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#12424From: Robert SampsonMay 21, 1995 12:01 PM

Andrey I just wanted to say that I tried you program out. Taking AcadR13 and converting an 8 plus meg .dwg file to 3DS format separating objects by layer I then ran your program on the 3DS file to convert it to Imagine format. The resulting group it produced was excellent and I uploaded an image done with the resulting object called dvsgol.jpg in new images. Your program performed flawlessly. I will have my registration fee in the mail shortly:) Bob…………..

#12476From: Andrey ZmievskiyMay 22, 1995 11:12 AM

>>The resulting group it produced was excellent and I uploaded an image done with the resulting object called dvsgol.jpg in new images. Your program performed flawlessly.<< Thanks a lot, Bob! Nice to know it's useful. :-> >> Andrey << ZIPtag * Procrastination: The art of keeping up with yesterday

#12486From: Robert SampsonMay 22, 1995 4:44 PM

Well it is nice to have a good bridge between Imagine and Autocad. There are any number of things I want to do now since modeling will be much easier. Complex shapes, slicing, ect, are all much easier with Autocad. There are things I can create now I had not even considered trying if I had to model them in Imagine. However, the strong points of Imagine, rendering, textures, effects, ect are things I would not want to be without. Now I have the best of both worlds thanks to your nifty little program. Thanks for writing it. Bob……………..

#12497From: GreG tsadilasMay 22, 1995 10:51 PM

Robert, Great looking robotic arms in DVSGOL.JPG! I would love to make the file accessible to as many people who may want to view it, but the file size may scare many away. Think you can re-Jpeg the original to a size somewhere around 200-250K without much image loss? I think that would make it much more palpable a download. <g> -GreG

#12550From: Robert SampsonMay 23, 1995 4:48 PM

>>Great looking robotic arms in DVSGOL.JPG! I would love to make the file accessible to as many people who may want to view it, but the file size may scare many away. Think you can re-Jpeg the original to a size somewhere around 200-250K without much image loss? I think that would make it much more palpable a download. <g> Thanks GreG although I'd like to take this opportunity to say that the model of the arm itself was a sample drawing that came on the cd rom with AcadR13. It was mostly an excersise in converting objects from acad to imagine using Andrey's great little program. That said, now that I can model and import from acad look for more detailed models coming from me. I was pleased with the end result considering there was only about 3 hours total involved in the project. I will re-render the scene in 640×480 and see if that helps on the size. Will also experiment with the compression and see what I can get away with. Should I delete the file and upload the new one? Let me know what you want me to do. Bob………..

#12563From: GreG tsadilasMay 23, 1995 10:44 PM

Bob, Oh, you didn't model the amrs? Ok….then they suck! <g> Seriously, they still look great. As for the image size, just use a higher level of JPEG compression. No need to re-render it. If you upload the file with the same name, the original will get overwritten. So need need to delete the original one, it'll be done automatically. -GreG

#12498From: Andrey ZmievskiyMay 22, 1995 11:08 PM

>>Now I have the best of both worlds thanks to your nifty little program. Thanks for writing it.<< Sure thing! >> Andrey << ZIPtag * Depart in pieces…. i.e., Split