This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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"This is not meant as a flame at you, but just to let you know that there is not way that AutoCAD and 3DS can just "share code" for booleans." Terry, Thank you for your response it was somewhat informative. I am not a big Autocad user (I haven't touched…
Brian, "The boolean functionality between ACAD and 3DS are very different. The 3DS modeler was not designed as a full function Boolean editor. It is a question of using the right tool for the right job. If you need to create complex booleaned objects, you need to use a full…
tibor, We had to animate an escalator about a year ago. the trick here is not to try and animate the whole process. All you really need is for each tread to move forward till it replaces the next tread. You need to animate each tread peice, only moving it…
Geoff I havent been on in a while. We moved things around in my studio and the modem was disconnected. We bought our systems from a local reputable dealer. I told him to get the ^%$^%$ things working. He did a good job of tracking down the problems. (The fact…
Jamie, Will there be any charges for the upgrade to NT? I have only recently been able to use the 3.1 version with the new update you gave me at COMDEX. Andrew
Mark, The real use is being able to quickly shell out to say Photoshop to alter that map a little then pop back into 3D Studio to render it to see how it looks. Or shell out from an authoring enviroment to 3D Studio to update an image you need.…
Steve, I am not at my office. But I will check our settings on Win 95 and post them. Andrew
#Pentium 100 Problems
Message #168752
We just went through 6 different Pentium 100 systems. Every single one of them had problems locking up or other unpredictable results. The last three were on Micronics motherboards with Intel chip sets. When replaced with a P90 processor and the jumpers changed for the 90mhz they worked perfect. Has…
Jamie, Can you run the PAR on a Win NT machine? Will the current version of Razor run on it? Andrew Graphic Alchemy Interactive, inc.
Jamie, What kind of rights do you need for the Demo reel. I have got some good stuff that I would be willing to send you. After I got the release from Autodesk for their demo reel there wasn't a %$%$^ in Hell that I was going to be able…
Will, We did some test race renders against a machine running Win 95 and one just running DOS 6.22. The difference was only about 10 seconds on a complex scene. What have you been finding? I was impressed. On the Win 95 system we were not rebooting into a Dos…
Alan, What excites me the most with Win95 is not the fact that I can run 3D Studio under it, but that Win 95 opens up the possibility to do a lot more with multimedia. My studios main focus is interactive animations and graphics for CD-ROMs and touch screen kiosks.…
Alan, We have been running Win95 for a few weeks now. To call it a glossed over Win 3.1 is completely wrong. It is a MAJOR change! For those power Windows users out there, it will take some getting used to. (The interface is very different.) It also is a…
Are most of the IPAS routines being ported to SGI? We use the Lens Flare,Glow, and fire routines a lot, and they take way to long to render on the PC. I was hoping to speed up things by using an SGI box. (Though that is not the only reason…
#IPAS and SGI Render?
Message #164842
Two questions: 1. Can you render IPAS routines with the 3DS SGI renderer? 2. Has anyone been using the SGI rendering engine, any comments? We are adding an SGI workstation to our studio and I would love to be able to use it to help with our 3DS work as…
Mark, What settings did you set up in Win 95 to get it to work? I got it to work in standard VGA mode, but it didn't like the vibrant drivers. I also added the phar lap driver to the system.ini. Thanks Andrew Graphic Alchemy Interactive, Inc.
Jack, Your version of Razor Pro. Is it version 1.0a,b, or c. There for a while I was downloading new versions from them every week. I finnally got tired of making the long distance phone call every other night and decided to wait for the new version and new manuals…
I have got Razor Pro and have had nothing but problems with it. I am also now a subscriber to the In:Sync update of the month club. : ) Boy am I glad I spent all that money to be a beta tester! : ) It has the potential of…
What version of RP do you have? Have you done any real work with it? I have been fighting with In:Sync since the ver 1.0a. I am about to send the product back. The MCI driver works great for syncing and playing ani files with sound, but thats DPS's code…
The lattest version of Razor Pro is pretty buggy. They have been telling me for the last three weeks that the new version will be out with the bugs fixed. The only really usefull part of the program was the MCI drivers for windows. (The program crashes everytime we try…
"Andrew, just to update your records, the site address has changed to: avalon.vislab.navy mil " Thats funny, I downloaded a whole bunch of stuff yesterday from avalon.chinalake.navy.mil!! Andrew
#NEED 3DS STUDIO MESHES
Message #155726
If you have an internet connection that can use mount FTP sites you might check the FTP site avalon.chinalake.navy.mil. This site seems to be a depository for 3D models out on the net. There are a lot of good military models at this site. (I guess it is our good…
The idea sound GREAT! I have tried to get this forum to do a community forum project before but there was little response. I wanted to do a Virtual forum portrait with each member contributing a 3D reprentation of himself. (This didn't need to be a realistic representation, only figuative.)…
I bought OS2 Warp and returned it after a 3 hour battle to get tech support only to get some moron who didn't know (%$#%# and was just reading off a computer database. I returned it when they couldn't find an answer to my question. (All I wanted to know…
Sean, I have a Targa+ 64 Clone and a Vlan animation controller which I would like to part with. Make me an offer. Andrew McClary Graphic Alchemy Productions, Inc.
Andrew McClary Graphic Alchemy Productions, Inc. 3706 North Ocean Blvd. Suite 360 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 (305) 739-9872 71234,35 Architectural Illustration and animation, Enviromental Design, Character Animation, Scientific Visualization, Multi-media Programming Opened 1972
Casey, I missed the front part of this string. We have a number of models that I would love to get some extra cash for. Who and how do I contact at viewpoint to sell these models. Andrew McClary Graphic Alchemy Productions, Inc.
The last version of 3D Studio just shipped about 2 weeks ago. There probably aren't many people with R4 that want to get rid of it at this point. Your best bet would be to try the the Autodesk Forum at Go ASOFT.
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#Architectural Animation?
Message #134626
IMHO the architect is a dying breed. Unless the AIA gets more regulations which require architects and their work, they are going to die out replaced by creative engineers. Don't get me wrong! I think architects are a needed, but if they don't make themselves needed by law, they will…
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Architectural Animation?
Message #134611
Why don't architects use 3D animation? Simple MONEY. We tried soliciting animation to architects for years and the jobs we did get were big projects with small budgets. The architects usually wanted changes after the models were done as well. They just seemed to think I waved my mouse and…
Tim, I have gotten a couple of hybrid disk the past few months and couldn't get any of them to work without completely changing my Windows setup. Mainly going to a 256 color 640×480 mode. Some of them still gave me the error message that QTW wasn't loaded. Yet It…
Tim, How do you like QT for the PC. I know you've worked a lot with .AVI s as well. Do you see any advantages to them from a programming and performance aspect? Andrew McClary Graphic Alchemy Productions, Inc.
Was any of that code a .VBX file? Andrew
I have got a copy of True Space that I never use. Make me an offer and its yours. (Within reason!) Its a good program, but we have 3D Studio which we like better for broadcast work. 3DS also has network rendering so we can render our animations on a…
What type of graphics are you looking for. I do freelance animation for a number of companies across the country. Drop me an E-mail message of what you are looking for. Andrew McClary Graphic Alchemy Productions
Gary, I was at a Adesk show in Miami the other day and they said that the B-Spline modeler has been dropped on R4. Is this true???!!! I saw a beta copy of R4 and got a chance to play with the Spline modeler and it was terrific. I hope…
Mark, I am not exactly sure what gws is? You may have this message directed at the wrong person. Andrew McClary Graphic Alchemy Productions, Inc.
David, With R4 of 3DS will you be able to use the IK with the bones? This would be fantastic! (one note: Leave the functionality to create morph targets if the user wants. In some instances I often need a mesh and with IPASs like slice you can't get a…
#Bones
Message #125329
David, Can you send me some liturature on Bones. I have a project I am beating my head against the wall on. It is a character animation that has very few seems. I am in morphing hell right now. When will it be available? Andrew McClary Graphic Alchemy Productions, Inc.
You should check out the South Florida SIGRAPH chapter and South Florida 3DS Users Group (Rick Lapidius-Pres. and forum member). Rates are dependant a lot on your abitlity. I do work all over the country and a lot of in house CD-Rom work. I would be interested in seeing some…
Alex, Have you been to the South Florida 3DS users group or SIGRAPH? Andrew McClary Graphic Alchemy Productions Fort Lauderdale, FL
Targa 64 and V-LAN Contr
Message #122940
For Sale: VIGA+ 64 (Targa+ 64 clone but with more features than the Targa) for sale. 3DS Studio Drivers, Animator Pro Drivers, Video For Windows capture Drivers Truvision Video Maker and Tips. $800.00 Videomedia Animax 2 V-lan Video Controller with OZ Video editing Software for cuts editing with two decks,…
Submarine Meshes Anyone?
Message #118142
I am working on a set of animations and need accurate meshes of U.S. and Russian naval and research submarines. I thought I might see if any one else has modeled them already and might want to sell them before I took on the task of modeling them myself. Viewpoint…
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MPEG converter
Message #117663
Dan, We have been working with MPEG animations for the last six months. I am not completely satisfied with the results the compression programs have been delivering. I would love to hear more about your software. Could you use a beta tester who has experience with MPEG? Andrew McClary Graphic…
Gary, Your rectacular spot came in real real handy for re-creating the glow from some lines of neon on the outside of a building we recently did for a high profile client. (With some luck they will be introducing thier stuff to the public before SIGGRAPH so I can show…
Dave, I am coming in a little late to this thread but wnated to comment that most clients are willing to let you use the work you have done for them as long as it is only for your own self promotion. I always ask my clients up front and…
I haven't had time to get on the forum in a while. It looks like some interesting threads have been happening here. I just wanted to comment on the use of images during the war. One of the things that I have heard that has come out of the war…
Kendall, I am responding to a message you left in the ASOFT forum looking for a graphic artist for an upcoming strategic game. I would like to offer Graphic Alchemy's services to you. We are a small animation and design studio, recently featured in a small aticle in Compuserve Magazine…
Free Siggraph tickets
Message #110889
John, I noticed your note that you have some SIGGRAPH tickets. I need one for my wife and a friend if you've got any extras. I look forward to seeing you and some of the other people I have been "seeing" here on CIS. Andrew McClary Graphic Alchemy Productions, Inc.…
Brian, We need a windows .flic player that can play a flic from within a Visual Basic program at a specified location without throwing the pallets out of wack. Every image, animation, button, etc. in our program uses the same windows optimized pallet. AVI's play well, but drop frames or…
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