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AutoDesk stuff and dblsp
Message #127335
A quick question. Is it still unadvisable to use Autocad products (3D Studio 3 or 4 and AutoCad 12) on a disk that has been dblspaced with Microsofts DOS 6.0 or 6.2 dblspace? Thanks Dave
My pleasure…As I was saying to David Taffet, I have gotten so much from this forum by hanging around the edges and listening that I was delighted to be able to be a small help for a short while and "repay" my debt a tiny bit! Have a great weekend!
The analyzer I use reports packets per second and then converts that into a percentage of bandwidth. Ordinarily we swing somewhere between 5 and 10% with ordinary useage on a heavy day. I might peak way up during some extraordinary transfers, but that is all with "ordinary" office type users;…
Best luck and let us know what the outcome is if you have time. Hope you meet your deadline easily!!!
Sorry for the confusion On a non dedicated server your machine is doing double duty. It is the server, and at the same time it is someones workstation. If the application they are running crashes so badly that you have to reset the computer to recover (as opposed to just…
I haven't gotten my upgrade to version 3 yet. I just put a message on the forum to ADESK about a product that might help you if they think it will work. A dedicated server really doesn't do much work other than routing and disk management. With the network rendering…
multiple processors
Message #62730
Since Release 3 came out folks have been chatting here about using multiple machines on a network to do rendering. I have a device I use on my network here that might be a useful tool for this purpose and I thought I would run it by you. I have…
I don't have a Lantastic LAN here, but I do run a Novell 3.11 Ethernet LAN with about 45 users. Under normal circumstances the 30 or so users that are on the system at once use maybe 20 – 30 percent of the bandwidth. This covers uses like EMAIL, Word…
Have you looked at the performance of your network yet as a possible cause of the problem? Do you have access to any type of a network analyzer, hardware or software? My thought is that your heavy duty rendering may be exceeding the available bandwidth of your network cable. The…
I happened to speak with Gateway this weekend. Their box is a dual 32 bit bus. Dell (I also spoke with them), and I believe Compaq are using a full 64 bit bus for thier Pentiums. Much more expensive though and I don't know how much additional speed you get…
I have seen that setup. Unfortunately the dealer hadn't figured out how to make it work yet. The manual made it look good though. I have been focusing on PC based versions of this type of editing software so I don't have to have both a PC for 3DS and…
There is a company that is doing it so it is certainly possible. D/Vision Pro, a non linear desktop video product from touchvision in Chicago, uses the AMII board to output a series of targa files to a recording VCR. The recording VCR does not have to be frame controled.…
Andy, Pardon my jumping in. John Tissavary mentioned GPS systems. Here's some info on them that might help. Global positioning devices are typically accurate only to within 3-5 meters, assuming you have a good cross reference point to compare with. This is for the hand held units available so readily…
DEM's and a question
Message #55770
Greg, we spoke several months ago about the use of DEM's in 3DS. Here's an update on my progress if you are interested. I got the 12 DEM's covering Crater Lake NP pieced together. 1/2 came from USGS in feet, the others in meters. The conversion was not as clean…
Was not aware of the SURF program. Don't know if it will read a DEM successfully. It would be slick if it did. The one thing to keep in mind is that USGS DEM files come by the quadrangal, a 1:24000 scale. Unless you are working with a relatively small…
Will do. Will not be able to report back very quickly this morning. May be much later in the day. Thanks! Dave
4 MB of RAM. 502K available just prior to trying to load ANI or ANIPLAY. Just got a note from Yann about EMM too. Am not using EMM. My config.sys contains only himem.sys and smartdrv.sys. DOS = high.
A good thought. Unfortunately I am not using the EMM386 driver. I have himem.sys and smartdrv.sys loaded in config.sys and dos=high. Any other thoughts? I would really like to be able to use the player here if nothing else, and the whole ANI program would be really convenient.
setting up a tablet
Message #36937
Greg, Tried this idea out last night. Tracing a line drawing from the tablet seems like something natural to want to do in 3Dstudio. This does correct the problem though. I assume you wanted me to use the deform/scale option of 3D lofter. That was the only place I found…
#RAM and Animator
Message #36936
Greg, Regarding the problem of Autodesk Animator Pro not finding the AA.MU file even though it is in the \ani\resource directory and \ani. You suggested too little DOS RAM. I checked my machine and I have 502K free before loading ANI or ANIPLAY. I couldn't find anything in the ANI…
setting up a tablet
Message #36932
glad for the suggestion! I will try that tonight.
Thanks, will check RAM. Have a network running so there is tons of stuff loaded.
Will give that a try this evening. Thanks! Incidentally, I noticed your address is the YOST group. I picked up several of your IPAS routines and have had a great time with them. Looking forward to some serious use of them soon as I get to know 3DS better. Thanks…
Again, Thanks! Corel is sending me a new subversion with a new export program in it. Will see what happens. I counted last night. a simple drawing with 42 nodes converted to a .dxf file with 734 vertices. A touch excessive to my way of thinking. Will definately give the…
Thanks, I will definately give that a try tonight. Since I have your attention let me throw out another question or 2. 1. I have a number of images in Corel Draw that I have attempted to bring over to 3ds. Corel has an export feature that converts to .DXF.…
#setting up a tablet
Message #36753
I am using the most current version of 3D studio on a 33/486 8MB RAM and 340MB SCSI hard disk. My tablet is a Summagraphics II Plus, 12 x 12. I am having an aspect ratio problem with the table and need your assistance. When I draw a square using…