CompuServe Messages

Dear Rick – you are right, maybe that right Amiga W is juuuust a bit to far,so how about activating the LEFT Amiga key for us "little guys":-) I am not a programmer, but perhaps you can enlighten me. why is is that no Amiga solid modeler (that I know) allows for both shading and SHADOWING in paint or scanline mode ? I can understand reflections and refractions, but a couple of Mac programs I have seen allow for shadow casting at pretty quick calculation rates. I would prefere a simpler rendering effect (a la videoscape or Caligari)if I could get the shading and shadowing effects. I have been having a hard time with unwanted gradations of color on flat surfaces ( for instance, a wall ) Since the Amiga, even in HAM, can only show 16 shades of a color, I end up either with heavily banded colors (blending at 5 or so) or unattractive "splotches" with blending up. I understand a Frame Buffer will alleviate this problem. (my brother finally saw the Impulse VD1 in action at a computer store the other day, and was very impressed, especially with the resolution and detail visible in a mirrored sphere. I can't wait to see it !) I am trying to use Turbo to render interior spaces for an architectural project,but can't seem to get a clear picture. Any hints ? thanks in advance- kevin