CompuServe Messages

Hey Mark! How goes it? Some very tantilizing thoughts, actually. I'm certain that I would no longer feel frustrated by 3ds' inherent limitations with modeling if Acad could work well in conjunction with 3DS, and also repair some of the old Acad 3D modeling limitations (which I've heard it's done to some degree in 13). Perhaps the presence of Acad in the arsenal of Autodesk is much the reason 3DS never aspired to be much of a CAD interface. So… Acad is finally outdoing Jim Turner's little Gedit, eh? Hmm… it's about time 🙂 I look forward to getting a chance to work with it sometime. I know GEdit isn't exactly a powerful modeler as modelers have the potential of achieving, but that itself was part of the reason I was so amused… that a couple college professors had a program that elminated most of the problems that 3DS was notrious for. You mention booleans…. for most objects I like to create, there are few other ways to create them. BTW – a quick aside: 3DS & Acad as a combination would see its full potential if Acad could also import 3DS LOFTS, ass I haven't seen anything in Acad that compares to 3ds' lofting abilities. You're right about the overhead of solids. Which would suggest it not be the only, or even primary, method of modeling. However, knowing the power would be there if you need it would be a Godsend. You've probably read my other messages ssuggesting a solids IPAS routine that would construct a solid out of a surface mesh for the purpose of a modeling operation, perhaps more. You're good with IPAS – you might think of it, it would be an answer to many problems. You're also right about surface modeling being a mathematical miracle. Until I read the 3DS manual, I never thought it actually attempted it. I figured it did what I suggest in that IPAS routine…. generate a solid for purposes of modeling, then reduce it to faces afterwords. I look forward to seeing Acad & 3ds working together in NT, if not OS/2… perhaps when this particular combination hits, I will be in a possition that warrents getting Acad to go along with 3ds. That's one prohibitive fact; that a truly powerful package consists of the expense of BOTH 3DS and Acad. Hmmm… who knows, with the two heading closer together like this, perhaps someday they'll be 2 sides of the same package…. a package which you can get animation or drafting plug-ins as you needs them, but the graphic interface is actually the same thing. Many duplicated procedures could then be eliminated…. Anyways, FL…. things are getting along here. Working at an architectural firm as I try to find contacts to expand into architectural renderings/animations. It takes contacts, though…. Hope things are still going well for you in MI, as well… Take care and thanx! -JK