I just got disk 7 (6?) that has the Displace IPAS… er, PlugIn (g). Couldn't a
lot of the Spline Modeler capability be achieved w/ this utility? The #4
tutorial for Displace which uses the 100% white JPG file as a "power source"
seems very much like the type of functionality the Bezier Spline patch would
supply.
> Couldn't a lot of the Spline Modeler capability be achieved w/ this utility?
….
Displace is one the most useful thigs you can get for 3DS.
But the thing that makes SPLINES so powerful is the way they curve (It's there
nature) . The modeling that you can accomplish with splines is not comparable
to anything else. Check out Sanford Kennedy's cover article in 3D Artist #16,
he use Animation Master's spline functionality to compliment 3D Studio.
Anyhow it's late and I'm starting to babble
This is just my opinion, my Displace gives you what you need. But I want my
splines boohoo!
See ya' 'round
-David