Just an "update": the presentation is online!

Ken, Absolutely fascinating stuff! It's so interesting to see SU being used for fields outwith architecture, industrial design, gaming, etc. @unknownuser said: Just wish they would change the name, so I wouldn’t have to defend the program every time I show something to a client and he wants to know what I used to make the illustrations. Amen to that- such a shame that the same minds who brilliantly re-invented 3D modelling also decided to give it a really lame name. It says a lot about how good SU actually is that it has completely dominated the market even with such an awful moniker, but I often wonder if it wouldn't be quite so derided amongst hardcore 3D modellers if it had a grown-up name. It's undoubtedly too late for them to change it now, but maybe simply "SU" will eventually catch on amongst laypeople.

jlhanson I did not see this post before. I was at basecamp it would have been nice to meet up with you. You can send me emails directly if you want to have an MN-SU user group meeting. prader (at) philrader (dot) com

@jackson said: Ross, I never understood the fuss about Dr. Who either. I guess when it began in the 60's, in B&W it must really have captured the imagination of British children (like Mr S above!) , but by the time I was old enough to watch it (the 80s) it was just low budget, cheesy sci-fi. Now it's a high budget (by UK standards!) cheesy sci-fi with "stars" queuing up to cameo in it- it really feels like a case of the emperor's clothing to me.... sorry Dr Who fans! ...that said, daleks definitely ARE cool. I actually regularly watched the Doctor on (American) PBS, as a child in north Florida in the seventies and eighties. Cheesy side effects aside, it was often (not always) the best-written piece of science fiction available at the time. And where else would you find a hero whose response to the possible destruction of all life would typically be something like, "Would you like a jelly baby?" I haven't quite enjoyed the new ones as much...somehow, the one where a stereotypically-arrogant-and-crass American superbillionaire nearly destroys the world (or maybe just Salt Lake City) by resurrecting a crash-landed Dalek for his "collection" of alien artifacts ended the charm for me...and I'm usually not terribly sensitive to cultural bashing (and that really wasn't that rough a bashing either).

@kwistenbiebel said: @fbartels said: They just need to get that roof curving in multiple directions ... Fred Building cost X 2. (+ a damn good structural engineer) Kwist, Probably but perhaps not, although I have a bunch of work ahead of me to prove that. I've been plugging away on experiments with PVC pipe structures and although the progress has been slow I've been reasonably pleased with the results. I'd make faster progress with a bigger research budget but that might jeopardize my marriage. Fred

Seen some cool 3d illustrations which use flash and an opensource formate Papervision3d http://blog.papervision3d.org/ here's a cool implementation of 3d in Flash. http://www.cleoag.ru/labs/flex/parkseasons/

I agree with Daniel on this, to a lot of more experienced modelers knocking up a bench could be a matter minutes, but to someone whos only recently started in 3D it could be a long and laborious process with often mediocre results at the end. I suppose this is all part of the learning experience though, so i suppose its just about striking a balance between modeling for free and helping people learn.

I don't use Parallels, but from the info I read on the web , it is pretty fast on the 'usual' software. The only thing that isn't supported to the fullest is the GPU graphical card power. So any software that depends a lot on the graphical card (like Sketchup) will have a slow down. For applications as Office etc... it should work fine.

@alan fraser said: @bellwells said: My Lord, what the heck does the Virgin Islands do to consume oil at 3 times the rate as the next highest per capita consumer???? It caters to 2.6 m (mostly American) tourists. Ahh, this does make sense. That many tourists, as a ratio to the native population, can really skew the numbers I guess.

I might be interested in a shirt.

Buyers and accountants at some companies regard it almost as a matter of honour NOT to pay the agreed amount. If you have to deal with one of those, plan on NOT getting the final 10%. If you do get it then it's more money for beer. Talking to one supplier I deal with he told me he knows he'll be kept hanging around for money "so I price the jobs accordingly!"

Well you better just make sure she doesn't look good only because you have your drunk goggles on! I've had some problems with that in the past... not fun!

is a spy,i had the same problem try to find Superantispyware or Spybot and scan ur computer

I can still remember my home number when we lived in Texas and I was 8. I also remember my first credit card number... glad I don't use those evil things anymore. This story is really sad. What is next, this? [image: jdbE_BigBen.jpeg]

My 5 (no particular order :`) flavored ice...all forms: slurp-ee to snowcone flushable toilet paper toenail clippers cotton candy...took my breath away first time (age 4) I experienced one being made the short story form

I have a couple of friends in town who lurk on a very, very lax basis but that is it. They were friends before the site came to be. As far as anybody else in the Huntsville/Madison area, I have not met anyone new yet.

he he, awesome pav

You'll also have to keep in mind that when you project the light onto the entirewall, the light strength will exponentially decrease with the increase of the surface you project on. Therefore - as Aalan suggested - you will need a reasonably large light collector probably equipped with some kind of lense that would collect even more light. Like I think there are lenses in those light tubes Tavi mentioned, too (I have never seen any closely).

Sultry nights in Clare? Now that Mike is semi-retired I suppose he has more time for the romance. Mike -- if the top sheet were somewhat air permeable then the negative pressure in the unit could wisk away body odors too. You could duct the exhaust to the outdoors to prevent stinking up the room.

@unknownuser said: I also use it to incessantly redesign my house to my wife's everlasting frustration. Join the club.