This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Marvin, forgive me for jumping in here, because I am a total novice. However, I am working my way through the tutorial chapters in the manual, and last night I was doing tutorial six – Using Masks. I think you need to make a mask first, then apply ink. See…
Nik, You are right, I have the CD version. I will have a go at installation later tonight. I recon that I won't be worried about lack of speed for a while yet, as I work through the manual and learn how everything fits together. My dealer is now prevaricating…
#Prob. Install Ani-Studio
Message #183953
I cannot get Animator Studio to install on a 486/25. I know that the manual says it does not work with anything less than a 486/66. I want to install today, ready for delivery of my overdrive chip later in the week. When I run setup from the disk, the…
Brian, It all comes clear now! It has been so many years now since I last used an AutoCAD 'solid' I had forgotten even that they existed! I assumed that the manual was referring to the ACIS solids which were introduced in R13. Andrew
R13 solids to 3DS
Message #174294
I would like to bring solids created with AutoCAD R13 into 3D Studio, but according to the AutoCAD manual the 3DSout command ignores solids. I am posting a simultanious question over in the AutoCAD forum, but would welcome comments here too. Andrew
Nik, Thanks, I will try that. I will probably upgrade too, before moving on to Animator Studio. Andrew
#Phar lap error 35
Message #163647
To anyone who can help. After a long period, I have dusted off my copy of Animator-Pro v1.0 and re-installed it. When I try to run the program, I receive the message – phar-lap error 35, chip under control of another program. I have 32Mb extended memory and DOS 6.2.…
#European User Groups
Message #157058
Forgive me for borrowing your NAAUG section!!! European Association of AutoCAD/Autodesk User Groups Seventh Annual General Meeting 9:15 am (all day) 9th March 1995 Birmingham, United Kingdom. EAAUG is an association of User Groups throughout Europe, which seeks to bring representatives of User Groups together to exchange ideas, discuss common…
>>argument… >>hey! I just paid! …>>No you didn't. That's contradiction, not an argument! Andrew
Jack, Dave & everyone else, Thanks. I will have another go at it this evening. For me, 3D Studio is SLEEPware! Andrew
#Import text from Corel
Message #99673
Excuse me please if this is a case of RTFM , but I am up against a deadline for a magazine article, and was up most of last night, struggling with the following problem: I had created some text with one of CorelDraw's more complex Truetype fonts, and wanted to…
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Attention all 3DS SIGs
Message #97844
Jacek, Would you be interested in a 3DS/Animator SIG in the UK? Can I add you to my mailing list? See my reply to Catherine Buchwald. Andrew Bichard, AUGUK
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3D objects
Message #97843
Catherine, I am trying to start a Multimedia User Group on behalf of Autodesk User Group United Kingdom. At present I am collecting names of those interested in joining such a group, with a view to setting up an inaugural meeting in June. Can I add your name and adress…
De Smet Emmanuel, I can send you no details yet, because the 3DS Special Interest Group is not yet formed. The Autodesk User Group United Kingdom is calling for anyone with an interest in a 3DS (and Animator) Group to come forward so such a group can be set up.…
James, Send me your Name, address, phone and fax numbers by email, and I will put you on my mailing list. Once a meeting date and agenda is set I will contact everyone by mail. According to the editor of one of the UK CAD magazines, there is unlikely to…
Christophe, Email me your snail-mail address and fax number, and I will add you to my mailing list. Andrew
Simon, Email me your address, phone and fax numbers or phone me on 081 348 3040 (fax 081 348 7741) and I will add your details to our mailing list. The idea is to set up an inaugural meeting of the 3DS SIG sometime in June, and take it from…
United Kingdom 3DS SIG
Message #93564
I am exploring the possibility of setting up a 3DS Special Interst Group in the United Kingdom. I am a long standing AutoCAD user, and serve on the Autodesk User Group UK committee. AUGUK was, until January this year, the AutoCAD User Group, which is why 3DS users may not…
Chris, We may have a goer here! This next week, I will be talking to Nick Manning at Autodesk UK, plus a couple of other leads Michele has given me, in order to set up a 3DS SIG here in the UK. Can you phone me on 081 348 7741,…
Michele, Some background At our AGM in January, AutoCAD User Group UK, like NAAUG, became the Autodesk User Group. At the moment we don't have a 3DS SIG, and sometime soon we need to get something kick-started. When I read your message, I saw the possibility of arranging an inaugural…
Michele, How are you? What are your dates in the UK? Andrew
When you arrive in England, buy a copy of Personal Computer World at any newstand, it is full of adverts, then start phoning around. Of course EVEN CHEAPER STILL, would be to buy in the USA. Some vendors in Compuserve's own Shopping Mall will accept overseas orders against a credit…
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CD-ROM
Message #132266
David, With the Kodak photo CD, you can keep taking the CD back to have more photos recorded on it. If you want to see more than just those photos recorded during the *first* recording session, you need a 'Kodak compatible multi-session' CD drive. Andrew
Christal, Thanks for the information. We havn't even had a press release here in the UK yet. … so it has to be some way off yet. Autodesk Andrew
3D Studio R3 Announced
Message #53419
Christal, I always get confused about Autodesk's definitition of 'quarters'. What does " …will start shipping in the third quarter of 1993" mean? between 1st July and September 30th? … or does Autodesk have different 'quarters'? also what constitutes 'shipping' in Autodesk terms, shipping to developers? to dealers? or to…
#Stacker and AutoCAD
Message #28792
Larry, You mentioned in the DR-DOS thread that you use Stacker. I have just received a promotional copy of Stacker Version 2.0 (software only version), with a request that I review the product in the UK User Group Newsletter. I don't want to risk giving myself grief by installing software…
Yost, I am trying out Jeff Masters suggestion first, then I will try again with a mouse. I don't have a M mouse, but I *do* have a logitec and I will give that a spin. I do however suspect my problem is some kind of conflict with my Kurta…
Jeff, I have just tried that, and it doesn't work for me. I think that k_change modifies K_isps permanently each time it runs and writes back to disk. My K_isps is probably different from yours. Is there any chance you could send me yours by email to try out? Maybe…
#3DS and Kurta IS/One
Message #6627
Can anyone help? I am have just started to use 3D Studio, with my Kurta Tablet configured for 'relative' mode. I am using a VGA monitor in single screen mode. All works well until until I use the renderer. Rendering proceeds as normal, but my keyboard and tablet lock up.…
Dave, Based on today's exchange rate UKL 1 =US$ 1.7979 AutoCAD costs in the UK are: ACAD R11 386 US$ 4495 ACAD R11 with AME 5214 Andrew
Jeff, You will find that C:CHTEXT works the same as with CHTEXT. Just substitute (C:CHTEXT) for (CHTEXT) throughout. Now I know what your question *was*. I obviously missed the start of the thread and have been going off at a tangent ever since. New Riders Publishers are book publishers, who…
Dave, Our newsletter review of CAD/camera at the time was brief: "Not likely to have us rushing for our cheque books" and yes, pricing structure in the UK is very different, although the bad old days of software prices being converted at the rate of 1 US$ = 1 UKL…
Dave, CAD/camera was released in UK June 1985 with CAD/camera 2 in August 1986. It cost UKL 3,000 but CAD/camera 2 was issued free to registered users. CAD/camera was a software only product designed to take a bit mapped raster image as input and generate AutoCAD compatible vector data. It…
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LISP CALLING
Message #21586
Jeff, I suspect you didn't already already have (chtext) already defined and loaded. The example I gave can only call a LISP function, it cannot, as written, load the function. To call the second routine without typing its name in, try: (defun chtext () ………) (defun C:Yourfunc () (initget "Chtext…