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    07-Apr-88 16:11:54
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Fm: John Foust 72237,135
To: Jamie Clay [Adesk] 76703,4204

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Heh heh. I've got *scads* of little 3D objects, except they were all created on Amiga and Atari ST systems. Data is data, right? Can I still enter the contest? I sell a program on the Amiga called InterChange that converts 3D objects from one format to another, as well as tools that operate on 3D objects. I've got a converter for AutoCAD format up and working to some degree. I will be uploading some example pictures and 3D objects in the next few weeks, perhaps contigent on things I learn at the Chicago AutoDesk show. I've got rights to a fair number of 3D objects, I also sell disks of premade 3D objects to animators and artists on the Amiga. How about an animation of the AutoCAD robot arm, with hierarchical motion, swinging around? TIE fighters? 3D space shuttles? Human figures? Volkswagens? A question about coloring these objects: I can support the minimal eight-color settings described in the AutoCAD manuals, but what system of coloring would work best in the most common AutoCAD setup? Is the mapping from AutoCAD colors to ADI colors always implementation dependent?