CompuServe Messages

Nicholas, We are much closer then he would have you believe. We provide 3D Studio software today to build the entire crash environment. We can setup an entire site in a matter of hours in complete 3D and render ready. The only missing piece at this point is the crash dynamics. Several programs can calculate these parameters outside 3D Studio on a PC but at this time no one has produced a IPAS module. (No keyframe access in R2 IPAS) The ten to one speed margin is a joke. The SGI machines available in the 30-50k margin will only give about 2-3 times the performance. Of course with 30-50k machines you need 10k+ software. (more likely 30k) Compare that to buying a PC rendering farm and all the software you can use. Keith.