NavFont01F0007MGHHGCF0E3E
Congradulations to you, Ralph, and the rest of the crew!! -Ted Boardman
Martin Cripes, I'm going to throw my invitation away! With all these messages I'm beginning to worry -Ted Boardman
Terry Using Automatic Flat Reflections is the only way to get reflections from a non-curved surface. Review the R4 tutorial on page 12-30 and apply the method to your flat faces. Good luck with the project. -Ted Boardman !^NavFont01F0007MGHHGAC38F9
>> Shape Counter At Limit"
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LOFTER HELP
Message #183206
>> LOFT POLYGONS WITH DIFFERING NUMBER OF VERTICES
JD >>I got good news for all of you Diamond Stealth 64 Video users! Vibrant has written a fix for using AutoCAD with the "Stealth 64 Video" video card. The fix also works with 3D Studio (at least for me). To get the fix, go on the Vibrant BBS 512-918-3411…
FORTY, oops, didn't mean to shout, Alan. How'd you make it this far? Best of everything! -Ted Boardman !^NavFont01F0007MGHHG4EAF93
Thanks, James, feel free to use it as Pest Control around the house and garden with one caution, groundhogs love it. -Ted Boardman !^NavFont01F0007MGHHG64A747
>> Can you tell me anything about 3DS for NT
You're on to me, Don My Adesk party tickets showed up a few days ago. -Ted Boardman !^NavFont01F0007MGHHG3B46E3
Damn Alex, I knew I should have put the in there I'll be watchin' for you at Siggraph! -Ted Boardman !^NavFont01F0007MGHHG4EAF93
>> Thanks for listening
>> Sorry about the confusion
Laurie You'll have to add the frames to the end and move the key 5 frames or use Scale Segment and move the key 2 or 3 frames, first choice should be easiest. Have fun -Ted Boardman !^NavFont01F0007MGHHG86A40A
>> Hello, My Name Is
>> killed Composer
Paul I sent a Fractal Painter self-image a long time ago, what did James do with it? I'll send another. -Ted Boardman !^NavFont01F0007MGHHG583398
Paul I always say that anyone who is organized is just to lazy to hunt! -Ted Boardman !^NavFont01F0007MGHHG3A7680
>> techniques and tools are necessary but subordinate to thinking process.
>> How can I render a project with reflection
The fact you know 3DS well and have minimum background in Acad could be seen as an advantage. Each program is very different, as you know, and students should concentrate on 3DS in a 3DS class. DXF import and a discussion of face normals/vertex welding is about all I ever…
That's ok, Nik, Mark Yankee put me onto it. Later -Ted Boardman !^NavFont01F0006MGHHGp09A0
>> Until then I am spreading the word
>> two nights a week for about 2 1/2 hours each night, for about 9 weeks.
Peter In your autoexec.bat file put a line: SET SCREENGRAB=YES. Then it's alt-, or ctrl-print screen (can't recall) -Ted Boardman !^NavFont01F0007MGHHG63D7A0
JD JD >>latest version>How much>discount by upgrading>full advantage of the Pentium>PowerPC version
George 3DS will not run well under NT 3.51, there is a file in the libraries by Steven Elliott telling how to make it work. Search for the file using NT or Steven Elliott as key words. I'm not sure, but doubt if Animator Pro will run at all. 3DS…
Paul I don't believe anything has been written specifically as a r2 teaching aid. What is the class duration and what age level? It would probably be effective to go in each day and introduce them to a basic concept, Object/Element/Face/Vertex relationship, for instance. Then give them a couple of…
>> Let's face reality; most of us used Release 2 and now use Release 4…and what has improved? < Bradley, WHAT are you talking about? The 3DS modeling is much better than Acad for lots of things. How about a boat hull or screw threads in Acad just to name…
Nik, >>I got good news for all of you Diamond Stealth 64 Video users! Vibrant has written a fix for using AutoCAD with the "Stealth 64 Video" video card. The fix also works with 3D Studio (at least for me). To get the fix, go on the Vibrant BBS 512-918-3411…
>> – it's crap
Mark When I finally got to install it, it worked perfectly. I knew they could do it! Thanks -Ted Boardman !^NavFont01F0007MGHHG4EAF93
Mark Thanks for the news, I'll try it this afternoon. Ok, if I quote your message verbatim (with the clarification on running it once) to users asking about the stealth? Thanks -Ted Boardman !^NavFont01F0007MGHHG93C79E
Scott Renderprint from Insight 800-825-4115 will let you batch print a series of files. That should do the trick, no? -Ted Boardman !^NavFont01F0007MGHHG63D7A0
Bob I use HyperChem to keep my CA Lab from slipping into total Chaos. To be honest, I'll have to click Forum 8 on. Seriously, did you see the program when it was introduced, pretty amazing! I'm not sure why it never caught on because I know nothing about chemistry.…
Heinz I'm not even too upset that mine only runs in 256 color mode. I do like the card and have other machines if I have to view something in true color. I'll stick with mine for now. Good luck TedB -Ted Boardman !^NavFont01F0007MGHHG9FE9AC
Heinz, I was on site at a customer with a brand new Stealth 64 VRAM (??) and it's totally different from the one I got 4 weeks ago. It works fine with 1.0.5 drivers in S3 928 mode up to 65K colors. Mine only does 256 with any drivers. It…
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