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#Dr. P's Contest

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#149876From: Gary L. AngleJan 29, 1995 12:03 AM
John Excellent idea! As a developing modeler I very much would like to see the work of other modelers. I layout in 3ds more rapidly now than I ever did by hand methods before. I thought I was becomming a seasoned modeler. The first look I got at the viewpoint catalogue brought me down….way down. I want to become a really good modeler. Maybe there is something in this contest that could be very good! If there could be a fringe benifit: to own a cd of the entries somehow..offer it at a cost…like 3drom.. not only would I benefit in learning but w/ an additional inventory of cool stuff that I could add into scenes. H*ll I've DLed every imaginable model I can find and I can't stop!! Dr. P has good intentions. Maybe Dr.P could author a modeling cd for the 3ds community! I'd fly the red eye to Portland to pick up a copy in person!! The digital graphix arena is a very special community! One of the first impressions I got of it was that it was SO open!! Such a big change from the architectural community!! Gary
#149884From: albert waltnerJan 29, 1995 1:55 AM
>> I'd fly the red eye to Portland to pick up a >> copy in person!! If you come to Portland to see Dan the Dr. Pixel, you will have a long walk. He is in the Seattle area. You could visit me, however, and buy me a nice dinner <g>. A very nice resteraunt in the U.S. Bank Tower that has a really fantastic view of the city. <g>
#149979From: Gary L. AngleJan 29, 1995 6:47 PM
Albert D*mn I wish I'd talked to you first!! When I said red-eye I meant the cyber-red-eye!! I'm already back! Got there and darned if I didn't get lost! Ended up at someplace called Forest park on a street called Yeon. After Dallas, Portland is a paradise!! I got a really funky yellow Fiero cyber-rent car and drove north on 405 to hwy 5, found a pay phone only to find just what you said!! HE'S NOT UNDER THE NAME PIXEL!! I wasn't allowed to eat at the first restaurant because the Cyber-green leisure suit I was wearing was not acceptable (Hated the 10 gallon hat also). The U.S. Bank Tower sounds great! Next time I'm in I'll dine w/ you and we can fix my Amex card acct afterwards. To dine like kings……yes Ilike it, Al, you have style!!!! Actually I've been to Seattle once and would gladly go back even to live in the streets.! Portland is similar? How far south is it to LA? If I DO get my trip to the northwest this season I WILL look you up and buy dinner and go boot-scootin' afterwards. Gary
#149908From: John EllisJan 29, 1995 9:58 AM
Hi Gary, Thanks for your reply. My thought is to leave this open and see how people feel about this and if anyone has a tangible proposition on how this might best be accomplished, then maybe this would provide some options in further developing the "contest". You make another good point when you say you've download every imaginable model you could find. That can add up in download time. BTW what kind of models are you interested in? Just to help establish what people might want to contribute etc. Thanks, John
#149978From: Gary L. AngleJan 29, 1995 6:47 PM
John The organic modeling interests me because since architectural presentation is my business I naturally model rigid, static objects but after seeing the article in CGW that was written by the Viewpoint modeler for 3ds ( the Canadian Goose) I am amazed and drawn to organic. I want to learn to model the things I need such as people. I'm interested in very memory efficient and good-looking objects for scene building. Heck, the scenes themselves! I'm seeing that architecture is a very hard field to market 3ds to but network marketing has led me to the right clients. Now I need the step up in my modeling skills somehow. Oh well, I didn't mean to ramble, Gary Ramblin', Ramblin', Ramblin, RAM-BLEN!
#150007From: John EllisJan 30, 1995 12:11 AM
>> organic modeling interests me…. << Gary, Have you been working with Skin? Or polygonal based organics? John