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#190436From: Edwin BraunSep 12, 1995 10:32 AM

Hell has anyone seen our SCALPEL MONSTER FLIC? Any comments? edwin

#190458From: Peter K. WatjeSep 12, 1995 12:20 PM

I thought it was pretty neat but what I would really like to see is an animation with alot of irregular cuts (jagged shapes). The two animations that I have scene all the cuts appear planar ( the dragon and the chevy). Peter W. Spectral Imaging

#190581From: Edwin BraunSep 13, 1995 3:53 AM

OK ! No problem animation will follow! soon on a cinema near you! edwin

#190497From: Neil W. BlevinsSep 12, 1995 4:29 PM

I've seen it and I own Scalpel. It's great for making linear cuts, but it would be even better if you made it so it could do cookie-cutter type cutting. Just having straight cuts is good, and it helps me a lot, but a larger cariety of scalpel types would be a big bonus. Maybe for the upgrade? – Neil

#190582From: Edwin BraunSep 13, 1995 3:57 AM

Yes you can count on it! We are in between a new version but we have to wait until MAXX is there . . . But soon there are some small updates coming up! And do not forget you are even able to do cookie cuts with this version of scalpel (it needs a little work but it will do) You just have to use SEPERATE and FILL and then rempve the remaining elements you don't like! In this way i did a 5 plane cut into the house you can find here on compuserve. The method is to place more than one scalpel (in zig zag for example) and do the cut just with SPERATE and then remove the elements you dont like. With seperate scalpel will produce identical VERTEX at the cutting plane. I hope this makes sense? edwin

#190686From: Neil W. BlevinsSep 13, 1995 4:38 PM

Thanks Edwin, but I've already been using that technique to make the cookie-Cutter cutting. What I was refering to was non linear cuts, like sphere shaped or curved cuts. Still an excellent program, keep me advised on upgrades. Are they free or do we have to pay for any upgrades? – Neil

#191383From: Edwin BraunSep 18, 1995 8:28 AM

The next upgrade will be free for all registered users. But don't ask how and when you will receive it . .. About your suggestion of spherical cuts . . . what you really mean is a boolean and if yost didn't make it why should we?? What I want to say is that is really hard to do booleans with face models and you need to be a little bit of a wizard. Our programmers are near to a wizard but only near . . . But time will come! edwin

#191468From: Neil W. BlevinsSep 18, 1995 4:33 PM

Thanks Edwin. I just really find the Boolean engine in 3DS to be a bit limiting and it crashes to often (of course I'm asking it to do ridiculous things). Hope to hear from you about Scalpel upgrades. – Neil

#193964From: Edwin BraunOct 4, 1995 10:19 AM

Does anyone bool? who isn't happy with booleans in 3ds??? tell me ! edwin

#193998From: Chris NormanOct 4, 1995 12:42 PM

I do a lot. I took me a bit to get it to work consitently, but now I can get most booleans to work. Has a lot to do with the normals of the meshes you intend to bool.

#194036From: Neil W. BlevinsOct 4, 1995 4:15 PM

Unlike Chris, I find it has very little to do with normals. I do a lot of organic stuff, so I have very complex shapes that need to be cut and merged. 3DS Booleans aren't bad, I just have to believe there's a better way do them. Especially the subtractions. Scalpel helps, how's the program going? Have you had a lot of response to it? I'm using it to make a new, breathtaking image (sorry I can't be more precise, I'll upload some stills in the next few weeks). I love finding new ways to use it. Maybe MAX Booleans will be cleaner. – Neil

#195047From: Edwin BraunOct 12, 1995 10:50 AM

What should I Say? Sure MAX Booleans will be better! But we all have to wait what max will really do and what it won't do. . . . But SCALPEL is still in progress… (Animation .. . ) have fun edwin