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Hi, Rachel!! I'm glad you noticed the article. I did not participate in the interview for the article, but Mike Ogden was kind enough to see that I got a mention. That was definitely a "no-glitz" application of AutoCAD and 3D Studio – but challenging just the same. >>To think…
Jeffrey: That's a lot of questions!! There are plenty of others on here who are more knowledgeable and experienced who will jump in, but I'll give ya my two pennies' worth as well: >>What is good for creating walk-thrus of buildings? Autovision vs. Accurender or anything else? I prefer 3D…
Greg: Thanks, Mr. P! I'll check out the latest version! >>We aim to please! And a mighty fine aim that is! Bob
#Sunpath w/ R4c1
Message #166900
Hello IPAS masters! I was in a hurry yesterday afternoon on a deadline and tried to use the Pyros SunPath IPAS [are you listening, Greg? :')] on a small arch. project, and it blew up (returned me to the C:\ prompt) several times in a row. I could create the…
David: Someone may have already replied by now (I am behind on reading the messages), but in case they haven't: Try setting you architectural units to 1 unit = 1 foot temporarily just to generate the tree, and then set it back to 1 unit = 1 inch. The tree…
pHred: Steve's technique of using 2-sided materials sparingly is a good one. I have suffered slower rendering with 2-sided materials, but I don't have any specific figures available. The number of faces using the materials will naturally affect the results, as will the complexity of the materials (texture maps, reflection…
Steve: Thanks for the suggestion – I was actually referring to using 2-sided materials as opposed to rendering everything with 2-sided on. I just wasn't very clear, and I agree with your idea. As I get more experienced, I find that I have less trouble with DXFing objects I create…
We use Softdesk products extensively in our office, but I tend to avoid AutoArchitect for my 3D Studio models because of the face normals problem. Some of their routines use thickness extrusions, and some use 3D faces, but none of them are optimized to work with 3DS. I have talked…
John: Congrats on the Monterey purchase – let me know how you like it, as well as those speakers! I never did get through to Turtle Beach, so I went with the Tropez. Got a call about an hour later from TB, so I talked with the guy about it.…
Paul: PMJI, but I ran into a similar problem recently. I had about 300 files rendered at every 15th frame in reverse order. There is probably an easier way that the more experienced users know, but here is what here is what I did to create a batch file that…
John: Thanks for all the info! I had seen an ad in PC Connections catalog that led me to believe that the Monterey was not quite game compatible. I had seen a Multisound, which was the predecessor to the Monterey. It has very nice sound, but was not oriented for…
#Sound Cards
Message #143812
Greetings, all you music oriented 3DSers: I currently use a Roland SCC1 sound card in my PC as a MIDI device, and judging by what happened the last couple of days, this card is not "Weendows" compatible for multimedia, games, etc. At least, I cannot get it to work as…
PMJI, Michael, but I saw your question regarding Auto-Architect. We are using almost all of the Softdesk products, including Auto-Architect. While some of the 3D tools are powerful, they do not translate well to 3D Studio as far as face normals are concerned. Some people just recommend using 2-sided materials…
PMJI, Jonas, but it is interesting to hear your opinion of the downloads from the MIDI forum. I feel the same way in general, although I _have_ found a few gems – the most notable being an old Frank Zappa tune off of Hot Rats called "Peaches en Regalia". It…
Hi, Alan. Thanks for the reply – I am just now getting around to the messages – it is SO hard to keep up!! The X3 sounds nice – do you know it they make a rack-mount version? I am still using my old DX7 as a MIDI controller and…
PMJI, Alan! How do you like your X3? I have a small MIDI studio, but it is all older Yamaha equipment (DX7, TG55, RX7), along with Cakewalk for Windows. I am not familiar with the TEAC MidiStudio, either. I, too, can't wait to tie the MIDI stuff together with the…
Hi, Brandon – I am jumping in really late here – just got the thread yesterday, and I really wanted to respond. I am a licensed architect working in a medium-sized AE firm (120+). I, too, wear several hats: CAD support, training, and trying to get an in-house 3D/Visualization effort…
PMJI, David – I just got to this thread and hope I haven't completely missed out. You really hit _one_ of my nerves with the CAD issue. I have had the same experience of trying to use CAD files that were a mess, yet were not considered to be a…