This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Thanks, Brad. I'm evaluating a VRAM II at the moment… maybe I should hold off 'til I can see somebody's S3. Dave
Well, NOW we're getting somewhere . How's about this one, from Lib 2 "AutoLISP/ADS": [72040,467] BEEP.LSP 02-Mar-91 2348 60 Title : BEEP; Sounds two short beeps Keywords: BEEP BGASOFT LARGE FILE REMINDER BEEP does just that; it sounds two short beeps any time it is executed. This comes in handy…
Joe – I have never seen AAPLAYHI available for download here. As far as I know, you get it as part of the bonus package when you register Animator Pro. That's how I got mine, anyway… Dave
Scott – sure, here ya go: DRAFTSMAN SCANPRO Arbor Image Corp American Small Business Computers 230 Collingwood, Ste 250 One American Way Ann Arbor, MI 48103 Pryor, OK 74361 Phone: 313.741.8700 Phone: 918.825.4844 Fax: 313.741.8806 Fax: 918.825.6359 Dave
Oh yeah… I think I came across that once before . That sounds MUCH more reasonable, but what Jay was talking about — targa PLUS my dear old Rasterex — would be still more reasonable! Dave
Albert – the earliest file of Cadalyst tips on the forum is V51.ARC (Volume 5, #1). Maybe someone has an old issue lying around, or better yet, maybe if you tell us what it does, someone here can point you to an up to date alternative. Dave
Jay – thanks, that's exactly what I was looking for! Dave
Ahhhhhh…. because I didn't mention your copy-protected item that you won't even send me a copy of!?!
Jeff – that sounds decent, except for AutoCAD & Windows in 8 colours. I'll look into it. Dave
Bill – I deleted your message from Section 1. This is where it goes. Dave
Thanks, Robert — I'll look for the review. Dave
Scott – I moved your message to Section 8, which is where we try to keep the applications messages. You can do it, but you'll have to spend some money . Arbor Image Corp has a version of their "Draftsman" software designed to work with page scanners like your Scanjet,…
You passed.
Oh, good! I'll grab it tomorrow before the rates go up. Dave
Um… you're welcome… Dave
David – I think it will be on next Sunday, the 19th. KCTS seems to be two weeks behind WTVS, and I saw it there last Saturday. Dave
#Tell me about gfx cards!
Message #7706
Hi there, Mr P! How's wedlock treating you? I just went the other way and am a wild and crazy single guy again My old VRAM has died on me. Fortunately, at about the same time, Video 7 sent all us SWAT team members a copy of their FOCUS dlp…
Michael – I've never seen that one before! Could you repost your query on the *other* Autodesk forum? This one (ASOFT) is for Autodesk's multimedia and scientific software; you should be in ACAD, which is where AutoCAD is dealt with. So GO ACAD from a ! prompt. When you get…
Tom – you should download two files from the forum's data libraries. First of all, go to Lib 6 "Opsystms/Networks" and download a file called DOS5.TXT. This is Autodesk's official position paper on running AutoCAD under DOS 5.0. Reading it, you'll find mention of a file called NEWDX.EXE. Use this…
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S3 video?
Message #28448
George – it makes it a lot clearer for everyone on the forum if you tell us where you're coming from in your logon name. You can do this from any forum ! prompt like this: !OPT;NAME;George Sutty [Autoboost] Thanks in advance. Dave
Owen… I don't know of any particular service bureaus down your way. You could check in the back pages of Cadalyst or Cadence for listings. Another possibility is to contact the vendors and find out who sells them locally; the latter could put you in touch with local service bureaus.…
#S3 video?
Message #28441
Jake or Brad – who is making S3 boards? Got any brand names and models? Dave
Ooooh… very pretty!!!
Laurie – Autodesk has made available a utility called DXFIX that takes a Release 11 DXF file and converts it down to a Release 10-compatible one. If you're using Release 11c2 (which you should be!), it's on one of the diskettes, although there is a brand new version that you…
Rick – you're most welcome. Come on back when you get your Release 11! Heck!! Come on back anyway!!! Dave
Itchy – I moved your message to Section 5, which is where we put the hardware/drivers stuff. Hows about rejoining the forum with your real name? Dave
[Continued] I don't know of any programs that convert TIFs to DXB directly (although there are plenty of format conversion programs that convert, say, TIF to PCX). CAD Overlay only handles RLC scan files, but includes a utility to convert from TIF to RLC. Draftsman will convert either RLC or…
Owen – unless you have a LOT of large-doc scanning to do, I'd recommend using a service bureau. I use a Houston Instruments Scan-Cad which is a teeny little device (smaller than a hand scanner) but which attaches to the pen holder of my HI plotter, allowing me to scan…
#28315-
acad performance
Message #28329
Robert – I have the same machine as you (with only 4Mb — 6Mb of NEC memory would send me to the poorhouse!). How to speed up AutoCAD depends on which version you're using. Release 11? 10? 9? AutoCAD 386 or the 640k version? In case it's a 640k version,…
#28314-
#TapCis Log On
Message #28328
Rick – you should dump your old CIS:ADESK parameter, set up new forums (CIS:ACAD, CIS:ASOFT and/or CIS:ARETAIL). Then rejoin your new forums with Alt-J. Dave
Bruce – I caught it a couple of days ago on WTVS (Detroit). The local station, KCTS (Seattle) seems to be a couple of episodes behind. Dave
This Old House again
Message #7628
Gene – at last I caught up with the Kirkstead kitchen episode and saw you, your partner and 3D Studio. Steve seemed pretty overwhelmed with the whole concept! One question: what did you get your hard copy output from? Dave
Larry – the only (partial) 3D Studio book I'm aware of so far is "AutoCAD 3D Design and Presentation" by Michele Bousquet and Jeff Hester (both forum members, by the way), published by New Riders Publishing. As it says on the cover, it …"covers AutoCAD 3D commands and AME, Autoshade,…
#7434-
Acad System Reboot
Message #7445
Charles – You are in the wrong forum! Last summer, the old ADESK Forum split into three: ACAD, which deals with AutoCAD stuff, ASOFT (this forum), which deals with Autodesk's multimedia (e.g., 3D Studio and Animator Pro) and scientific (e.g. CA Labs and Chaos) software, and SKETCH, which is the…
John – I have a question for you about Irisvision but lets do it on the ACAD Forum, ok? I'll be waiting in Section 5 . Dave
Wow – James, you must have a quieter fan than I do!! It sounds like a damned elevator in here!! Yes, mine stays on pretty well all the time. Only gets turned off when I go on holiday. Been running since 1949 (ha ha). Dave
Hmmm…. isn't physics strange! I've never encountered such a thing. I have visions of these little thingies flexing their legs to get out of their sockets and then wandering around the motherboard. Dave
Jeff – you did ok — it's not IN the FM!!! It's in that little "Getting Started" booklet that comes with the upgrade; there's no mention at all of LOADFIX in the manual itself. I only stumbled across it when I was reading the Que book "Upgrading to DOS 5"…
Jeff – the "Packed File Corrupt" message is an indicator that a program requires loading through the DOS 5 LOADFIX command. Chaos is one of them. It's explained in the "Getting Started" booklet that comes with the DOS 5 update, but basically the syntax is LOADFIX C:\CHAOS\CHAOS (… or whatever…
Mike – any theories on how a math chip works itself out of its socket? Dave
Gary – You are in the wrong forum! Last summer, the old ADESK Forum split into three: ACAD, which deals with AutoCAD stuff, ASOFT (this forum), which deals with Autodesk's multimedia (e.g., 3D Studio and Animator Pro) and scientific (e.g. CA Labs and Chaos) software, and SKETCH, which is the…
Jeff – no, I don't have it yet, but I'm close . I'm also going to have to get a new box to run it in, so that's another consideration. Your model sounds pretty nifty. I have a future airplane project of my own — a Beech Staggerwing — but…
You are in the wrong forum! Last summer, the old ADESK Forum split into three: ACAD, which deals with AutoCAD stuff, ASOFT (this forum), which deals with Autodesk's multimedia (e.g., 3D Studio and Animator Pro) and scientific (e.g. CA Labs and Chaos) software, and SKETCH, which is the forum for…
You are in the wrong forum! Last summer, the old ADESK Forum split into three: ACAD, which deals with AutoCAD stuff, ASOFT (this forum), which deals with Autodesk's multimedia (e.g., 3D Studio and Animator Pro) and scientific (e.g. CA Labs and Chaos) software, and SKETCH, which is the forum for…
You are in the wrong forum! Last summer, the old ADESK Forum split into three: ACAD, which deals with AutoCAD stuff, ASOFT (this forum), which deals with Autodesk's multimedia (e.g., 3D Studio and Animator Pro) and scientific (e.g. CA Labs and Chaos) software, and SKETCH, which is the forum for…
Jeffery – please post your query on the OTHER Autodesk forum. This one, ASOFT, is the Autodesk Software Forum and is for users of Autodesk's multimedia and scientific programs. You should be in ACAD, which is the forum for AutoCAD users. So, just GO ACAD from a forum ! prompt.…
Jeff – thanks. That's the way it's looking to me too. I have your book, by the way; I started it a few months ago and then got really busy, but I should get back to it and delve a little deeper… Dave
Linda – you're in the wrong forum. This is the Autodesk Software Forum (ASOFT) which deals with the multimedia and scientific programs. You should be in the Autodesk AutoCAD Forum (ACAD), which is where AutoCADders hang out. The file you are looking for, TE32.ARC, is in Lib 2 "AutoLISP/ADS" of…
#Arch models: AAP or 3DS?
Message #6432
All – what is the preferred method for creating a rendered architectural walk-through? Rendering with Autoshade and using Animator Pro, or DXFing the whole thing into 3D Studio and doing it there? What are the pros and cons of each method? Would the end products look different (assuming using a…
Thomas – you can get it for the download charges from Lib 3 "Autodesk 3D Studio". Here is the file description: [76702,413] DXF3DS.ZIP/binary 15-Jul-91 301122 96 Title : DXF-to-3DS ultimate file conversion utility. Keywords: DXF3DS DXF-TO-3D STUDIO FILE CONVERSION UTILITY DXF-to-3DS (AutoCAD to 3D Studio) file conversion utility. Converts the…
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