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#186051From: Stepen B. SchleterAug 19, 1995 7:25 PM

I was thinking of purchasing NRP's book on 3D Studio Special Effects by Jon Bell, etal. I read that all the authors in the book are members of this forum, and notice that they all used 3ds Rel. 3 to complete the exercises. I have Rel. 2 and was wondering if I could do the exercises in the book . Thank you. Steve Schleter

#186062From: MARTIN G FOSTERAug 19, 1995 8:59 PM

Stephen, >> I have Rel. 2 and was wondering if I could do the exercises in the book. Thank you. << I don't think you'd get your money's worth if you only have r2. Some could probably be done with r2, by using workarounds, but almost all require r3+ and specific IPAS routines some of which only run on r3.5 or later. Might be OK as just a reference book, but not as an exercise book. Martin

#186180From: Stepen B. SchleterAug 20, 1995 9:10 PM

Martin, Thanks for the information. I might go ahead and get the book anyway. I was interested in some of the texture maps on the cd. Which brings me to a question. I'm in the petroleum industry and do presentations showing what the rock looks like underground. So far, I haven't been able to find a good collection of maps that look like underground rocks. I look in catalogs such as Image Club but can't find that much of a varity. Turbul*.tifs look pretty good. I was wondering if you might know where I could find such a collection. I would appreciate any help that you can provide. Steve

#186206From: MARTIN G FOSTERAug 20, 1995 11:40 PM

Stephen, >> maps that look like underground rocks.<< you might call Digimation and/or 4dvision (formerly Schreiber Instruments). They might have sources of such maps.

#186662From: Stepen B. SchleterAug 22, 1995 7:25 PM

Martin, I will give them a call. Thanks again for all your help. Steve

#186129From: Michele BousquetAug 20, 1995 2:38 PM

Stepen, If you really want some R2 books I have some old ones from before my publisher updated to R3. The books are the 3D Studio Tips & Tricks Series. They've changed a little since the original run but a lot of the material is there. Let me know if you're interested. Michele

#186185From: Stepen B. SchleterAug 20, 1995 9:52 PM

Michele, Yes, I'm interested, I appreciate the offer. They sound like just what I'm looking for. Please send me more detail. Thanks. Steve

#186309From: Michele BousquetAug 21, 1995 3:51 PM

Stepen, Books can be ordered from Digimation at 1-800-854-4496. They can give you the skinny on each one. Sorry to be so short but I am leaving for Moscow in four hours! Michele

#186660From: Stepen B. SchleterAug 22, 1995 7:22 PM

Michele, Thanks for the info. Have a good time in Moscow. Steve