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#Distance??? Message #196746

From: Thomas D. McGuire Autodesk Multimedia Forum · IPAS Usage October 23, 1995 11:08 PM

I hope this isn't a stupid question…Does anyone know if there is a way to measure the distance between two objects in the 3d editor? Please there has to be a way…. -Tom -Tom McGuire

#196415– #Car Morph Effect Message #196475

From: Thomas D. McGuire Autodesk Multimedia Forum · IPAS Usage October 21, 1995 11:32 PM

What was the name of the car animation? Sounds interesting. -Tom -Tom McGuire

#Depth of field?? Message #196474

From: Thomas D. McGuire Autodesk Multimedia Forum · IPAS Usage October 21, 1995 11:32 PM

Does anyone know if there is an IPAS for calculating Depth of field. Similar to photography depth of field? I need my scene to blurr the further away it gets. -Tom -Tom McGuire

Depth of field?? Message #196020

From: Thomas D. McGuire Autodesk Multimedia Forum · Autodesk 3D Studio October 18, 1995 9:00 PM

Does any one know how to simulate a shallow depth of field in 3DS. I want to have a focal point and then have everything be blurry behind it. Being more blurry the further away from the focal plane. And if that is not to much to ask I would…

#Noise VS. Noise2 .sxp Message #195753

From: Thomas D. McGuire Autodesk Multimedia Forum · IPAS Usage October 17, 1995 11:52 AM

I want to know the difference between these two .SXP's NOISE_I.SXP and NOISE2_I.SXP The reason I ask is, in the "Inside 3D Studio Release 4" book by NRP There is a tutorial for creating water on pages 842-846. In there they use NOISE2-I.SXP and achieve very good results. However they…

Weather maps Message #195272

From: Thomas D. McGuire Autodesk Multimedia Forum · IPAS Usage October 13, 1995 2:12 PM

Hey…..i downloaded a weather map. I didn't personaly find it very usefull. Scince i spend most of the time indoors in front on the monitior It's cool that it's there if I ever need it though. -Tom McGuire

#194944– #3D Design mag. Message #195068

From: Thomas D. McGuire Autodesk Multimedia Forum · Take 5/Want Ads October 12, 1995 12:40 PM

I'm STILL waiting also but I haven't gotten the bill yet I saw FREE and went for it also. Hmmmm……….. -Tom McGuire

#192692– Time Logging Message #193345

From: Thomas D. McGuire Autodesk Multimedia Forum · Take 5/Want Ads September 30, 1995 7:58 PM

That sounds cool. I'll look for them soon. I don't have navcis running yet. Still confused on how it works. By the way do you prefer Ernie Jackson or EJ? Just wondering.

Time Logging Message #193344

From: Thomas D. McGuire Autodesk Multimedia Forum · Take 5/Want Ads September 30, 1995 7:55 PM

Ok. I was wondering if there was a way to do internally like you can in autocad. Thanks for the info though. -Tom McGuire

#Time Logging Message #192535

From: Thomas D. McGuire Autodesk Multimedia Forum · Take 5/Want Ads September 25, 1995 9:46 PM

Do you know of a way to Internally logg the time you would spend on a project in 3DS? Other than the old fashioned pencil and paper?