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#Vibrant & TARGA+??
Message #179811
HELP! In 3Ds4 the new Vibrant driver supports a targa card for rendering and flic playing. Or so its supposed it. I set my rendering mode = Vibrant / targa+(NTSC) driver and FLIC mode = Vibrant / Targa+(NTSC) mode. I can play a .FLC but when I play a .FLI…
Microstation DXF
Message #170684
Doug, I have used MicroStation 5 to build models in the past. The invalid ratsnest is just that…A mess…It means there is some geomery that makes no sense to 3ds. This is usually voids in walls. You cant use the difference or punch commands -ken
A boat model??
Message #169997
Hi all, I'm looking for a 3D models of a boats to use in an animation but having no luck finding any. I am interested in yachts and small military boats. Does anyone have some or know where I might find some?? Thanks -ken
#3ds Platforms
Message #137674
Does anyone know if 3dS is avalible for UNIX and or WINDOWS NT hardware platforms? How about in the future? Does anyone know if 3ds will up its 20 station limit for network rendering?
#Intermittent Mem error
Message #99834
Jonas, I am using an Everex Step 486/33 with 36 Megs of ram. As a memory manager I use QEMM 7.02. I am also part of a peer to peer network with Netware Lite. For animation, I have a Truevision Targa 32+ installed. Does this help? ken
Intermittent Mem error
Message #99649
Has anyone encountered a memory error that reads; INTERMITTENT MEMORY READ ERROR SYSTEM HALTED Very large files that use a swap file after running out of memory give me this error. I have 36 Megs so I dont run out often, however, when I do, the machine locks down and…
Greg, Thanks for the input. However, I have one question for you. How come AutoCad will read these DXF files with the voids from MicroStation correctly and 3D Studio will not? PS-just out of curiosity, does the AIA stand for Amer. Institute of Architects? ken
#DXF RATNEST ???
Message #96357
Help! I am trying to import a 3D model from MicroStation to 3D Studio. Autocad will read the DXF model fine but 3D Studio gives me an INVALID RATNEST IN DXF error. This occurs in DXFs directly from Microstation and DXFs from Microstation thru AutoCad. I have discovered the problem…
DONT be so quick to jump into Personal Netware. It is not Netware Lite. Netware Lite worked great…PNW does not. I upgraded to PNW and after weeks and much hair loss have gone back to NWL. Get on the NOVELL DSG forum and see what other people are saying. It…
#Truevision NTSC shopping
Message #82345
I am ready to get a new video card to replace the cheep external NTSC converter I have now. However, I have had no luck finding good info. I am using a SONY EVO9650 with DiaQuest DQ232 from 3DS and need to get a card that will send good true…
#Exabyte video Vs. Sony
Message #81602
I was sent a promo on a new video product, the ASDG Abekas/Exabyte. I am curently using a Sony EVO 9650. I was wondering if anyone has used one of these ASDG products. Does it perform better then the EVO with a targa card? I'll take comments of any kind.…
#Shopping for NTSC card !
Message #75417
What should I get to convert my images to NTSC signal? I am currently using an inexpensive external box to convert signals from a Orchid Pro-designer II to NTSC to a Sony EVO9650. This works fine but I would really like a truecolor output instead of my current 256 colors.…
#Mapped surface edges??
Message #62671
When I use a texture map on a large surface I can always see the edges of the map like photo cut-outs pasted together in an array. Is there a way to "mirror" the map so the edges blend together??? I can't find a way.