HI GUYS, IN THE "HOW DO I ... ?" SERIES FOR UT3 ON THE 3DBUZZ WEBSITE THERE IS A "HOW DO I" CALLED "PLACING A RIGID BODY IN A LEVEL.
ALONG WITH THE MAIN TASK IT TALKS ABOUT DYNAMIC SHADOWS AND A PARTICULAR SETTINGS WITHIN THE DYNAMIC (RIGID BODY) OBJECT ITSELF. THE SHADOWS SEEM TO UPDATE IN REAL TIME, WHICH REMINDED ME OF A PROBLEM SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE BEEN HAVING.
CHEERS
Saturday, September 27, 2008
PRO-BOOLEAN SOLUTION
HI GUYS, I WAS WORKING ON A MESH IN 3DSMAX THAT STARTED OUT LIFE AS AN *STL FILE. WHEN I USED PRO-BOOLEAN A LARGE PART OF THE MESH DISAPPEARED, WHICH WAS SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN CLASS.
THE REASON ONLY A PART OF THE MESH DISAPPEARED WAS THAT IT WAS A SEPARATE 'ELEMENT' AND IT WASN'T CLOSED (IT WAS A CHARACTER MODEL AND HAD SOME OPENINGS AROUND THE MOUTH). IT ALSO HAD A FIT WHEN SOME VERTEXES WEREN'T WELDED.
AFTER I SORTED THOSE ISSUES THE PRO-BOOLEAN WORKED LIKE A CHARM.
TO FIND OUT IF THIS MIGHT BE YOUR PROBLEM USE THE "STL CHECK" MODIFIER ON YOUR MESH; THERE IS A "CHECK" BOX AT THE BOTTOM OF ITS PARAMETERS AND IT'LL SHOW THE ERRORS IN RED LINES IN THE WIREFRAME.
IF ANY SHOW UP YOU CAN LEAVE THE STL CHECK AT THE TOP OF THE STACK AND THEN GO IN AND FIX UP THE PROBLEM (USUALLY BY WELDING VERTEXES OR CREATING NEW POLYS, OR REMOVING ERRANT ONES) AND THEN WHEN YOU CLICK ON THE STL CHECK AT THE TOP OF THE STACK IT WILL RE-RUN THE TEST. SO IT'S REASONABLY QUICK.
CHEERS, HOPE THIS HELPS
THE REASON ONLY A PART OF THE MESH DISAPPEARED WAS THAT IT WAS A SEPARATE 'ELEMENT' AND IT WASN'T CLOSED (IT WAS A CHARACTER MODEL AND HAD SOME OPENINGS AROUND THE MOUTH). IT ALSO HAD A FIT WHEN SOME VERTEXES WEREN'T WELDED.
AFTER I SORTED THOSE ISSUES THE PRO-BOOLEAN WORKED LIKE A CHARM.
TO FIND OUT IF THIS MIGHT BE YOUR PROBLEM USE THE "STL CHECK" MODIFIER ON YOUR MESH; THERE IS A "CHECK" BOX AT THE BOTTOM OF ITS PARAMETERS AND IT'LL SHOW THE ERRORS IN RED LINES IN THE WIREFRAME.
IF ANY SHOW UP YOU CAN LEAVE THE STL CHECK AT THE TOP OF THE STACK AND THEN GO IN AND FIX UP THE PROBLEM (USUALLY BY WELDING VERTEXES OR CREATING NEW POLYS, OR REMOVING ERRANT ONES) AND THEN WHEN YOU CLICK ON THE STL CHECK AT THE TOP OF THE STACK IT WILL RE-RUN THE TEST. SO IT'S REASONABLY QUICK.
CHEERS, HOPE THIS HELPS
Thursday, September 25, 2008
ARCHITECTURE AND THE CULTURE OF CONTINGENCY
HI GUYS, BY THE LOOK OF THE PHOTOS ON THE WORKING GALLERY BLOG ...
http://www.workinggalleryexhibition-2008.blogspot.com/
YOU HAD A PRODUCTIVE AND EXCITING EVENING. STREAKING IS AN ALMOST FORGOTTEN BUT ESSENTIAL ACT OF UNIVERSITY CULTURE...
SPEAKING OF CULTURE, IN ...
ARCHITECTURE AND THE CULTURE OF CONTINGENCY: ACCOMMODATING THE GENERATIVE SELF
... ROY ASCOTT, HAD SOME INTERESTING, AND I THINK RELEVANT, THINGS TO SAY UNDER A SECTION CALLED "BIOPHOTONS AND MIXED REALITY TECHNOLOGY"
"THIS PARADIGMATIC CHANGE IN ARCHITECTURE IS NOT REGISTERED AT THE LEVEL OF FORM BUT AT THE LEVEL OF BEHAVIOUR. TO GIVE JUST ONE SIMPLE EXAMPLE, OUR EXAGGERATED INTEREST IN WHAT A BUILDING LOOKS LIKE, ITS MERE APPEARANCE, WILL GIVE WAY BY CONTRAST TO THE CONCERN WITH HOW A BUILDING SEES US AND ITS WORLD, THE QUALITY OF ITS GAZE. INSTEAD OF THE EMOTIONS THAT PLACES AND OBJECTS EXERT ON US, WE MIGHT CONSIDER HOW WE COULD EFFECT THEM, HOW PRODUCTS AND STRUCTURES MIGHT RESPOND EMOTIONALLY TO THEIR SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT. QUESTIONS OF THE FORM AND STRUCTURE OF BUILDINGS WILL BE OVERSHADOWED BY AMBITIONS FOR THEIR DYNAMISM AND INTELLIGENCE, THEIR ABILITY TO INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH US, TO COMMUNICATE, LEARN AND EVOLVE. ENGINEERING WILL EMBRACE ONTOLOGY."
WE COULD PROBABLY LINK EACH OF YOUR SCHEMES QUITE DIRECTLY TO THE VARIOUS PROPOSITIONS MADE IN THE ABOVE.
CHEERS
http://www.workinggalleryexhibition-2008.blogspot.com/
YOU HAD A PRODUCTIVE AND EXCITING EVENING. STREAKING IS AN ALMOST FORGOTTEN BUT ESSENTIAL ACT OF UNIVERSITY CULTURE...
SPEAKING OF CULTURE, IN ...
ARCHITECTURE AND THE CULTURE OF CONTINGENCY: ACCOMMODATING THE GENERATIVE SELF
... ROY ASCOTT, HAD SOME INTERESTING, AND I THINK RELEVANT, THINGS TO SAY UNDER A SECTION CALLED "BIOPHOTONS AND MIXED REALITY TECHNOLOGY"
"THIS PARADIGMATIC CHANGE IN ARCHITECTURE IS NOT REGISTERED AT THE LEVEL OF FORM BUT AT THE LEVEL OF BEHAVIOUR. TO GIVE JUST ONE SIMPLE EXAMPLE, OUR EXAGGERATED INTEREST IN WHAT A BUILDING LOOKS LIKE, ITS MERE APPEARANCE, WILL GIVE WAY BY CONTRAST TO THE CONCERN WITH HOW A BUILDING SEES US AND ITS WORLD, THE QUALITY OF ITS GAZE. INSTEAD OF THE EMOTIONS THAT PLACES AND OBJECTS EXERT ON US, WE MIGHT CONSIDER HOW WE COULD EFFECT THEM, HOW PRODUCTS AND STRUCTURES MIGHT RESPOND EMOTIONALLY TO THEIR SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT. QUESTIONS OF THE FORM AND STRUCTURE OF BUILDINGS WILL BE OVERSHADOWED BY AMBITIONS FOR THEIR DYNAMISM AND INTELLIGENCE, THEIR ABILITY TO INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH US, TO COMMUNICATE, LEARN AND EVOLVE. ENGINEERING WILL EMBRACE ONTOLOGY."
WE COULD PROBABLY LINK EACH OF YOUR SCHEMES QUITE DIRECTLY TO THE VARIOUS PROPOSITIONS MADE IN THE ABOVE.
CHEERS
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
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