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#VAPOR and BROWSER

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#96826From: Scott Foust [Zebra GraphApr 12, 1994 10:22 PM
I really like the look of the new VAPOR IPAS. How long till I can get a copy. Looks like I've landed a job doing a 5 min walk though of a gym that's "Coming Soon". They want to see all major areas, including the steam room. How well do you thing Vapor would work for this? Or, how about using the SMOKE IPAS? Also, I got a flyer of the new 'Texture Universe' CD. Looks good. How ever, I donn't need another texture map CD just now (wish it came before I paid more than double your asking price for someone else's). Any way I can get your BROWSER IPAS seperetly?
#96877From: Yost GroupApr 13, 1994 10:15 AM
The current scheduled ship-date for the new routines is May 2nd, as long as the docs come back from the press on time (fingers crossed). Vapor will certainly be able to handle steam release effects… I'm rendering a steam test right now. Remember, however, that large areas of transparent vapor/steam will be very render-time intensive. (you don't get natural phenomena like that for nothing) It's a good workout for the render farm! Re the TU Browser… the only way to get it is with the CD. – G
#97141From: bill "digr" lundeenApr 14, 1994 2:55 PM
hi. isnt the iscan pxp the same as browser? well…except it doesnt show thumbnails. but then the iscan is only available with the ipas toolkit. ok…that was my two cents.
#97160From: Jonas Ruikis [ADESK]Apr 14, 1994 4:55 PM
William, << iscan and browser.. >> Iscan is an early version of browser. The REAL value in TU is the IPAS browser, which lets you do keyword and filename searches on image and map paths instantaneously, from inside 3DS. The TU browser has a great feature of indexing directories, even off of a CD, and storing the indexes on your hard drive. Iscan doesn't have any of that code. jonas[adesk]
#97162From: bill "digr" lundeenApr 14, 1994 5:02 PM
well…si said it was only two cents worth of feedback. thanks for clarifying for those of us who sometimes skip detail.
#97318From: Chuck CortrightApr 15, 1994 3:04 PM
You can see thumb nails of you images if you build an index first of the directory where your images are. Then browse that directory and the thubnails will appear. This is all possible using the iscan.pxp Gregg Daly
#97498From: Scott WomackApr 17, 1994 7:26 AM
The Browser routine is worth the cost of the CD alone! It can be use for the World creating Toolkit as well as other more expensive texture libraries. I got mine the beginning of the week, and have fallen in love with the browser! -Scott