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#Cylindrical Mapping

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#61287From: Mark PennelOct 11, 1993 10:48 PM
well, we FINALLY got the mapping problem solved by simply applying mapping coordinates when creating the object. Once we did that, our problems disappeared!!!! Now with all the texture maps in this scene(s), 16 megs of RAM aren't enough…and memory prices have skyrocketed! Does anybody know where there be some memory at a reasonable price?
#61318From: John TissavaryOct 12, 1993 4:10 AM
Some of the memory only suppliers in the SF Bay Area, like CMC, are selling 4meg simms as low as $146. That's not too bad. Drop me a line if you need further details. These places have terrabytes' worth in stock and do red and blue label UPS, so time's not a factor.
#61726From: Mark PennelOct 14, 1993 5:57 PM
I'll have to get with you on some memory, although I believe I'd be looking for maybe 1 16meg simm at this time…
#61404From: David RhotenOct 12, 1993 3:15 PM
Mark: Glad you got it fixed! >> Now with all the texture maps in this scene(s), 16 megs of RAM aren't >>enough… I hear ya, man! The first project I did was a courtyard between four bldgs that we were enclosing. Each "wall" was being covered with these large acoustical panels, but with windows and varying floor levels, no two walls were anything alike — I decided to just do the entire elevation of each wall as one big bitmap (with bumpmaps for the windows and panel joints). THEN, I read about maps and memory usage! Yeeouch! It worked, though….
#61727From: Mark PennelOct 14, 1993 6:00 PM
Yeah, tell me about bitmaps and memory! I don't know how many basketball fans are on here, but I'm current "building" the inside of "Phog" Allen Fieldhouse of the Unversity of Kansas here in Lawrence, Kansas, and while it looks great, 3d studio is going nuts on my hard disk…says I need 11 more megs of RAM to do what it wants, and the many says to take that number and double it! I feel my wallet shrinking and becoming lighter…although my wife disagrees…
#61812From: David RhotenOct 15, 1993 9:47 AM
>>I'm current "building" the inside of "Phog" Allen Fieldhouse of the >>Unversity of Kansas here in Lawrence, Kansas Boooooo! Hisssssss! I'm afraid I'm a K-State alumn (working in Wichita)! (I won't even mention the game last weekend<g>). I know. I've got 40Mb RAM, and I still swap on high-res (2k) stills (and that was with r2 — now I find that Gary expects _more_ memory to support _new_features_ and _improved_quality_! Who does he think he is, doing that without consulting us?<G>).
#61417From: Mike KelleyOct 12, 1993 5:56 PM
>Does anybody know where there be some memory at a reasonable price? I have 16megs of 4×9 Simms (53ns) that I'd be willing to sell for $125 per.