Tom, Rich beat me to it. Showing the Lounge-Book being used with a seat / chair is probably not the best demonstration of its use. I use mine, like Rich, laying back on my sofa with my feet on the coffee table. As far as the ash tray goes, I have this located on the sofa arm! Its also great when surfing in bed! I must tell the Lounge-Book guys to show the product being used in these situations. Thanks for bringing this up Mike PS: Yeah, those 'gay' avatars are eye catching

Well, actually I do need 3d. But phun looks like a cool program anyway! thanks for the link!

Thanks everyone so far. The first series of links might be closest what I need. I could have been more prcise what I'm looking for. Here is an example of something almost identical: http://www.environmentsforliving.com/ click on "Take the Virtual Home Tour" Really 3d panos are just out, completely, no way to do that at this point. The client hates them with a passion. Also, this is a national scale project, and having the whole country have to download an extra plugin would not go over well. We might even be over optimistic by using flash honestly. I did make some progress with flash, and getting some basic buttons made that control animations. So I'll keep poking around to see if I can figure out how best to make menus and buttons and animations. Thanks, Chris

Absolutely stunning and varied work. Congratulations to all. Thanks Ronen

That's great!

@mike lucey said: It might be of interest someone should make one that will adjust for 2050 or so. it'd be great to have a heads up prior to making any sort of monetary investment.

With me it's just when I have a couple I feel like a new man... then he wants a couple

@solo said: If you read between the lines, they want a Vray render, see prizes. And if you read the lines, any software is allowed and the decision will be made by a vote on the website.

A Lambo? Why not? ...these guys want to print spacecraft

This brings to my mind a Youtube video from the Nobel Prize dinner, don't know from which year. Even the hosts (the King and Queen of Sweden) seem surprised. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pkqoox9WGo Anssi

I never got the bug to use internet email so I don't get how this is so big. I like having my email (which is overwhelmingly for business use) on my own computer, with "smart" folders set up the way I like, and an excellent spam filter all courtesy of Apple "Mail" app. It IS a real rip-off of time (but so can forums be). My wife is always browsing her Facebook. I have not felt the the need to get sucked in, myself.

Blender, I thought, also has an on board decimator. I fully appreciate why you would not like the program, however. Some who use it, do so only to port their models through it for different file extensions. I haven't used Blender since v2.45. But it taught me some concepts or approaches that can be applied in Sketchup. Some folks who use Sketchup, I sense, use it only as a necessary evil to get to the final picture.

The Japanese Android is kind of creepy! I saw another version of this where she (it) is sitting and the techkies were adjusting the eye and mouth movements. Here is the price list I just received from "Zebra" for the holograms - "James Thank you for your interest in Zebra Imaging. Here is our list pricing for one-offs (size in inches), volume discounts are available: Color: 12x18 $1500 18x18 $2000 18x24 $2500 24x24 $3000 24x36 $3500 Monchrome (green & black): 12x18 $699 18x18 $999 18x24 $1199 24x24 $1499 24x36 $1999 12x12 is also available in both monochrome and color in quantities of 4 or more at $499 (mono) and $800 (color) per hologram. Replications (over 50 copies of the same print) start at $250- $500 depending on size. Regards, Derek Lunka Commercial Marketing & Sales Office: 512. 251. 5100 Direct: 512. 583. 0691

i think its a joke and a discrace that restaurant owners get fat while they pay employees minimum wage and expect joe public to pay for over priced food plus wages! what about fat cat giving 15% of the daily take to employees as a profit share incentive and leave the rest of us alone. here i packed your groceries, wheres my tip? doesn't happen. the store pays the guys wage. WTF!

@pixero said: I thought this was the roadmap for Iphone. Well, if it works for Gillette [image: 22blades.jpg]

ArchDaily just posted this great article: Tips for an Architect’s website Excellent general tips, applicable to most people working in 3D as well as architects.

AHAHAHHAHAH I wouldn't want to see that either...i scares me just imagining what was that guy thinking to give such a answer...

Interesting how much his "help" voice sounds like Kermit.

I wonder if this is an innate, or conditioned response?

Subject: Winter time on | Summer time off @unknownuser said: ":21nzpyk7]Last night we (here where I live) changed back to Winter time. If you also changed and see that the board time does not reflect it, go to your User Control Panel > Board preferences and set it to Winter time (i.e. Summer time / DST off).