He uses 3D Studio Max with VRay. Most of his work is done with fairly straightforward primitive modeling that he hits with various subdivision surface modifiers before he starts rendering...I've just always been amazed at how adroit he is with creating complex scenes with really simple objects. And it helps that he is a master of texturing and masking...did you see his "Duct tape scape" in the archives?

looks like we're running ab out 10% not getting it... I think that accounts for people not expecting it and spam filters... I feel better I think.

I believe that this is based on a bridge that was made in England, and it generates enough power to run the lights on part of the road, makes a ton of sense to me!

that's just a quote from a page somewhere on the net... I din't write it... I guess I should have linked it, but it was an ebay page...

wow, guys. you are something. a simple question of mine had as a result a great discussion that made me less ignorant. kris is so right: no questions go unanswered on this board. i thank you all.

Here's hoping your 40th is wonderful.

could you puts some bottles on the shelves - it looks like it's all been drunk

http://www.topozone.com/viewmaps.asp?me ... atefips=49 there are four maps for Crandall Canyon on TPZ

Hi Todd, good to see you here, too. By the way, your scene rename script is an excellent addition to my plugin arsenal; thanks for that! Hi will! My wife and I have been in Whitefish for almost three years now and we really like it here. We actually moved here for the skiing, as Whitefish gets a lot more snow, usually, than Crested Butte, Colorado, where we lived for 9 years. We also love to ski Fernie, and I have been meaning to get up to Castle mountain one of these days (I hear it is really fantastic). We have just suffered through a vicious heat wave and now there are forest fires all around us. Town has been so choked with smoke that you can't even see Big Mountain sometimes. It is really quite miserable. I have been up to Calgary a few times and we always have a great time up there. We have a couple of good friends who live there so it is nice to have a place to stay. We should grab a beer, or two, next time we are in each other's neck of the woods.

They have a very cool website. http://www.cyberstein.co.uk/

I've had good success on the PC with both Camtasia Studio (multiple output formats) and Instant-Demo (flash output only). Todd

Yes - but they are only minor differences which would be recognised on install surely. Steinberg sells more programs than sketchup, I'm sure they've considered this.

Hi all. Once again, thanks for the insight. I fully respect the amount of time and money any company or individual puts into their IP, and it is only right that they should protect that. 5 years research - wow! This is why I always use genuine software (which is often swimming against the tide). I've been on a seminar arranged by the UK patent office for small business advisors, so I'm pretty clued up in the main, but it's not always the same over the pond. The Formica example is interesting but it doesn't apply IMO. They let the word become associated with something not their product. SU is SU and no-one's trying to label "sketchy" software in general as "sketchup". Looks like the way forward is to build up the site so that G can see what I'm doing and if it's a competitor or a benefit to them. I think it'll be a benefit which is why I was surprised at their stance. Kris may have hit the nail on the head with his comment: "and of course if you ask Google what they think, they are always 100% of the time going to say no, and protect their trademark or copyright." In the meantime I'll keep the URL parked.

Eric, you need to take the free gullibility test

Thanks for the reply marne and welcome to the forum!!!

I think I would want John Williams to write a personal score for me. Something very variable to cover all manner of social and emotional situeations. Or maybe whoever it was who wrote the score for Star Trek the Next Generation. I love that score. At any rate I would want something heroic and epic. Maybe it would transform me accordingly.

@unknownuser said: I'm a little worried about their progress. Unless their idea becomes an official part of a Rhino release, I don't think there's much chance of this becoming a professional-grade tool. It's a sepparate company that develops the plugin so you will be worried forever. In the mean time Ive tried the alpha demo. Looks realy promissing. If they arent greedy when they release, this may be the one for me.

ha ha! LOL kris! my sentiments exactly! architects tend to be egoists.. atleast most of them.. its kinda becoz of the schools they get trained at i suppose.... anyways i tend to show my ego only at the site!!!

Todd. Small world..I know the Rio Rancho store very well...Thats where I live..

I don't know if 'blinded' is the correct word. The oral traditions of storytelling and songs certainly must go right back to the earliest days of humanity and i believe those traditions continue through to this day. Part of being human is to communicate with stories. Some of the stories we all know may have had their germination many thousands of years ago. For instance, many people believe that traditional biblical stories evolved to incorporate enough of older pagan stories that the 'new' stories had a timeless familiarity to them. That would help to communicate the message of the new story and make it more believable and memorable. Broad themes like love, betrayal, pride, anger, hope and fear must have been talked about as long as there have been people. It makes sense that the really good stories developed over time are still with us in some form today even if hard to recognize. If we could go back and visit the caveman days I think we might be surprised by the familiarity of many of their campfire stories. They might understand some of our stories too. Regards, Ross