Really, I can hardly play a racing game and try to talk in the chat at the same time, now people think its easier to text and drive! Right next to the cell phone talking-I can't even use those fancy headsets while playing the same video game! what kind of person am I?

I say just blur or photoshop those ads out. Simple, easy and cheap!

Yeah, I'll do it when I get home tonight. For the most part it seemed to work and now the songs are organized how I think is most logical for me. It was not, however, an entirely logical process to figure it out. So give me a few hours and I'll post it tonight PST. Chris

Would these books be sufficient? (I couldn't find a US version) http://www.amazon.com/Illustrated-Building-Pocket-Book-Second/dp/0750680156/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263501863&sr=8-5 http://www.amazon.com/Architects-Pocket-Third-Charlotte-Baden-Powell/dp/0750686170/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263501863&sr=8-3 Surprising that there weren't any reviews of the books.

Ward, I see them in FF OK. (FF 3.5.7 on a Mac) Chris

Thanks to everyone who responded. The head of our association's insurance company finally responded to my query and they will insure a mass concrete insulated cavity wall.

Cheetah 3D can do this as well, sorry, MAC only, though. Cheers, Chuck

Kinda hypnotic!

@tfdesign said: I don't know about Pro- but I'm guessing it's the same? [image: ERsH_MM1_RR_test.jpg] [image: 8cp8_detail.jpg] QT Pro is well worth getting for full screen playback of almost anything, even if you don't use it with SU. Also just did this test, took 4 mins to export this file out of SU, it's un-rendered ( or more correctly it's only SU rendered) I've been having a play with LightUp (which exports AVI's), but my trial has runout before I managed to try an animated sequence, but it's worth a look before spending big bucks. Could you start a new thread with exactly what your trying to achieve, and maybe a sample file, as I'm sure there are SU/Mac users who have found a solution or combo. I've been working on animations of engineering product designs (as a secondary goal, to 3D printable SU drawings), but have tried out quite a lot of things in the process that may suit your needs if not mine. Outside of SU, I like bits of SharkFX, SolidThinking and the RhinoWanacheeBeta, but there not SU which overall I prefer. john

You may not think you will at present but once a dog has become part of the family (pack) its very difficult to get by without a four legged member. Good to hear Cesar's book is in German. You will enjoy it as there is a lot to be learned from it. What I have learned and has stuck to date is that dogs see us though there noses before there eyes. And they learn about us though our 'energy' firstly. Dogs CANNOT be tricked or fooled. The best thing about them is that they DO keep us 'grounded' and in touch with nature if we let them.

I'll second the Shapeways option, interesting business model, but tricky to navigate site, they have an API available that needs a guru like yourself to package for us SU minions. I've been looking for a 'water-tightness' ruby that passes there upload criteria, it seems a bit hit and miss at the moment (not just with SU models) this hard to find page is worth a look http://www.shapeways.com/tutorials/design_rules_for_3d_printing john

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@tig said: Here's a message in my native tongue t="";[65,32,72,97,112,112,121,32,78,101,119,32,89,101,97,114,32,116,111,32,111,110,101,32,97,110,100,32,97,108,108,46].each{|e|t=t+e.chr};UI.messagebox(t) Simply copy and paste the line of code into the Ruby Console + <enter> to read it... It was amazing TIG

Eric, that was Lena who did that. I know her husband Ole and he is a patient man.

Paintwhat? Enjoy, Lucy. Y'all have a nice weekend.

In law there exist the principle of 'foreground' and 'background' IP. If I take a photograph of a bottle of Pepsi I hold the foreground IP relating to the photograph, but Pepsi holds the background rights - which may become a problem for I if you wish to use the image commercially without their consent. To assume that use of the background IP without an explicit agreement cannot be an issue because it benefits the holder of the background IP is a sure way to get into difficulty. This principle can be applied to other things for example where a software developer writes an application for a client based on the internal business procedures of that company. The developer may rightfully claim copyright of the application (foreground IP - if the client did not purchase it as part of the deal) but the client may restrict the distribution of the software based on the fact that it is built on their business logic (background IP). The same principles may apply to doing visualisation work. It is therefore important that both parties always resolve this duality as part of their agreements, as alater dispute can potentially lead to a situation where neither party can use the end product as there are mutual rights encapsulated in it. One should also be aware that creating models of weaponry and certain building and installations may raise other legal issues as it may be illegal in some countries to photograph or create representations of these for security reasons.

Chris, Some may be a little concerned about sending detailed personal information without any information about the company. A link to your website or alternatively detailed info about yourself and the company may represent a more realistic proposition.

Hi there maybe you can use this inexpensive script from smustard.. http://www.smustard.com/script/FlightPath2

I got the 8000 in the post a few days ago. It was via an ebay site delivered for around €20, really good value. What I like about this mouse is the very soft left and right click also same goes for the scroll wheel click. My old one is still working ok with the exception of the 1Gb flash memory which packed up for some reason. I will keep it around for emergencies, its served me well.

Seriously OT. The left is actually the ‘correct’ side of the road. It originally made perfect sense if you needed to defend yourself with a sword against an oncoming attacker (unless you’re a left-hander, like Jim, of course.) If driving a coach, you were also less likely to get the whip tangled in overhanging branches if your whip hand was in the middle of the road, rather than just feet away from the shrubbery at the side. This was actually formulated in a Papal edict around 1300 that advised all pilgrims to stick to the left. The reason that so many countries now drive on the right is thanks to the French and their revolution. Napoleon decided to be perverse…and as he conquered so many European nations, the habit spread. You Yanks have Lafayette to thank for driving on the wrong side…it was his recommendation. Phew! I need a beer after that explanation. That reminds me; those poor labourers that had to drink 4+ pints of beer a day were the same ones that used to complain they couldn’t get any decent food to eat. They had to survive on the ‘poor’ man’s diet of salmon and oysters.