CompuServe Thread

If I may stick a Trans-Atlantic oar in here, just to say I agree with everyone else that H/W – S/W is a natural split but Materials/Animation is totally un-natural. I'm very pleased to see that everyone sees 3D animation & rendering as a holistic occupation, you don't make a mental division between the different stages. Unfortunately, what no-one seems to have noticed is that the hardware section already exists and the traffic is second only to the main 3DS section (particularly since the PAR came out). Although some people may find it demeaning to use it what I think the forum regulars may like is a separate "Beginners ask here" section. Possibly both for H/W and S/W. This would keep down the traffic clutter and make it less likely that a discussion on configuring an ET5000 48bit display (wish-list<g>) would morph into a flame on the relative merits of spelunking versus jet-skiing. This still doesn't work of course 'cause many interesting discussions on technique start from relatively simple beginners questions about "how can I make my logo shinier" or somesuch! there you go – more questions than answers! (PAR for the course) Grahame