CompuServe Messages

Wayne, I don't quite know how to say this without turning it into a personal comment aimed at you. This is definitely not my intent. I agree that it is hard to get Imagine's brush mapping right at first, give the sorry state of their documentation. (Even though 2.0's manual is a valiant effort, it needs a good _reference_ manual to accompany it) But I've had those darn texture axes explained so often, in CIS and Usenet messages, in online tutorials, Amiga World articles, how-to-videos, and in Steve Worley's invaluable new book, that I find it hard to imagine how someone who admits to having been exposed to most of the aforementioned sources could _still_ get it wrong. I mean, one night I got a phone call from a friend who'd been busy learning Imagine and wanted to know how to map a world map onto a sphere to create a planet. I'd never tried Wrap X/Wrap Z at that point, but I figured I'd give it a try. I coached him over the phone, and in no time flat the both of us had a wonderful planet floating around. _Worked the first time_. Hmmm. I can't remember ever doing a Wrap X/Wrap Z since then. Let me flip over to Imagine and see if I can duplicate it. <Time passes… ahh, the beauty of multitasking!> Yep, it worked! I have to admit Imagine is a tough program to learn. But Steve Worley's book explains in crystal-clear terms. I wonder how it compares to other similarly-priced packages, such as the new $400 Caligari, 3-D Professional and Real-3D. Blaq!