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This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.

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I doubt that Lightwave is an appropriate modeller for building things that will be manufactured. There are geometry issues that affect manufacturability that require a CAD modeler. Alias Studio has the required tools (and unfortunately, an extremely high price tag) the lower priced package (Alias Designer) may have the necessary…
#11939 3D Exchange Standard Message #12003
Real time games and models used for creative work and development work are two different things. For development work, highest res/quality is always desired- whether for 3d, video or print. Once the creative work is done, an appropriate delivery medium is necessary. With Alias, part of the translation process from…
#11378 3D Exchange Standard Message #11463
>>High end programs almost exclusivly work with splines so a polygon standard would be only for the low/mid end market.