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#very poor support
Message #48423
Hi, I missed the begining of this, but I had to put my two cents in. Before I agree "Autodesk, very poor support" I first have to say that the forums here on CIS is the best support anyone could ask for and not just here in Autodesk but, every…
Hi, I still can't get it to work. It doesn't seem to want to load the shape from disk to 3deditor and I don't see how to add a mat to it and how to zoom that veiw. The background and the shadeing doesn't seem to be a problem. Andy
#Batch rendering??????
Message #44946
Hi, Is there a way to batch render a shape to a GIF applying a mat to it??? What I need to do is render 147 shapes one at a time to use as texture maps for 147 mat's. When all the mat's are done then I can animate this…
Hi, I agree that my tests have not been good ones, but at the same time my customers want to see the differance not just have a testing program tell them the CPU's performace. The reason I asked the quesstion is I want the best for me and I WAS/am…
Hi, You ask what MB's I buy, JDR. I wanted to buy a AMI but they wouldn't sell me just the MB! Why JDR, I can get any brand drives,video, controllers, or what ever and it's always compatible unlike some DELL, ZEOS. Also they have 24hour ordering, the best tech…
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#Lost in the Hardware???
Message #42751
Hi, Thanks for the input. I understand the diiferance a lot better now but the company that I buy my system boards from advertizes 8 32MHz EISA bus slots for the 50MHz that costs $400.00 more then the 66DX2MHz with only two VLB and 6 ISA bus slots. They agree…
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#Lost in the Hardware???
Message #42750
Hi, Thanks for the input. But I will have to diagree on a couple of things. >>EISA is a better bus capable of addressing 32 bits and works up to 16MHz (never 50MHz). The systems boards I buy claim to have 33MHz EISA bus. I don't think I said 50MHz.…
Hi, Well you can view a CEL file but it's a little differant then the way you explained. It's RENDERER -> VIEW FILE and click on .CEL. The CEL files in quesstion look fine so that isn't the problem. I've made a few experaments if I use a map that…
Hi, Roger you must be thinking about version > 1.0 because under render the only choice is which viewport not view/image and the only place you can choose .cel is the mats! Thanks anyway Andy
Hi, It's set up just like you pointed out, I've checked other mat and have the same problem with some of them that use a refection or texture map but not all of them. I've set it as the manual says to but it's looks like it was done in…
Roger, Thanks anyway, I didn't misplace my manuals I had to send the whole package to Autodesk. I bought and paid for version 2.01a but got version 1.0 only a month ago. Autodesk said they would do what they could for me. I'm hopeing that means 2.01a. Anyway I sent…
Hi, This doesn't help for each fli but the fading sounds interesting between fli's. There will be 20 fli's run back to back, how do I fade between these? I'll still have to figure a way around the problem of combinding two fli's. It also sounds like I must find…
Roger, >>OK, Here's a technique that I just tested out that worked for me. Go into Video Post and create 2 entries in the queue. I'd do this if I could find Video Post and it's queue! 3DS is new to me and I haven't learned that much about it…
Roger, That explains it but, doesn't help. I don't have Animator Pro. Is there anouther way like maybe a cheap Sharware program that will merge the FLI files? Or is there a way to get the file format of a FLI so I could write my own merge program? Thanks…
Roger, I did that before I asked the question on how to do this. What I got was FILE.FLI (The first half) FILE01.FLI (The second half) not FILE01.FLI both halfs. Are you sure that you use the next file number or next frame for the first part of your description?…
#Render Stop/Continue
Message #36098
Hi, I'm haveing trouble stoping a render then later continuing with it. I read awhile back that all I had to do is press ESC and save the project, then quit the program. When I want to continue just load the project, render all and it should continue where it…
Hi, Are we making fun of the Lava Lamp? I never bought one did you? I thought it would be a great learning experance for me. I've exhaused the princlebales of gravity and magnetizum, and in searching my mind for anouther princable I guess I had a flash back. Andy
#Help
Message #32117
Hi, How would I go about animating lava in a lava lamp?? I'm new to 3DS I've been reading the manual and working with the examples but I not sure what is the best way to do this. Any sugestions? Andy
[>> Continued from previous msg] being rude I just think this thread needs to be long gone before I do anything. Andy
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# 3ds or Animator??
Message #31442
Hi, I first complainend to the dealer he said it wasn't his problem call the manufacturer I really don't know what went on between them but some time latter the dealer took me to court. The actual terms I forget what they call it but it's like slander. He proved…
Hi, Ok I finealy got it to work. I really don't understand why I had to do it the way I did though. I pick Renderer/Setup/Configure from the 3D editor and Display was there but not in the keyframer. After picking NULL which I didn't think would help because I…
Hi, If I pick Renderer/Setup/Configue there is no Display button to click on or do I see rcpadi or rdpadi. The top left button is Compresed and two right buttons are FLIC and TARGA there's a few other things in there but not Display? The rest of what you said…
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# 3ds or Animator??
Message #31172
Hi, Well that doesn't work. When I pick display it asks me are you sure you want to render to display only, if I say yes it just starts rendering if I say no it takes me back to where I can pick a file or display. Andy
Hi, Well since I asked the question I bought 3DS. Not yet got it to do anything. Looks like I'll be a beginer for awhile. But I do see what you mean about Animator Pro. If fact that probably was enough for me but I'm having so much fun with…
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# 3ds or Animator??
Message #30425
Hi, What kind of hardware requirements are there for 3ds? What's vidio post? This sounds like what I want but I would like to know more about what else it can do. I've read a lot of questions and answers here to learn more about it but most of that…