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    • BurkhardB Offline
      Burkhard
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      @Pixero, what is the .x format ?

      [http://www.ia-plus.de(http://www.ia-plus.de)]

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      • PixeroP Offline
        Pixero
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        Microsofts directx file format, for game engines and such.
        (I think there is a .x importer exporter for SketchUp.)
        The great thing with three[d] is that it exports animated trees that looks like the wind is blowing.
        I've done some tests with it and DX Studio and exported buildings from SketchUp.
        Nothing to show yet though.

        While I'm at it DX Studio http://www.dxstudio.com is a program for making realtime visualisations and such. Also comes in a free version with some limitations but great for trying/learning it. (New version to be out in september.)

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          remus
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          I did indeed mean that ive got vista, can anyone else confirm wether or not it works on vista? (might just be by machine spazzing out.)

          http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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          • Chris FullmerC Offline
            Chris Fullmer
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            I got it to run just fine on vista 64bit last night. Cool Program, I'm interested in playing with it more.

            Chris

            Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
            All my Plugins I've written

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              remus
              last edited by

              Cute PDF

              Surprised noone has mentioned this yet.

              Basically it installs itself as a printer on your computer, and if you send a document to it to be printed it is converted to a PDF. Pretty nifty 👍

              http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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              • jujuJ Offline
                juju
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                I use PDF995, it works pretty well, I've had a licensed copy for a while now.

                Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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                  remus
                  last edited by

                  pdf995 link

                  Is it a stand alone program? (as opposed to a cutePDF type program.)

                  http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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                    Shaun Tennant
                    last edited by

                    I gotta keep harping on this - EasyThumbnails at http://www.fookes.com
                    Batch rename, batch name pre or suffix, resize, shrink photos etc.
                    Free and fast.


                    tn_Easy Thumbnails.jpg

                    Whether they find a life there or not, I think Jupiter should be called an enemy planet.

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                    • jujuJ Offline
                      juju
                      last edited by

                      @remus said:

                      pdf995 link

                      Is it a stand alone program? (as opposed to a cutePDF type program.)

                      Well, it needs to be installed as a PDF printer doesn't it? There are some other components avaiable that are part of the 995 suite and that are standalone and some integrate.

                      Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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                        Shaun Tennant
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                        Remus - I added Objectdock and like it quite a bit. Thank you!

                        I suggest strongly using iGoogle for your home page too - add all your daily websurf links, weather, news, rss feeds etc...

                        Whether they find a life there or not, I think Jupiter should be called an enemy planet.

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                          remus
                          last edited by

                          Glad you like object dock shaun 😄

                          Virtual clonedrive

                          A really simple iso mounting tool. Just install and your off. Also gives you the option to mount CD/DVD images through a right click.

                          http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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                            chango70
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                            Xplorer2

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                            xplorer² Windows File Manager (Explorer replacement)

                            Browse folders, preview and manage documents, desktop file search, synchronize folders, check for duplicate files, advanced copy/paste, mass rename, color code filenames, folder sizes, do anything you can imagine with this tabbed dual pane file manager. Alternative to windows file explorer with smooth learning curve.

                            favicon

                            (zabkat.com)

                            Replaces your native windows explorer with dual pane action goodness.

                            Its got a free version.

                            I refuse to work without this app.

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                              chango70
                              last edited by

                              Cool tree app! Where do I find .X importer for Sketchup?

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                              • jujuJ Offline
                                juju
                                last edited by

                                I know of a DirectX exporter for SU, but not an importer. IIRC you'll have to use some other conversion app and import that.

                                Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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                                  remus
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                                  Google Reader

                                  Not an application as such, but a really useful (and free) webpage for collecting your RSS feeds together. The usual easy to use google type layout.

                                  http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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                                    remus
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                                    SyncToy

                                    A microsoft application that works (so far.) Basically its a syncing application, you select the 2 folders you want to sync, press go and they sync. Very useful for backups and synchronising laptops etc. Also has lots of useful options and very few superfolous options, im pretty impressed with it so far.

                                    http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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                                      remus
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                                      Truecrypt

                                      A highly recomended method for encrypting your data. Free as well.

                                      http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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                                        remus
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                                        Ubiquity

                                        Basically a super enhancement to firefox, lets you do loads of really sweet things. Check out the link for much more in depth stuff.

                                        note: i havent actually tried this yet, theres might be soemthing im missing here so keep your eyes open.

                                        http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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                                          JuanV.Soler
                                          last edited by

                                          now remus, this topic is about : : Useful win apps
                                          go and get a good one 😄)))

                                          ,))),

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                                            remus
                                            last edited by

                                            Hopefully this doesnt sound too offensive, but have you actually looked at the link? its a really good app.

                                            p.s. It runs on windows as well, so in my book that makes it a ueful win app.

                                            http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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