This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Jody, I just ordered a MARS II board, and have been promised delivery in three to four weeks. They claim the first boards will be in the US in two weeks. If you have the time and are willing to gamble that the board will deliver as promised (I have…
Thanks John, I got the info.
#MPEG Boards
Message #189200
I am looking into getting an MPEG board for video transfer. I know Matrox has a good system, and that Daewoo has advertised the MARS system ,which also has an ADI driver. Does anyone have any experience with these or other systems? Thanks fo rthe info Rich
Jonas > Thanks! Rich
How can an outsider (those poor heathen not able to attend Siggraph) get a hold of the highlight tape? Thanks Rich
Thank you for your reply to my Targa question. I am sorry I have not answered sooner, I have just changed offices and have had all of my stuff in boxes. At this point I am still looking for DLL's, and I would be very interested in what you have…
Thanks John, I'll give that forum a try. If I get anything usefull I'll let you know. Rich Schwartz
I'll let you know what I find out. Thanks for the reply. Rich Schwartz
#Targa software
Message #176508
I use a Targa 64 card for video output from 3DS. I also have a Panasonic optical disk video recorder I can control through an RS232 port using Visual Basic. Does anybody know where I can find a DLL to use with Visual Basic to send images to the Targa…
Dennis, A tip for mapping data… If your data does not cover the entire rectangular region of the bitmap, you can make any "empty space" black, or RGB 0,0,0 in the bitmap. Then in the materials editor, turn on the ADD (which disables SUB), and put the transparency of the…
Dennis, If I understand your application, you want to take a two dimensional color contour plot of data (a bitmap, ie GIF, JPEG, TIFF or RAW) image and place it on a three dimensional surface. I have done this with color contour plots of data from pressure sensative paints and…
I agreed with your decision Tyler, I hope that Autodesk agrees. Good luck with the Alphas. Rich Schwartz
Tyler, Has Autodesk announced 3DS for NT on the Alpha? I understand it is supposed to be a "simple recompile" of the code to run Alpha NT, but I have not seen any anouncement by Autodesk on the issue. I sure hope it will be avalable, as the Alpha should…
Will, I've seen those units. They are appear to be very rugged and dependable, but if I remeber correctly they are quite expensive. Good luck with your choice. Rich Schwartz
Will, Thanks for your input. I followed Martin's advise, and was able to render all but the very highest resolutions I was asked to produce. The disk optimization sounds like a good trick. To eak out the images on my machine I went to the Optimize IPAS for optimization, and…
Thanks Martin, I will follow your suggestions and keep my fingers crossed. Rich Schwartz
#High Res Render lockup
Message #171312
What am I overlooking? I am rendering an image at 4,572 x 3600 on a P5-100, 32MB Ram, #9GXe Video card with R4c1 and Vibrant Liquid Speed drivers. The image renders at 640×480 normally. I set the display to NULL and the NO DISPLAY button was turned on in the…
Michael, I wish I could get Rayman, unfortunately, our project can not afford it. I got Truespace 1.0 on $99 into special, and I stuck with it. We have struggled to get money to keep 3DS upgraded, and I drool over IPAS routines on a regular basis. The sad fact…
Will, I have long wished for raytracing in 3DS. I have on occasion the need to produce very acurate renderings of reflections in mirrors. This involves reflections off of flat surfaces. As I understand, the 3DS method estimates reflections, doing a fine job, but not 100% scientificaly acurate. Since my…
The system boots off of a SCSI drive, and we checked all of the termination settings and cables to see if that affects it. No conlusive answers yet. We have not used 3DS much this week, we plan to start a comprehensive testing of the system on Monday by turning…
Jonas, Thanks for the beta site info. I doubt that my demo reel would impress Gary, most of my work involves engineering visualization, design work and data presentation for wind tunnel experiements. I'll contact Autodesk to see if it can be arranged. As a side note, we are looking at…
How does one get to be a Beta Site? Rich Schwartz
Nik, Thanks for the responce, I'll run the system "clean" and see what happens. I was hoping for a quick fix such as "Oh yeah, that happens if…". Thanks for your time, Rich
Brian, Thanks for the responce, I'll run the system "clean" and see what happens. I was hoping for a quick fix such as "Oh yeah, that happens if…". Thanks for your time, Rich
3DS Allocator Error
Message #165429
Nik, We are using 3DS R4.1C on a 486/66 with 32MB RAM, 1+GB HD, Diamond Speedstar 24X (1 MB VRAM), DOS 6.22, Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Targa 64 card, and Animax animation controller. 3DS is not run under Windows, but MS Himem.sys and Smartdrive are active. The system also has…
->It sounds like a hardware conflict somewhere in your system. Give Jonas, Brian or Nik a shout and they'll help you work through your configuration.
#3DS Allocator Error
Message #164157
We are running 3DS R4C1 on a 486/66 with 32M memory, 1+ GB SCSI HD, Diamand Speedstar 24X, and Dos 6.22, with himem.sys and smartdrive. I am using the Vibrant drivers (Liquid Speed) in a single screen configuration. During SAVING (just my favorite time for a system crash), the error:…
#Animax and Targa 64
Message #79607
Next question, I am using teh Targa 64 card with an Animax board, going to a Sony SVO 9600 VTR. I have confirmed the readme files state- ment thet I will have problems, and I shoudl find 3rd party software. I do not know of a program that will do…
#Render Problems
Message #79383
Using V3.0, I experienced a problem in the Keyframer when rendering an animation. The scene begins with a close up of the computer monitor mesh included on the CD-ROM (media meshes), with my own gif bitmap as the screen material. The camera pulls away, to reaveal a corner workstation with…
#3DSV3 raytracing
Message #53092
I have just read the upgrade list for 3DS, and I am looking foward to the switch. I have one question, though. Does V3 use ray tracing to handle refections off of flat surfaces? This is crucial to a class of problems we need to solve, since we use 3DS…
3DS Tech Support
Message #50092
Thanks for the information on V3.0 of 3DS, I look foward to the formal anouncement. In regard to my dislike of BBS services, please do not taek it personally, perhaps it is a quirk of my nature (in general I dislike computers, but animation is fun!). I feel that a…
#3DS V3.0?
Message #49653
I've been outa touch for a while. Has a release data and a price been set for 3DS V3.0, and what will the upgrade do beyond V2.0? PS Soem of us hate using BBS systems (Compuserve included), which relates to the questions of tech support. I sure woudl like direct…
#DXF Importing
Message #40861
I am running 3DS V2.01. I can not get it to accept a DXF file which was created using DesignCad 3D. The object began as XYZ coordinates in ASCII text, which were converted into a DXF by teh DesignCad 3D conversion utility. The points do come into DesignCad 3d Okay,…
VUE file code
Message #35663
Steve, I would kill for such code. I just woudl like to keep the blood off the keyboard. Thank you for your offer to upload the VUE matrix code. ARich Schwartz
ANI V1.3 Notification
Message #33814
I have just heard about V1.3 in a magazine. I started using V1.0 of ANI Pro a few months ago. What is V1.1, V1.2, and how come ADESK has not informed me (ie. a regestered user) of the availability and functionality of the new versions? What must I do to…
3DS Double Reflections
Message #33811
Ingo, Thanks for the information. I will try it, but I need to have the reflections as close to realistic as possible. I have gone into teh lab and played with some mirrors, and found that making a bitmap and applying it to a surface representing the first mirror is…
3DS Mirrors
Message #33702
Larry, Thanks for the information. I have managed to do the bit mapping routine with some sucsess. As you mentioned, the camera positions and mirror angles are crucial. Since the angle a ray is reflected off of the mirror is the same as the angle of incidence of that ray…
#double reflections
Message #33464
Another question… I need to render a scene that has two flat mirrors in it, with the reflection of one mirror showing in the other. So far, I have ony gotten a black field where the reflection of the first mirror is supposed to appear in teh second mirror. I…
#VUE/3DSLIB Inputs
Message #33463
This question referes to a series of messages from Chris Johnston. I missed the first parts. I want to put in coordinates and roll, pitch and yaw angles of a satellite in space. You told me before that this may be done with the VUE file, and I need 2.01…
#CFIG386 and Ani Pro
Message #29902
A quickie this time, I hope… I wish to set up the CFIG386.exe program to have ANI PRO work from under 3DS 2.0. I have 32 meg in a 486/33. What are good memory locations to use, if only one or two small TSRs are running. I do have himems…
NASA and 3DS
Message #29900
Chris, I am at Langley, working on the SEDS (Small Expendible Deployment System) secondary payload on a Delta II launch vehicle. The mission si to deploy a twenty KM long tether with a fifty lb. satellite on the end of it. My job is to animate teh rigid body dynamics…
#Keyframer automation
Message #26205
I would like to use an ASCII text file, containing information on keyframe timestep and object rotations/translations to create a animation. Is this possible? I have three dummy objects that I would like to control, but I have a need for almost 2000 keyframes, since this must be a realistic…