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Hi, try posting this in "GO ACAD", autocad's forum. jonas[adesk]
Vincenzo, R3HIDN.TXT is found in the library section – "what's NEW". jonas[adesk
Bailey, sorry but Autodesk doesn't release info regarding product shipdates but it will be after you see ipas3. I passed on your comments from an earlier thread to the developer that you'd like to see the VP file format opened up as well as other requests for .PRJ and .ASCII…
:-)…. jonas[adesk]
Flitape requires a targa card and a single frame accurate VTR. If you're using a magni card, animator pro can play a flic (realtime) and you could use a regular home VCR.
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Hippo Birdie Two Ewes
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from one capricorn to another – happy birthday. mine's today.
Bart, the format of fli/flc files can be found in the March issue of Dr. Dobbs. It was written by the author of the fli/flc file format Jim Kent. Also, Jim loaded a complete 'C' program on the Dr. Dobbs BBS (go DDJ) that accompanies the article and it will…
Andrew, you can order IPAS routines from: The Yost Group – 1-800-368-4727 Pyros Partnership – 714-833-0334 Schreiber Instruments – 303-759-1024 Download IPAS.txt from the what's new section of the library for descriptions of available ipas routines. Jonas[adesk]
David, Did Alan Inglesias do the gif? jonas[adesk]
Darryl, you can call 1-800-879-4233 and order the animation player for windows developer kit. It's inexpensive and contains the full 'C' reference manual and the Visual Basic reference manual for the DLL. jonas [adesk]
Andrew, did you just receive ipas2? the software requirements are listed on pg 2 and 3 of the 3d studio ipas toolkit reference manual. what specific questions do you have? jonas[adesk]
Roy, what's it (the color of the glass) like when you choose one of the glass materials that are in the default library? jonas[adesk]
Mark, I've sent mail to the Swiss office with your CIS address. THey may contact you soon. Jonas[adesk]
Greg, download OS2TXT.ZIP for the full 52 page thread between Bailey and others regarding getting OS2 up and running with 3ds and other products.. jonas[adesk]
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Printing
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3D Studio supports many file output formats, BMP, TIFF, GIFF, TGA, etc. It only ships with one driver for the HP Paintjet. The previous comment was correct in that 3D Studio users tend to output their images in a format and resolution that another program can use. There are shareware…
Morning CLIP… Did you post this question a few weeks ago? I'm not at my office desk but I e-mailed the phone# of the Italian Autodesk office to someone. I can't get the number for you till Jan. 3rd. The Italian Office should refer you to a local dealer. Jonas[adesk]
Happy Holidays Phillip, Check out the ref. manual's index under Keyframer-Keep Mesh and Key-framer-Keep Mesh with Heirarchy. There's a discussion in there somewhere if my memory serves me right. Jonas[adesk]
Hello Andy, Check out the index of the 3ds 3 reference manual under .DXF… There are tips and tricks that must all be read. Jonas[adesk]
Holger, Check out ipas21.zip… Jonas[adesk]
Hi Mike, The Blur Filter is used like any other IXP in Video Post; it is added to the image queue. Blur only affects queue items above it, so placement in the queue can be very important for alpha-channel control. On page 11 of the #1 Image Processing IPAS manual…
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#FLics in C
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And merry happy holidays to you, also…..:-) Jonas[adesk]
The Animation Support Libraries FlicLib Reference is available from 1-800-879-4233. The FlicLib code has been developed using Watcom C/386(v8.0) compiler and the Phar Lap DOS extender. It has also been tested with the Intel CodeBuilder DOS extender. It is likely to be compatible with other compilers and extenders, but this…
Hi Curt, You can ask questions here. I'm the one who tries to track down answers to CDK questions. However, other users of the CDK also join in. Jonas[adesk]
Hi Don, "timed and synched"… Have you ever used a SYMPTE/MIDI box to sync your video taped images to your midi/waveform sound card? Ever hear of a product called MIDIMAN? Jonas[adesk]
Marion, BoB Bennet does read this forum. However, you can formalize and summarize your thoughts, email it to me and I'll make sure he gets it. Jonas[ADESK]
Hello Pierre, In addition to John's (JKJ) comments, Imagination Works has a lower resolution set of models that are also jointed and hierarchically equivalent to the high resolution models. The keyframer animations correctly transfer from the low res to the high res models using files-track-insert. This feature is helpful for…
Michael, Email me your fax number. We've put together an internal paper on network rendering that I would like to fax you. Jonas[adesk]
Hi Rick, For a good screen capture…. Try "Go Gamers" Lib 11, PCXDMP.zip. It supports 13 chipsets, high resolutions, and works in ACAD, 3DS, Ani Pro and more… Jonas[adesk]
Michael, I responded on your previous thread. Currently, batch rendering shows the characteristics you mention. Network rendering does work. Jonas[adesk]
Michael, You're right. The field order seems stuck in batch mode. Network rendering does work though. Jonas[adesk]
Hi Gus, I picked up a book"let" called "Recording & Scoring with SMPTE" from a published by Alexander Publishing, written by Dan Walker and Phil Shackleton from a San Francisco Guitar Center. It's worth the $17 bucks. They refer to an external box called a SYMPTE/MIDI box. I just called…
Hi merlin, You mention that your kid loves midi..:-) Do you know of a good SMPTE/MIDI box to put between my single frame deck and my sound card that would allow me to lay my midi tracks and wave forms onto tape? Jonas[adesk]
Hi Ken, I missed the second half of your question. When you apply the material of the female-face to the sphere using spherical projection mapping, (pg 7-131) you'll get what you want as long as you center the mapping icon to the sphere in 2 viewports. Jonas[adesk]
Hi Ken, For release 2… The answer to your question… move from point a to point b…wait… move to point c.. is in the keyframer/trackinfo. Reread the reference manual section 8-16 to 8-25. When in the track info dialog box for the object that is moving, copy the position key…
Hi, contact Autodesk Italy, 011-39-2-57 510050 tel., 011-39-2-57 510105 fax. Jonas[adesk]
#HEDRA.ZIP
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I also want to thank the Yost group for Hedra. I *really _do_ enjoy* watching the 9 objects morphing into each other especially after I changed the default materials to face mapped tectures and have them morph into each other…. Really nice X-mas gift from you…. HoHoHo and a merry…
Hi Gregory, download newpla.zip. Jonas
Hi Chris, I've had success with creating a dummy object, attach everything to the dummy and then scale the dummy. Jonas
Hi Bruce, Call 1-800-879-4233 and ask for the Autodesk Animator Pro Poco Programming Language version 1 reference manual and the version 1.3 addendum to the reference manual. These along with the example code found in the libraries will get you going. Jonas
March issue of Dr Dobbs. The author was Jim Kent, the designer of the Flic File Format. The article is real informative. Jonas[Adesk]
Hi Mike, The CDK is a large set of C++ OOP library for creating interactive virtual reality applications. It provides a unified, comprehensive set of classes that professional developers can combine and extend to make finished applications for a variety of hardware configurations. Jonas
Freeing the Slaves!
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Hi Michael, In addition to the comments from Don and John, do not keep the Network Queue Edit Dialog Box open for any length of time. If you have it open then the slaves that are rendering will not have access since you have it locked. Jonas[adesk]
#Tubular Object shape
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Hi Martin, Are you still in AussieLand? Jonas[adesk]
Hi Scott, Animator Pro does provide more resolutiona and tools. 3D Studio is a 3 dimentional modeling and animation package capable of producing still images in 24 bit color (16 Million colors), producing 8 bit 256 color animations, and can interact with video equipment to allow you to place your…
What are you looking for Jeffrey? Autodesk sells a C++ library called the CDK, Cyberspace Developer Kit, which allows you to create your own virtual worlds by being able to create and import geometries from ACAD, 3D Studio, AME, and Hyperchem. It comes with uncompiled examples and tutorials.
Hi Alan, I found a z-buffer related thread and posted it up here. Jonas
The aswere lies in Tension, Continuity and Bias. Pages 8-98..8-101 in R3 reference manual. In summary tension affects the curvature of the spline path through the key, continuity affects the angle at which the spline path enters and leaves the key, and bias affects the overshoot and undershoot of the…
The "Autodesk Animation Player for Windows C Programmer's Reference Manual and " " Microsoft Visual Basic Programmer's Reference Manual are two good reference manual to have for really using the full AAPLAY.DLL. Order them at 1-800-879-4233 or 1-800-228-3601. Jonas[adesk]
Check out the rack of pool balls on the pool table found in the sports directory of R3's CD ROM. Most of the balls have automatic reflection mapping and when you render the camera that's zoomed in on the balls, the result is quite pretty. Check out the materials in…
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