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John Hi I didn't know if there would be a problem, except that I seem to be having a memory conflict when trying to view a few flics from within 3-D Studio, was wondering if these conflicts would be visible in my files.
#Config help?
Message #105709
I realize this may not be the place to post a question about AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files, but since I am using 3-D Studio, I thought maybe someone could offer advice, I don't know if this looks right. Here is what they look like, if anyone would like to take…
Are you asking me if I have Gateways, or Mei-Tien? I don't know what Gateways is (are).
#Abnormal Termination
Message #105449
I am trying to view a Flic I have just created on 3D Studio, but when I do I get Abnormal program termination: Page fault CS:EIP=00Fh:001716A4h I can go into Animator Pro and view it with no problem at all. What gives?
Thanks David, sounds like exactly what I was looking for. James Franssen
How do I manipulate VARY.SXP? I looked in the manual for VARY, nothing. I looked for SXP, said "see solid pattern external process." I looked there, it said, "2-12", I went to page 2-12, it said "Materials Editor.. also uses solid-pattern, external process files (.sxp)" Okay, nice to know :).…
John Hi I will check out the dissolve in Video Post, seems like as good a time as any to coplete the tutorial on this. Thanks for the suggestion.
Ted Hi I know about the morph function.. but there are over 20 objects that I want morphed all at once. What I was looking for is a quicker way to do this. I would make a single object out of the group, but parts of that group are animated,…
No, Sylvain, I have not tried the VARY.SXP, I will look at it. Thanks.
#Animated Dissolve
Message #104278
Is there a way to animate a dissolve of an object without using Morph or Composer? I have a solid object that I want to make transparent about 95% within one second of animation. I searched through the tutorial and the reference manual, but it does not seem there is…
Sort-of on the same subject.. what ever happened to the news about the "screamer" or whatever it was that was supposed to equal two Cray's in rendering time? I've been a bit out of touch with Amiga.
#Power PC
Message #103852
I am considering purchasing the new Power PC, or Power MAC, or whatever it is being called. As you can tell, I do not know much about its capabilities other than it is supposed to run 4 times faster than the fastest Mac. Since it is compatible with IBM, will…
Excellent.. this sounds like exactly what I need for this problem. Thank you. James Franssen
Thanks Ara, I am getting the catalog of IPAS disks in the mail soon, I will look at disk 6 to see what it offers. James Franssen
Wade Hi. I've tried using Create/GSphere/Values to change the number of faces, but I cannot seem to narrow it down to the exact number needed to morph to my second object, is there a way? I see no place to input a variable. Thanks James Franssen
True, I could create a seperate section to the arm.. but I will still have a problem with the sleeve which is covering the arm. I have had some good suggestions that I am going to try, thanks for your input! James Franssen
#Vertex in Keyframer
Message #103589
If I can't bend an object in the keyframer, then I assume I cannot move a vertex in there either. This is a problem. I understand that creating a morph is an easy task.. but in this case I have an object that has rotated and shifted position in the…
#Specifying Vertices
Message #103537
Is there a way to specify how many vertices and faces can be created on an object such as a sphere? This is for morphing purposes and I am aware of certan IPAS routines that will create melting morphs and such (I am waiting for the catalog to arrive in…
Thanks, I'll do it.
#Bending in Keyframer
Message #103371
Why can't I bend any objects in the Keyframer? Or can I? What is a good method of bending, say for example, an arm from a straight position at key 100, to a bent position at key 190? Will I have to morph it? Or is there another $ ipas…
Great, thanks guys. You have helped a bit, this is just polishing up my ability (or maybe *inability*) to work-around. Let me see what else I can ask to keep you guys humming. James Franssen
> > I think this is closer.. if I anchor Dummy #1to the neck, then I can see where this will work for this method of creating a new path so a new dummy can follow. But it would be so much easier if the camera could become a parent.…
If I use this structure, my head will not follow the camera. Granted, the camera will go where the head turns, but I need it the other way around. I have the camera already on a path, and for a more realistic look, I want the head to follow the…
Thanks Ingo.
Thanks Bill, that is what I was looking for, only I don't think this solves my problem, I still don't know how to keep the head attached to the body. If anyone can help, thanks. James Franssen
#Hierarchal Anchor
Message #103128
A little while ago I placed a question reagarding the use of Hierarchy and dummy objects, someone replied, but I can't find that reply 🙁 Here is the question again: If I wanted the head of a man to follow a camera motion as the camera flew around that man,…
No, I'll give it a look. Thanks.
#Paths
Message #102920
When adjusting a camera path, I added a few keyframes to create a curved path, but I found that the velocity changes according to where I place the keyframe, and how far I move it away from another keyframe. What is the way to make the velocity return to its…
Shell to Animator Pro
Message #102883
Ingo, I am still a little confused as to which .bat file to use… >> CFGALL.BAT cfig386 3ds -clear -swapchk ON -minswfsize 400000 -minreal ffffh cfig386 3ds -maxreal ffffh -intmap 08h -vscan 20000 -swapdir g:\temp cfig386 3ds -maxx FFFFFFFFh
Nice thought, but have you considered the cost for using the song? Copyrighted material (especially the quality of Peter Gabriel's) can get quite costly, unless you are using it for a public service, and even then it could easily run over $1,000 for use. On that note (pardon the pun),…
Printing
Message #102276
How do I achieve a hardcopy output from 3DSr3 to my Deskjet 560c printer? I went into my autoexec.bat file and set RHPADI=c:\windows\system\deskjetc.drv I know this is screwy.. I am yet to find out exactly where my printer driver originates.. but I know it is deskjetc.drv (I am able to…
Okay.. tried some things. But being I am inexperienced withing the techincal world, I need a bit more help 🙂 I did steps 1-3 with not much problem, but when configuring the Batch files, I am unsure which example to use to allocate 20 MB to 3DS. **CFGALL.BAT cfig386 3ds…
Thanks Ingo, I'll give it a try.
#What's the difference?
Message #102010
I am curious to know what the main difference in quality (an un-biased repy please ) is between 3D Studio and a higher-end, more expensive software like SoftImage, or Wavefront. I have used both professionally, so I do recognize the visual quality difference, but usually the client is blind to…
#3DS Screen Display Grab
Message #102003
Is there a way to capture the screen display of 3DS r3, where you see the program module, without using a camera? I was hoping to texture map the screen of a monitor with the 3DS r3 screen components visible. Thanks. James Franssen
the GO command to get to the Multimedia Forum is GO MULTIMEDIA (or so this is what it says in Compuserve Magazine).
Thanks for the reply guys.. Dave, if I remove HIMEM.SYS from my config file, how will this effect anything else anywhere else on my system. I don't know that much on the technical end of all of this. Also, I downloaded the 3dshel.txt but can not quite understand where I…
#Shell to Animator Pro
Message #101535
What do I need to do to make a quick jump to Animator Pro from inside 3DS3? I know there is a pull-down to shell to DOS. Can I make a similar pull-down to go to Animator Pro? Thanks.
Great, thanks guys, I'll give it a try.
Okay, I deleted the file, and reset everything back to Vibrant, and removed a TSR I found, now 3ds 3 works.. except for another problem. When I try to view a .FLC or .FLI from Render/view, it only works on occasion, the times it doesn't work I get a new…
#Installation Problem
Message #101138
I am trying to install Animator Pro V1.3a and I get a problem with this message.. Can't open screen with driver "C:\ANI\resource\VESA.DRV" 640 x 480 mode 2. Can't deal with object of this dimension. I also get another error.. Can't open screen with driver "C:\ANI\resource\=MCGA.DRV" 320 x 200 mode 0…
3ds vibcfg
Message #101121
I am upgrading 3ds to release 3, everything was going fine until I had to do the "3ds vibcfg" procedure. Initially I tried using VIBRANT for each display selection using Tseng Labs ET4000 board at 640x480x256, but when I chose OK and the system tried to initialize 3ds3, I got…
Thanks, I'll give these a try.
#Camera Hierarchy
Message #100944
Is there an easy way (I know, I know, always looking for the easy out) to get an object to follow another without the first object moving from its anchored place? For example, if I wanted the head on a man to follow the camera as teh camera moved around…
World-Creating Toolkit
Message #99905
Was wondering how accessable the mesh files are on the CD from Release 2, if they can be used in a demo tape I am creating to show possible clients what capabilities 3-D Studio has. I have already created my own opening, but I wanted to use some of the…
Thanks guys. I think I'll wait until I get Ver.3 to do this 🙂
#Colored Morph
Message #99786
Is it possible to create a morph that changes colors.. for example, a blue blob changing into a red rose. I am using Ver. 2 but soon I will be using Ver. 3, is there an IPAS routine for this as well? Thanks.
I need to get back with the architect on exactly what system he is using.. but I know it is not Autocad. I cannot break the DXF down if it is too big to even load into 3DS. I guess I will have to have the architect break it down…
The architect only gave me the floor plan, I am the one who will extrude the walls to the correct dimension. Again, I loaded the file into the shaper, but it exceeds the max of 9999 vertices, what I wanted to know is if there is a way around this…
Thanks Rick, I will be looking forward to the reply.
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