This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Operating System?
Message #188741
Ted, >>I am running NT3.51 on a 486/66 w/32mb and it runs fine,…
Operating System?
Message #188322
Ted, >> I never could get Animator Studio to run under it, so I've abandoned it for DOS/WinNT.
Operating System?
Message #187680
Hi Ted, I remember once you told me that you had an operating system with its own unique set of problems. I don't remember the name of it but I'm assuming that it's a work station OS and it runs 3DS. I solved the blurring and streaking problem just by…
#Materials + Lighting.
Message #187107
Michele, I wish I'd have been able to make it to SIGGRAPH this year. I'm envious! Thanks for letting me use your LOUNGE.3DS for my furniture. It's changed a little but still makes for a simple environment. The idea of putting thin boxes or a hemisphere outside or around the…
Materials + Lighting.
Message #184390
Nik, Thanks for the tip, I'll try a very large arc that spans two windows. I wonder if Michele has seen my questions, I know she's very busy. Tim
#Materials + Lighting.
Message #183948
Michele, It was a pleasure meeting you at AU '94 in Atlanta. I have some questions about your book "Materials + Lighting". First of all, do I have permission to use the files on the diskett in my work? I do alot of furniture design, and LOUNGE.3DS (with some minor…
3DS.MLI
Message #175820
Ted, Is there an easy way to use the 3DS.MLI on the floppy with out installing 3DS? I don't know what compression method was used. Incidently, if you saw that "Lamp" image of mine, the scale of the room is way off. The lamp is really only about 3 ft.…
#AU, Lamp
Message #170321
Ted, >>If you are highly self motivated and ambitious, on the other hand, you could do well looking for work in a place like LA, SF, NY and learning on the job. This option is not the easy way remember, but it could be very rewarding.
#AU, Lamp
Message #169948
Ted, >> Yes, I've got several sessions at AU this year, you going? I don't know yet, I haven't seen the line up of coarses. I may attend The CAD Institute by then (if at all). What is your opinion of that concept? Will I actually learn much? Will a…
Received msg?
Message #169185
Bob, I wasn't sure if you received my last reply about SIU and John Davey etc. etc. Your mail to me was in basic services instead of this forum, so I wasn't sure. Looking forward to hearring from you again. Tim
#Memphis, AU.
Message #169184
Ted, Memphis was a good time, though I didn't see B.B. I did go to his club and was told he was touring and wouldn't be home again until August or September. My girlfriend and I both needed a vacation. Memphis was the perfect solution. Will you be in SF…
Ted, >>Altamira Composer is one that is best for me to create "technical" maps, but………… What is a "technical" map? I wish there were a way to play with some of these "paint" and/or bitmap programs before purchase, like test driving a car. It's not like you can resell it…
Ted, >>Maybe you had forgotten to do a Materials/Update at some point?
Bob, Somehow a msg. to you from Ted came to me. I can't send it but it reads as follows: Bob, Small world!! You'll have to tell me all about the spillway sometime -Ted B. >>PMJI, but it sounds like you are either a professor or a student at my…
Ted, >> (Where do you live, Tim?) I live in Southern Illinois, specifically Carbondale. That's where IL comes to a tip at the bottom, only closer to the Mississippi River. It's roughly the same latitude as Norfolk, VA. If I'm not mistaken, you live in New Hampshire some where? I…
#Modify or original?
Message #165851
Ted, >> What will this material be applied to? It's being applied to the dish of a lamp I have that was designed by a friend of mine about 5 years ago. She gave it to me for helping her move. I like her patterns and want to have CAD…
#Modify or original?
Message #164316
Ted, I sent the bronze.tga material. Sorry about the delay, I thought that by putting that material in the library and sending the .mli file, you would have what you needed. I thought you already had all of those .tga files. This one came with Texture Universe. What I'm trying…
Lost file?
Message #163694
Ted, I think what you sent me didn't make it. There was a system msg. telling me that "Tim's materials" msg. couldn't be sent. Maybe because I changed the credit card stuff. What happened with it anyway, can you send it again? Or is it not worth the $$? Even…
MLI File
Message #161486
Ted, Did you ever receive the last message concerning materials, or the Ted.mli file? I've had better luck with that project since……………….but I'm still curious about your input. Thanks. Tim
Materials Editor
Message #159991
Ted, >>Email me the .mli file with just that material, I've got the bitmaps. I'm off to >>do a couple of days training, but will try to look at it soon. OK Ted, thanks alot. The name of the file is TED.mli. Tim
Materials Editor
Message #159564
Ted, >>As far as the material not looking the same in the scene, my first guess >>would be colored lights (check ambient, too) somewhere in the scene. Let >>me know if that helps. There is only one white spotlight on this object. Just to give you an idea…… I'm trying…
#Materials Editor
Message #158469
Ted, My materials editor is giving me fits! First of all, when I Put to Library using (after renaming) it's not listed. Secondly, materials don't look anything like the sample window when put into a scene. Any suggestions? Tim
Ted, >> You can copy materials by dragging and dropping the sample sphere to >>another window, then renaming it there, as well as Bob W's suggestion. Thanks, I was putting to scene and getting the message that the new material name didn't exist. Your dragging method works well too. I'll…
Bob, >>Yes, simply PUT the material in the library. You can just hit the "P" key for >>this, and give it any name you want. Have you done all of the tutorials? I'm >>almost certain this is covered (although possibly in a round-about way) I guess I was Putting to…
#Uploads
Message #157592
Hello, What .txt file do I read to learn the specifics of uploading images?? Was it something like "aashan.txt"? Tim
Ted, >>A jumpy mouse can be a sign of low memory, how much conventional ram do you have when you type mem from the C:> prompt? I have 655360 bytes of conventional RAM. >>Funny it only jumps in the lofter, though. Does it always jump, or just once in a…
#Matlibs, Mem, Cursor.
Message #155936
Ted, >>The .mli files only point to the .tga files and don't really contain the info. How do they know where to point? Sometimes the materials and maps are on one drive, and sometimes on another. Just curious. >>If you have windows caching programs like smartdrv, rem them out of…
#Memory conflicts.
Message #152594
Ted, I hope you don't mind, but I have some rather mundane but frustrating memory conflicts going on that I really don't know how to solve. If this stuff is not your forte' please refer me to the right person. Here is the pertinent information: Hardware: 486-DX-33-EISA 16MB-RAM SONY 2X-CD-ROM…
Books
Message #152153
Hello, I read in either "Cadalyst" or "AutoCAD World" about two books that caught my attention. Unfortunately, I don't have the publications anymore to look up the titles and authors of the books. One of them is a 3D Studio book with many contributors, (some of whom are authors of…
#Mesh fix
Message #143089
>> I sent that file quite a while ago and, because it was e-mail, I believe it should still be in the system. I don't have it on my computer any more. I don't use wincim so can't help in the search process. Ted, A file called NONAME.001 did come…
#Mesh fix
Message #142442
Thanks for checking it out for me, I'll keep those facts in mind in the future. The fact is, I'm unsure of the method used to build any kind of complex models in 3DS, that's why I still use ACAD for that. I still haven't received BULSON.ZIP using the file…
#3DS r2 Resale Policy
Message #140311
Kevin, In answering my question regarding the resale policy of updated versions of 3DS you wrote: "Once you've submitted your software for upgrade, that's it. You no longer have a valid license on the previous version, and it is not saleable. In fact, it is mucho illegal to do so.…
#Missing parts
Message #139134
Maybe you can help me. I have this partial drawing of a lamp base that won't render right. One corner doesn't render. I did the construction of it in ACAD12 and am trying to do surface stuff in 3DS4. The normals have been unified and I can't think of anything…
#3DS r2 Resale Policy
Message #138855
Hello, At the risk of sounding like an idiot………………..what is the policy and/or proper etiquette on reselling 3DS r2 after the original serialized diskette has been sent in for an upgrade? Will a copy of Disk 1 suffice, or is this frowned upon? My confusion stems from the fact that…
#113411-
Design
Message #113803
>>When it comes right down to it though, I suspect that most of what you are impressed by is the result the artist skillfully manipulating the tools that are already built into 3DS. I'm sure you're absolutely right! It's not always WHAT you have, but how you use it. I…
Hi-Res players
Message #103095
My mistake, it was PLAY80 by Trilobyte and I guess it doesn't exist anymore or something. What do YOU have in the way of animation players? I'm currently using aawin and realy like it. Thanks, TIM
Hi-Res players
Message #103094
Yeh, that's right. Thanks for the info. TIM
Hi-Res players
Message #103093
I believe it was GWS if I'm not mistaken. I'm trying as many as I can.
#Hi-Res players
Message #102316
Hello, I downloaded your animation player and was wondering if you make one that supports a mouse. The quality of the playback is very nice, but there's a lot of typing involved. Also, I would like to find soething that can show image files of various file formats as well…
#Mish-Mash of questions.
Message #99473
Hi John, Hope you're still around. I'm still trying to decide what to do about output. I wish I could see an example of "industrial quality" video using a commerial VCR and a Targa 64 or comparable. If you have a VHS you could send me I will pay the…
#Video
Message #89632
John, I have a long way to go before I achieve broadcast quality, and I'm VERY interested in "industrial quality" video. My stuff is pretty boring also. I'm a Product Designer who needs to be able to present my ideas to the general public, industry, and design firms. What else…
Lightning..
Message #89631
Hello, That lightning stuff sounds pretty cool. Could you tell me more? Incidently, are you Chuck Cortright, or Gregg Daly? -Tim
John, I'll play with the spring some more in 3DS2. I've got it partially down, but it still needs work. Right now it makes an interesting sculpture……so I applied an AQUA GLAZE material and a color background and rendered it by itself! Who knows, maybe it'll end up in an…
Viewing programs/Springs
Message #84353
Hello, I was just wondering if any one would know of a program that would allow the viewing of high resolution images in various formats, and high resolution flics. I tried AAPLAYHI.EXE but finally gave up on it because of a mysterious driver error message. None of the AutoDesk ADI,…
#71101-
AAPLAY
Message #72045
John, It's the hi-res flc player that I'm having trouble with. I don't have Animator Pro, just the animation player. Sorry for the confusion. My hardware and stuff goes like this: CPU = 486-DX-33/EISA w/16Mb RAM VGA = Diamond Speedstar Autoexec.bat =C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.EXE SET CPAV=C:\CPAV\CPAV.INI C:\CPAV\CPAV.EXE /S C:\CPAV\BOOTSAFE @ECHO OFF SET…
#71086-
AAPLAY
Message #72044
Chuck, The card I'm using is a Diamond Speedstar. There IS a VESA.DRV file in the resource directory, but it's not listed as a choise in the Ani Pro "Screen Size" driver list. I wonder why not. Incidentally, all of the drivers listed have .DRV as an extention. The driver…
AAPLAYHI
Message #71030
Hello, I am a new CompuServe member, and a new 3D Studio user as well. Hopefully you can help me with this annoying problem (provided I figure out how to send out this message, this will make my 3rd try.) When trying to view .FLC or .GIF files using Ani…
#AAPLAYHI
Message #71029
Hello, I am a new CompuServe member, and a new 3D Studio user as well. Hopefully you can help me with this annoying problem (provided I figure out how to send out this message, this will make my 3rd try.) When trying to view .FLC or .GIF files using Ani…
#AAPLAY
Message #71010
Hello, I am a new CompuServe member, and a new 3D Studio user as well. I'm hoping that someone here can help me with this irratating problem. When trying to view .FLC and .GIF files in the Ani Pro Animation Player, I'm "in too close". Going to Screen Size produces…