This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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#3D users grp in Montreal
Message #62786
Still interested but have gotten mired down in the political muck at Vanier. I will call you soon as I have a number of interested parties on my DB from studio courses we have run at the college. Have you made any arrangements and what type of beer will you…
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Anthony… Glad to have you aboard…Nice to see new "faces" in this section. Fire away those questions…. Roger Cusson Vanier CAD/CAM Institute ETS – Autodesk
Shoe… Well I was thinking along the lines of developing exercise materials. I don't think every intro level teacher should have to prove that the can develop exercise materials. After all ther are some marvelous books on the market filled with excercises (nudge, nudge, wink, wink). They should be able…
Shoe… Writting skills and curriculum development should be at a higher level in Instructor certification. I don't think every ACAD teacher should have to show that they can develop curriculum ? Roger C@V
Hey Guys….. Gosh It seems like Its been a long time since "I let my fingers do the talking". The current thread on Instructor Certification seems right on course. We do need ways to evaluate the Instructor's teaching ability… and has already been pointed out we already have some of…
#First PPT Message
Message #51194
Ken…. This solution sounds interesting.. could you have text and graphics on the screen at the same time? All in all how did the session go? Roger C@V
#First PPT Message
Message #50514
Ken and all PPT participants….. About command entry….All us seasoned vets of the screen menu only AutoCAD did develop some grest dexterity at typing commands (how many people can erase last with their eyes closed ). But those programmers have since release 9 tried to perfect the pull down menus…
Viewpoint Tel : 801 224 2222 Roger C@V
Cooooool…. Hey Pat… Q2 > We are using normal SVGA boards, unfornuately. The brand is ATI XL series with 1MB really a minimum board for these rendering times. It would make perfect sense to get some better boards but the dollars involved to equipt a 15 station lab and only…
Hey Mark… Apparently you can order Michelle's books from Greg Pyros as well… tel: (714) 833 0334…. or FAX: (714) 833 8655. Don't you hate it when those 1-800's don't work from the snowy north… Roger C@V
Hey Mark…. I just moved over to check out the section a couple of days ago… and man is this section HOT…. I had a quick look at her books, over a draft, and they looked quite good but I don't remember any architectural and or mechanical examples, perhaps you…
Hey Greg…. They don't have them yet??? Hmmm. Ok so how do we order from you guys? Oh and BTW I also noticed your name under technical editor for these books. Good stuff. I attended your talk at the ATC manager's meeting in Anaheim, really enjoyed the work you have…
Hey Michele…. Looks good for my college to order at least one set of your books for now. who knows more later…. It was really nice meeting you, good luck on the trip. Roger Cusson… Vanier College, Montreal
Bob & Michael…. I just met an author of 3DS books over the weekend, and I'll give her a plug here. Her name is Michele Bousquet and she has written a 3 set of 3DS books called Tips & Tricks for 3D Studio. One book covered the Renderer, One the…
OS Wars
Message #44331
Whoa…. Has anyone seen the battle raging on over in acad s9. Some OS 2 guys got their feathers ruffled and the messages are flying….(even saw some references to PINK sneak out) Its getting so bad over there I think a HOCKEY game might break out!!! Roger C@V
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MM equipment
Message #40888
Is It Sally or Mark…. Niiiicccceeee system and you got one like it at home???? Well If I can ever save some money I'll start equiping at home It seems the best way of experimenting.. albeit costly way.. I still am waiting for my ATC to go for the $50…
#MM equipment
Message #40424
Hello….. I've been asking Ken about equiping a multimedia lab and I'd like to throw the question out to all. We are equiping a lab and also wish to have all the equipment necessary for input and output of MM presentations. This equipment may serve as the basis of a…
#Question
Message #37323
Hello all 3ds'ers… I have a question to ask the experienced 3ds'ers out there. The question comes from a user more advanced than myself who unfortunately has not seen the light of CIS…His problem is that of a robot arm… It moves pivots..grips an item and then he wants to…
John…. I would like to recieve any information regarding VR that you have at your institute. Particularly the cirriculum you've developed, the hardware/software you use and the resource guide you are putting together. Thanks Roger Cusson Vanier College 425 DeMaisonneuve W. Suite 1100 Montreal, PQ H3A 3G5 CANADA
Hey Geoffrey…. Glad to see you here… Certificates are usually slow in comming..posting messages usually speeds up the process though . Right Wayne !! squeeky wheel theorm… Roger C@V
Hey Jerry… Thanks for the info.. don't mind if I mosey over to the gravdev froum.. Public domain VR well that sounds really cool… About posting the cyberspace announcement post you message to one of the syops and they will most like accomodate your request…. Thanks Roger C@V
Wayne… I'll send more complete info once I'm finished the book…half read book reviews don't wash I quess… and thanks for the referal Is Jim online ?? Roger C@V
#Good VR Book
Message #36279
Hey all… Just thought I'd pop up a message regarding a good Virtual Reality book I started reading, called "Silicon Mirage – The art and science of Virtual Reality" by Steve Aukstakalnis & David Blatner. I really wanted to post this message once I finished reading the book but the…
Hey Guys… Pkzip v 2.04c and I think e were loaded on s9 of acad forum about 6-8 weeks ago. they may still be in s9 or have been reloacted to their "home" library…Check it out.. Roger C@V
R12 Outlines
Message #33852
Hello all… Just thought I'd upload the outlines we came up with at Vanier in order to promote discussions/ criticisms/ pot-shots…:). etc….We have only done to this point Level I & II and both are included in the zip'ed file. unzip em & they are in ASCII. If any one…
Hey Terry… Shure…. tackle the 2d polyline when you get to it.. Why do you need to do the 2d polyline??? Well its like the profile of the thing that we want to draw… Go back to the 2d only when people need to… Roger C@V
Hey Dennis…. Excuse me for jumoing in here but a comment on your message to Terry. About teaching 3D, I most situations I would concurr with your opinion about getting people up to speed in 2d first & then go to 3d latter. Except when I went to teach 3d…
Nicole… Our college last winter taught several engineers/ architects etc. from the former soviet union. Their english or french was not fantastic but passible. To my knowledge no russian materials exist on ACAD. From my developers handbook there is a subsidery office listed in Moscow: Called: Parallel 1 Karamyshevskaya Emb.…
#China Visit
Message #32089
Hey Wayne… The China delegation we are hosting are going to see many different approaches to CAD/CAM and all other related issues. The project manager is Pierre Sauve at Vanier. He has been in touch with TED CHANG chez vous re info on the China market. Pierre hasn't indicated whether…
Randy…. Missed it again…. but AC in DC…..Poof !!!! Roger C@V
Thomas…. Nice to see new people popping in on this forum. Autodesk has an Educational Grants Program which although our college has yet to apply for one is quite generous (so I've heard). McGill University school of Architecture still tell me about AutoDesk's kind giving of software. I'm interested… fine…
Hey Randy…. Well just checked his bis card & it reads Mark Gerhard…. will we ever get it right… How ya doin randy how are the buckets of water & bolts of electricity going ?? Roger C@V
Hey Pat…. Chris Ercikson left Vanier in Aug. 1991 to take a job in Ottawa. I havn't heard from him since. The exercises we did with Nancy were right on. The first two days seemed to be more introductory in nature. which was right on for me (didn't finish all…
Hey Mark… MMPPT was great!!!!! Now if I could only have a little time to play around with it I'd be fine. Not only was the session informative but really pumped you up. Nancy & Mark really did a fine job. they brought a lot of experience to the session.…
PPT 1992
Message #29058
Hey Wayne….. Just got back from the greenville tech session on 3d studio. I just wanted to say having participated in the PPT program from both sides now I think that you should be commended for the great job you have done. The studio session was just what the doctor…
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When to teach GRIPS
Message #29057
Hey Mark…. Mark Gephart who was co-teaching the MMPPT in greenville had the following to say once he took an intro to ACAD r12. "Grips are wonderful but why didn't you tell me about them in the first place?" Roger C…back @V
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When to teach GRIPS
Message #29056
Hey Shoe… Sorry for the late reply just got back from greenville tech & Nancy & Mark's MMPPT. Super duper or should I say "way cool". Thanks for the book, promise it won't make a good doorstop or press flowers. I have Sweets catalogues that do just fine. Thanks again..…
Hey Craig….. I don't know I try as much as possible to use the menu's & dialogues this seems to me the most visual way of learning the program. If you use only keyboard entry I think you would think that Autodesk's efforts to improve the User interface have been…
Hey Mark…. I have to agree with dave on the DDLMODES dialogue. I don't consider that leaving out the layer command is leaving out something in their education. DDLMODES is the easiest for the beginner to get used to because its visual & tactile, showing them other alternatives mostly confuses.…
Dave… How about showing grips as a basic editing tool early on… say after a few editing commands but before the bulk of the more complex editing commands. Show them erase, move and then contrast that with grip move and then go through the whole grip shooting match. Mabye leave…
Hey Vokler… I agree the PC is still the most cost effective platform upon which to run ACAD. So for the Operator working all day on ACAD.. Its still the best.. Do you know of any benchmarks for ACAD MAC vs ACAD 386 ?? Roger C@V
Salut JP. Je vais passer ton idee a Pierre Sauve lui devrait decide si on va aller avec ca ou non. qu'est que tu fait avec Hot, warm et cold. P.SAuve pence que on devrait penser a qqc mieux que chaude, teide, et froide. Merci Roger C@V
Hey Mark… Yeah.. It looks like "Poignee" will be the translation (I even heard a MAC user use the term today). Some people at hte Big V (Vanier) have suggested that we use some alternative analogies than hot, warm & cold. But I think that we will for the time…
Salut Marc…. It's good to see I'm not the only one on this forum to assinate the french language …. Une prise… well thats not bad "poigne" is directly translate as a handle..confusing Eh??? I think "prise" is usually associated in my profession anyway as an Outlet either electrical, telephone…
r12 min. config.
Message #26065
Hey Brad….Or anyone…. Is there some published list of the files necessary for a minimum configuration of R12. This would include all DCL's but would exclude files necessary for programming in ADS or any sample files. We thought we might ask before experimenting…. Another question what are *.bdf files used…
#R12 translations
Message #26064
Salut J.P. Comment tu traduit "Entity Grips" nous autres on a penser a "les poignes des entites" ca l'air un peut drole d'apres moi. What do you think Wayne le Wocket ???? as tu une idee ???? Roger C@V By the way I've tried this message several times with accents…
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