CompuServe Messages

Hi Ernest, welcome to the forum. Rendering program? AutoShade w/ Autodesk RenderMan or Autodesk 3D Studio. There are others, of course, but I am slightly biased. PCX to DXF? PCX is raster, DXF is vector. Oil and water. I have no recommendations. Clip art in DXF format? Well, we in the vector world call them Symbol Libraries and there are many to choose from, but you have to be specific as to what kind of art you want. Call any AutoCAD dealer and he can find you some. Are symbol libraries proprietary? I suspect that most of them are not. Mastek 800 Scanner OK? I don't know and I don't like scanners (see question #2). Communications program so you can save $$$ on your Compuserve bill? AutoSIG (ATO) in the IBM forum is free; TAPCIS in the TapCIS forum is cheap. From your questions, it sounds like you are more interested in raster (paint) programs than vector (CAD) programs. The ASOFT forum (GO ASOFT) is rife with artistic types like yourself. It deals with the Autodesk Multimedia products like AAnimator Pro and 3D Studio.