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Thanks Dave, for the info on the CD Rom. I have Multimedia Toolbook, and you say this seems like the best route? The client wants me to provide a 10 second animation (simple one) as a pretest to see if they can make it work, they are not sure what…
#animation for cd rom
Message #195756
I have not done any work to go to CD ROM before, but I have a job that just came up that will require just that. I would like any suggestions as to what I may need to consider before I start this project. The animation is only to last…
>> The jumpers appear to be set the same as the old board. Is there something I can do in Windows setup or somewhere to fix this?
>> WEll…maybe him crack is not works propely…try 3ds4fix.exe is besta dongle crack… bye
>> Hard to say. Hook up your printer and try this in DOS: dir > prn >If that doesn't work, then your parallel port is either not connected inside your computer(for some reason) or the port has gone bad(it's been known to happen).
#Sentinel Pro Dongle
Message #193361
I have had 3D Studio for about 4 years now, I have release 4 now. I have been having problems with my PC and I have made some changes software wise, so many changes that I am not sure what I have done, but now I am at the point…
My web page is at http://www.efn.org/~jamesf -James Franssen
>> If you have access to the original drawing file or AutoCAD, I would just break the file up when the DXF file is created.
#DXF too big to import
Message #183461
I have a DXF file that exceeds the 9999 point limit (it is a road map). I was wondering if there is a way to break up the DXF before I load it into the shaper like a puzzle, so I can load only sections at a time. Thanks. -James…
>> You might also ask in the NAAUG section of this forum as the user groups for 3DS meet there and will know of local schools.
#HDD controller failure?
Message #182403
What does HDD controller failure mean? I was trying to move my internal modem over to another computer and ran into some problems (I lost my mouse), so I decided to remove the internal modem, but I still didn't have control of my mouse, so I rebooted one more time…
Schools to place in Web
Message #181862
I am building a WWW page for the internet, and I am going to have a section where the user can click to see where in the country schools are available for learning animation, and who to contact. If anyone knows of a list or has any names of schools,…
#Schools to place in Web
Message #181862
I am building a WWW page for the internet, and I am going to have a section where the user can click to see where in the country schools are available for learning animation, and who to contact. If anyone knows of a list or has any names of schools,…
>> have you gone through the morphing tutorial? checkout IPAS External Processes chapter on "Animating a Ripple, step by step. then apply to your work.
#Waving a Logo
Message #180226
I am having trouble making a logo look like a wave is going through it. I used wave.pxp with these settings.. Wave1 Period 10 Wavelength 10 Amplitude 10 Wave2 Period 5 Wavelength 10 Amplitude 10 # of morphs 10 Hide >0? Yes I morph each of the 10 morphs together,…
#Watery Text
Message #179543
Anybody have any good suggestions as to how to give a 3D logo I have created a watery look? I have IPAS 1, 6, and 7, so I am not really looking for the wave animation, I think I can create that okay, but I need a good idea for…
POST mag plug
Message #179191
If any of you get POST magazine, notice this month's interview with me 🙂 on page 57 giving 3D Studio a plug.. but please don't notice the advertisement on the same page, they made it too dark (could have sworn it was lighter on my PC). -James Franssen
>> Be sure you have selected "S-Video" vs. "composite" in in the TBC IV menu of the Par.exe and also select the EE from the main screen. This will feed the vcr playback from your s-video TBC input jack to the PAR output, either composite or S-video.
#PAR video capture
Message #177140
I have both the PAR and the TBIC cards.. I have done this before, but now I am stuck again. I followed the diagram on page 24 of the PAR manual, only difference is I am using the "S-Video In" slot instead of the "Video In" slot. I do not…
#Landscape Generator
Message #176097
I am looking for a good landscape generating software for use in court cases. I have looked at the demo for Vistapro and it is impressive, but would this be admissible in court? Has anyone here used landscape generating software for a court case? What would be the best software…
>> There is a Consultants group that meets monthly (last Tuesday of month).
#Finding a consultant
Message #175164
I was reading in "Business Startups" magazine that one startup strategy for a successful multimedia business is to develop strategic partnerships with consultants that can use your talents to boost their business. Okay, fine. Now, how does one go about finding such partnerships? Would one just look in the yellow…
>> I frequently use the PCFF (PC File Finder) to search for topics and it will give me a list of all the files matching my criteria and what forums they are in. Saves an awful lot of looking.
>> I looked at the gif and I don't really see anything wrong with it – they look like teeth 🙂
>> Mshade is better used when you are using manim.axp –
>> So realistic it reminded me to call my dentist for a routine visit
#Metaballs render problem
Message #174273
I am having a bad time with the mapping on some teeth I'm working on using Metereyes Metaballs Ver. 1. I am using the MSADE_I.SXP file that I am supposed to, but I am getting this funny shading problem when rendered. I am going to upload a .GIF of the…
#Metaballs MSHADE.SXP
Message #174185
On page 25 of the Metareyes Metaballs Ver 1.0 it states that "the metaball surface mesh object should not be deformed or scaled because the normal correction information in this file will no longer correspond to the mesh object." Okay, knowing this now, what do I do if I have…
#Shadows dancing
Message #172553
I am rendering an animation and I am getting this weird flickering of the shadows. Does it matter what type of surface or map a shadow is cast upon? I have not seen my shadow do this before on any other animation. Any help, thanks.
Free meshes
Message #172385
I've uploaded a mesh file of a computer mouse (I could not find one of this "normal" type on the forum or on the World Creating Toolkit CD) to the ASHOWCASE forum Library 1 for anyone who needs a mouse mesh, it was created quickly so it is far from…
#Metaball META.PRP?
Message #172240
I am rendering an animation in 3D Studio, and I am getting an error.. " degenerate or absent". What does this mean, and how can I fix it? It was rendering fine, but I had to do some other things on the computer, had some problems, decided to run Norton…
>> should help you get your final rendering output to disk:
>> You'll have to find the dpi used by the printer and multiply that by each dimension
>> If you have AAPro, clip the image as a cel and use it for the material map or try scaling the map icon way up.
#Image size
Message #171999
What size and aspect ratio would I set a rendering so that it's size would be equal to 2-1/8 X 10-7/8? This is for an ad in a magazine, and that is the size I need to have the image. Thanks.
#Texture map
Message #171937
Let me clean the hair from my hands.. just a sec.. Okay, now, I have a .GIF file that I am trying to use as a texture map (actually, I am going to use it as a decal), and I have been able to preview it okay for a while,…
The shadows work now. I don't know why, but they do. I haven't changed any attributes on any object, but they are working now. Oh well. Thanks again for your help! -James Franssen
Well, your suggestion worked as far as turning off the ray-tracing option to speed up the rendering, but now I am not getting any shadow from the object. I have tried different maps for the floor which the object is standing on, including the default, but I can't even see…
>> is there any chance that you're using ray traced shadows along with high vert/face count scene geometry?
#Lockup when using shadow
Message #171665
I am working on an animation that is around 640 frames, and it renders fine when I render it without Shadows turned on, but when I turn Shadows on, it renders the scene fine until it gets to a specific mesh, then it just stops. I can't even toggle back…
>> Anyone can connect to the internet directly, provided they have the knowledge and dollars to do it. The prime criteria is the installation of a fiber-optic connection to the nearest domain server.
#Internet access
Message #170976
I know this is not the internet forum, but I am posting here because I think the reply will be more non-biased than if I place it in the internet forum. How does an entity get access to the internet? For instance, how does Compuserve get access to the internet…
>> The new BONES PRO 1.5 upgrade eliminates the need for .GEO and other special files, and instead stores the data right in the object's data space in the .3DS file, just like Optimize, IK, etc.!
>> geez, you don't have a scanner eh ?
#Simple meshes wanted?
Message #169942
Before I upload anything, I would like to know if it would be a waste of space if the objects I upload were simple, easy to make objects, such as a fire hydrant and a tooth, things of this nature. These objects would be like props, maybe the fire hydrant…
>> For the logos you could try the CD-Rom collection from Impresiv
It seems, uhm er ah eh, the straight forward, uhm er ah, help is getting, er, harder and harder, uh, to find. My only gripe about coming on this forum and asking a question, is that some people only like to give partial replies. I think I could have figured…
#Where are mesh files?
Message #169724
If I wanted to upload a mesh file for free use, is there a place here in this forum where these kind of files are placed? Where do I upload to? Thanks. -James Franssen
>> How is Spencers Butte these days? How about Cougar Hot Springs up the McKenzie? > Email me if you need the scan desparately.
>> Or are they arranged in such a jumbled manner that picking them and keeping them straight would be a mess?
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