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#light flare
Message #178113
IS THERE A WAY TO ILLUMINATE THE CONE OF LIGHT FROM A SPOTLIGHT SO IT IS VISIBLE. FOR EXAMPLE, i HAVE A SPOTLIGHT AIMED AT AWALL AND I WOULD LIKE TO BRING OUT THE SIDES OF THE LIGHT CONE AS TO MAKE IT VISBLE TO EXTENT. aNY SUGGESTIONS?????
THANX dude. What more can moi say???
#quick time
Message #167450
I'm searching for a utility that converts *.fli, and *.flc files to quicktime format. Is there such a beasty?????
#3D ST BOOKS
Message #144396
iS THERE A LIST SOMEWHERE of related 3dstudio books? s.c.z
SHELLING OUT
Message #130127
I'm having no luck getting NEOPAINT(poor man's ANI PRO) TO COME UP IN THE PROGRAM MENU. I've followed procedures in both the Advanced User's guide and the Installation guide but no luck. I hasd placed the supposedly correct parameters in the USER-PROG section of the 3ds.set file. Is there a…
Once more, I cannot just type 3Ds IN A DOS WINDOW TO RETURN TO 3DSTUDIO. sOMETHING IS WRONG. i JUST GET A MESSAGE THAT says 3DSTUDIO IS ACTIVE and then I'm still in the dos command prompt. I repeat i cannot type exit to return to 3dstudio. Does anyone know…
UH, maybe you don't understanad what I want to do. The problem is that I cannot get back into 3D-STUDIO once I supposedly exit temporarily to a dos window. How do I get back into the program? Typing 3ds.exe merely gets me the 3DSTUDIO ACTIVE message….and then nothing
Thanx once again. Could you be a tad more specific as to how the *.bat file can be executed? Do I create a *.BAT IN THE 3Dr3 DIRECTORY?
#DOS WINDOW
Message #124095
I'm having a strange problem going to a dos window from 3dsr3. While at a dos prompt I get a command prompt but I'm not able to get back to 3dstudio bt typing exit. Instead i get a message that says "3DSTUDIO IS STILL ACTIVE"???? Even if I start 3d…
#OCTAGON MAPPING PROBS
Message #123866
Hello, I'm trying to map a *.gif image of a window pane on to the sides of an octagon. Unfortunately, after several attempts using planar mapping-region fit-twiddling with U SCALE AND V SCALE and the offsets I only get: 1-incomplete mapping on two sides that are streaked 2-The remainder of…
Thanx alot for your help and once again this forum sets another global standard in speedy assistance to those less fortunate in ability towards mastering the intricacies of 3D-STUDIO…………
#3D-STUDIO MAPPING
Message #123455
I have just made a really cool Gothic window .gif to be used as a map to appear on each side of an 8 sided octagon tower. I'm having difficulty getting the arch to fir precisely in the center of each side. I've tried region fit-face masking and just can't…
THANX FOR THE INFO on my hardwarelock-printer problem. scz
PRINTER PROB AT LOCK
Message #116674
HEY,,,WHAT'S GOIN ON??? Why IS MY PRINTER acting erratically connected to my hardware lock for 3d-studio???I was assured THAT THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN!!!!! Anyone with a clue??I'm not getting,shall we say,anywhere near proper output from my printer-just GARRRBBBBBAAGE!
#MAPPING PROBLEMS
Message #116383
THANKS for the response to my problem with showing seams……. Anyway,here's what I'm doing at the most basic level. I have in one hand the top part of a spaceship hull where the cockpit should be. what the hell let's add a window…so I select/face/quad and tag a portion of…
#DETACHING FACES
Message #116192
A very peculiar thing happened today. I detached a set of faces from an object that I was making and created a second object. Now I did not move this second object from its original position. However, after rendering again I can see the sides of the detached faces;they were…
THANK-YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSE. I will attempt your suggestions. scz
#mapping for decals
Message #114626
Once again I enter the nether world seeking aid…………. I am trying to apply a "NAME" to the side of a spaceship i just finished making. After creating my text via font (black letters against a white background and then saved as a .gif) I then proceeded to the 3deditor-chose…
MOVIE MACHINE
Message #113916
ERIC, I've sent you a money order for MOVIE MACHINE this morning. Does Movie Machine support stereo 16 bit? Program is worth much more than 15$$!!!! scz
MOVIE MACHINE
Message #113557
ERIC-Thanx for replying. I did manage to get it to work! under os2. I reaLLy like your program and am sending today 15$ for your program!! thanx scz
#MOVIE MACHINE
Message #113220
Okay,,who knows how to use MOVIE MACHINE under OS2? It does not run when you want to run a flic in fact it's system crash time!!!! ANYONE?????? SCZ
THANK-YOU Jonas for telling me where to find the movie machine scz
#SCRIPTING *FLI,*FLC
Message #113210
THANX Brian, By the way someone said there was a *fli *flc editor I believe was called THE MOVIE MACHINE. Have you heard of it and if so where can i find it?> scz
#SCRIPTING *FLI,*FLC
Message #112644
I am looking for a way to combine segments from different *fli or *flc files for a particular edit. The aaplayhi.doc I've been using is somewhat hazy on the subject. I am particularly interested in playing several frames from one file and then cut to another several frames from another…
I have a texas instruments 486dx2-40-8mb ram. While in the 3d editor I normally save the file to disk and or hard drive. The system is not networked in any way LAPLINK or otherwise. I just picked up this reply as I was on my way out to work (NEW…
#INVALID 3DS FILES
Message #111732
Because I use ver 2.0 of 3d-studio on my 486 laptop(its a fast little bast…..) instead of ver 3.0 I have run into diffuculty transfering *.3ds files made on ver2.0 to 3.0. I receive an error message saying "INVALID 3DS FILE" Have you a clue??? hopefully, scz
#realtime rendering
Message #111166
THAT MESSAGE IS FOR GARY I BELIEVE TA-TA
HEY GARY, REAL TIME IS PRIME TIME. NEW PROCESSORS MORE POWER-DROP IN MEMORY TO 15-25$ PER MEG THEN YOU'LL GET YOUR WISH