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AUTODESK SHOWCASE FORUM OPENS FEB 1, 1995 GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT This new forum is intended to provide users of Autodesk products with a place to show off their best works, and to preview new work for peer review. We will also be hosting special projects of interest to forum members and users of our software. Product demos will be made available for those interested in investigating other products in our line of software, or by related vendors. IT IS NOT INTENDED TO BE A SUPPORT FORUM, and will not be used to discuss problems or solutions with software, except in terms of tips and techniques and commentary on work in progress. FOR SUPPORT AND PROBLEM REPORTING, please go to the Autodesk AutoCAD forum (GO ACAD)for AutoCAD and related products; the Autodesk Multimedia forum (GO ASOFT) for 3D Studio and the Animator products; and Autodesk Retail forum (GO ARETAIL) for AutoSketch, AutoCAD LT, and Generic software. Message sections: The message sections are for discussion of works in the libraries: comments, questions, praise, and criticism. Please use the name of the file as part of the subject field. There will be areas available for the use of special group projects organized by members of the forum and involving Autodesk software, and for software demos. Libraries: The libraries are set up by general subject, and will contain images, drawings, slides, sketches and animations in a variety of formats. Anyone who uses Autodesk software, beginners and professional alike is encouraged to place files in the libraries for display. However, you must list the name of the Autodesk software used in the creation or processing of the file. Conference: A limited number of conference areas are available for on- line group conversation and arrangements can be made in advance for private or public conferences. ————————————— MESSAGE ANNOUNCEMENT The message sections are for discussion of works in the libraries: comments, questions, praise, and criticism. There are areas available for the use of special group projects organized by members of the forum and involving Autodesk software, and for software demos. There are some rules concerning the posting of messages. You are expected to apply common sense and common courtesy in your communications. Remember that postings here are voluntary, and we wish to encourage the development of skills and an atmosphere of friendliness and learning. Profanity, personal insults or hostility toward different beliefs and cultures will not be tolerated; CompuServe and Autodesk are international. Criticism should be presented in as positive a manner as possible. In an effort to keep communication as direct and as clear as possible, please use the name of the file discussed as part of the subject field. 1) GENERAL INFORMATION – for questions and announcements concerning the forum operation and forum wide issues. 2) SHOWCASE CAFE – Everybody comes to Rick's, or maybe that place in your neighborhood. A section for the exchange of opinion and philosophy, not related to a specific area of the forum. 3) IMAGES – for the discussion of animations in the forum libraries. Uploaders can explain the animations and receive questions about methods. 4) ANIMATIONS – for the discussion of images in the forum libraries. Uploaders can explain the images and receive questions about methods. 5) WORK IN PROGRESS – for comments about members unfinished work. 6) PRODUCT DEMOS – questions and answers about product demos. 7) STUDIO CITY 2000 – for discussion of this special project. ————————————– LIBRARY ANNOUNCEMENT The libraries are set up by general subject, and will contain images, drawings, slides, sketches and animations in a variety of formats. Anyone who uses Autodesk software, beginners and professional alike is encouraged to place files in the libraries for display. Guidelines for file uploads All new files will go into the New Files library for review and distribution to the various libraries. Files will be kept in the New Files library for 2 weeks. All files must contain the name of the Autodesk software and related vendor product (if any) used in the creation or processing of the file in both the keyword and description parts of the file listing. The file type, format, and resolution (e.g. IMAGE, GIF, 640×480) must also be contained in the keyword and description fields. Any file lacking this information will not be allowed into the forum library 1) NEW FILES – the starting point for all new files; upload files here. 2) SHOWCASE KIOSK – the kiosk right outside the cafe, a place to look for official announcements and files. Members can also have their resumes, business cards, or job postings tacked up here. Make sure you reference any work posted in the various libraries. 3) ARCHITECTURE – Images, drawings, slides, and animations for the Architectural, Construction, and building fields. Offices, buildings, houses, floor plans, furniture, and other related subjects. 4) FANTASY – Dragons, dungeons, castles, magic, imaginary creatures, and other things from the worlds of fantasy, romance, fiction, mythology and religion. 5) FINE ARTS – Images, drawings, sketches and animations from the fine art fields. Abstracts, still life's, and portraits, for example. 6) LANDSCAPES – Images and animations of landscapes and geographical features. 7) NATURE – Animals, plants, fish, insects, mammals, and bacteria from the natural world on the planet Earth. 8) POTPOURRI – A haven for images and animations that can't be described by any other library section. 9) SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY – Files related to science, technology, medicine, mathematics, and other fields of basic research. Graphs, charts, images, animations, projections and conclusions. 10) SPACE/SCIENCE FICTION – Anything from space exploration and Science Fiction. Planets, moons, asteroids, stars, and the means to get there, live there, or work there. How it is, or what we think it will be like, and who (or what) we might encounter on the way. 11) VEHICLES – Cars, trucks, boats, planes, skateboards, submarines and things that carry people or cargo from the center of the earth to the edge of space. 12) WORK IN PROGRESS – A place for "work in progress" in order for people to get reviews or criticism before completion. 13) STUDIO CITY 2000 – Files related to the Studio City 2000 project. 14) LOGOS – Company and product logos. 15) PRODUCT DEMOS – Demos of Autodesk and other related vendor products. 16) GAME PUBLISHERS – Images and animations from works by game publishers using Autodesk software. ——————————————————- CONFERENCE ROOMS ANNOUNCEMENT A limited number of conference areas are available for on- line group conversation and arrangements can be made in advance for private or public conferences. 1) SHOWCASE CAFE – A general use conference room for group discussion, a back room at the cafe. 2) IMAGES – a room for group discussion of the images in the library. 3) ANIMATION – for group discussions of the animations in the libraries. 4) SPECIAL PROJECTS – for discussion of current group projects. Reservations required