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#Humancad Mannequin 1.1

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#26389From: jeff andersonNov 6, 1992 9:06 PM
Is anyone familiar with the Mannequin software, can these figures be animated and otherwise manipulated in 3dstudio? I'm a procss engineering consultant and a fairly new user of AutoCad and 3dstudio. I'm quite intersted in exploring electronic 3d design possibilities and these figures seem like they could be useful. Thanks for your time, Jeff
#26400From: Evan Yares [WeirdTM]Nov 7, 1992 4:27 AM
Jeff: A Mannequin model (50PMAN) is included with 3DS. So, yes, Mannequin figures can be animated in 3DS. Evan
#26490From: jeff andersonNov 8, 1992 12:42 AM
Evan Thanks for the info- I haven't seen 50PMAN yet but i've still got lots of 3ds to explore! I'll check him out. Jeff
#26404From: Ted BoardmanNov 7, 1992 6:28 AM
Jeff Contact Dave Hawkins at DVK 1.408.436.0100 for information on humans created in and for 3DS by Thomas Knight. The are nothing short of spectacular! The hierarchial linking is complete and there are many styles and degrees of dress, they have male and females movable hands as options, and they will do custom work. If you need people in your scenes these models are the bargain of the century in my (humble, of course<g>) estimation. Good luck. TedB
#26489From: jeff andersonNov 8, 1992 12:39 AM
Thanks for the info I'll call DVK Jeff
#26700From: Ali KaynNov 10, 1992 5:41 AM
The trouble with Mannequin is that you can't send the figures through a sequence and record them in the correct format. I tried to use Mannequin to study the movement. The record funtion in mannequin strings still images together into a fli file. My contacts who use Mannequin have all relinked the figures themselves. In some ways I like Mannequin better than 3DS for creating simple procedures. Their handling of three dimensions is Soooooooooooo much easier to comprehend. If you haven't got Mannequin a word of warning – it is very particular about which memory managers you use – I tried about six different releases before I ended up with EMM386 doing the job. Ali