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This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.

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#how 2 draw a screw? Message #189012
From: Shai Shprung Autodesk Multimedia Forum · Autodesk 3D Studio September 4, 1995 12:24 PM
how can i draw a 3d screw ? so far I tried a triangle in the 2d, then a helix path and make an 3d object but I found that the helix path turning my triangle, mybe I am doing some thing wrong ? How U will do a screw…
#2 Upgrade or not ? Message #182301
I am using 3DS ver 3 now for more then a year , The qustion is , to upgrade or not to ver 4 ? (specialy now when win 95 is here) I am using ver 3 with 95 and it working good ! The main use for 3DS in…
#Win 95 – Working ! Message #181276
I am using 3ds 3 and just upgrade to Win 95. I happy to say that every thing is working well, small tip that I found : When rendering it is real slow, but if you press [Page Down] or may be any other key, the rendering is much faster.…
#How2 Add Text ? Message #158458
What is a practical way to add text labels to a 3d design? I need to finish a data spec for a new product that still in the design mode and usually we place a picture of the product in the front of the data spec. So I think that…
#duplicate lights Message #156305
How can I leave original light when I move it (or can I ?) The problem is when I draw a 3d look of a Booth for a company the both use arround 20 lights, all the same light the same placement. Can I do array of lights? Any Help?…
[Using 3DS R3] Working on a project that showing a laser chip on a sub mount, the chip is a small box. how can I show the beam light going out from the laser chip? (I tried to add fog but it is not working like in real life…) I…
Using 3DS3, I design some product, I have HP500C printer and I dont know what is the best way to plot my rendering finish look of the design. What Im doing now is I save the rendering like a BMP file and load it into a windows program like photoshop…