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From: October
Subject: 3D Canvas modeller *free*
Date: 7 Feb 2001 14:53:45
Message: <3a81a7c9$1@news.povray.org>
Greetings,

I just discovered a new free modeller called "3D Canvas" and thought I would
share the news here.

Marketed something like a cross between Strata 3D and Blender, 3D Canvas is
entirely free (not trial ware or shareware) but users are encouraged to
purchase the "Pro" upgrade (US$49) which enables some extra features, the
most notable of which is CSG.

Still even the free version is extremely powerful including the features you
expect out of a commercial modeller.  Some of the more notable features are
Nurbs, Inverse Kinematics, Skeletal Animation, B-splines (extrude, lathe,
etc.), deformation tools and a very good attempt at wysiwyg "painting" of
textures directly on surfaces in 3D space.

Most notably is the software's "Real Time Rendering" which uses Microsoft's
Direct3D to provide a shaded "real time" 3D editing enviroment.

And unlike Strata 3D, this software actually exports to POV!  (also 3D
Studio (3ds), Truespace Objects (cob), AutoCAD (dxf), DirectX (x) and VRML
1.0 (wrl) files)

Nice software if you need a free modeller.  Take a look.

Enjoy.


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From: Ken
Subject: Re: 3D Canvas modeller *free*
Date: 7 Feb 2001 15:13:12
Message: <3A81AD02.E5640D0@pacbell.net>
October wrote:
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> I just discovered a new free modeller called "3D Canvas" and thought I would
> share the news here.

> Nice software if you need a free modeller.  Take a look.

Got a link to it ?

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From: October
Subject: Re: 3D Canvas modeller *free*
Date: 7 Feb 2001 15:16:07
Message: <3a81ad07$1@news.povray.org>
DOH!  Thanks Ken!

I thought I included it in my first post :)

http://www.amabilis.com/products.htm


"Ken" <tyl### [at] pacbellnet> wrote in message
news:3A8### [at] pacbellnet...
>
>
> October wrote:
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> > I just discovered a new free modeller called "3D Canvas" and thought I
would
> > share the news here.
>
> > Nice software if you need a free modeller.  Take a look.
>
> Got a link to it ?
>
> --
> Ken Tyler - 1400+ POV-Ray, Graphics, 3D Rendering, and Raytracing Links:
> http://home.pacbell.net/tylereng/index.html http://www.povray.org/links/


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From: ingo
Subject: Re: 3D Canvas modeller *free*
Date: 7 Feb 2001 15:17:28
Message: <Xns9041D8BA13049seed7@povray.org>
in <3A8### [at] pacbellnet> Ken wrote:

>
>
>October wrote:
>> 
>> Greetings,
>> 
>> I just discovered a new free modeller called "3D Canvas" and thought
>> I would share the news here.
>
>> Nice software if you need a free modeller.  Take a look.
>
>Got a link to it ?
>

http://www.amabilis.com/products.htm
and it needs DirectX7 

Ingo

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From: Alan Kong
Subject: Re: 3D Canvas modeller *free*
Date: 7 Feb 2001 17:05:15
Message: <deh38t0gvun91ouet6tan9kjtuqmr8ag1i@4ax.com>
On 7 Feb 2001 15:17:28 -0500 ingo wrote:

>...and it needs DirectX7


Older versions are not supported nor made available by Microsoft. They


http://microsoft.com/directx/default.asp

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From: Phil Clute
Subject: Re: 3D Canvas modeller *free*
Date: 8 Feb 2001 00:15:03
Message: <3A822B4A.2B8E4CCB@tiac.net>
Downloading now. Thanks.

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From: Rick [Kitty5]
Subject: Re: 3D Canvas modeller *free*
Date: 8 Feb 2001 06:58:32
Message: <3a8289e8@news.povray.org>

> Older versions are not supported nor made available by Microsoft. They

>
> http://microsoft.com/directx/default.asp

if you still have dx7 installed I would recommend you stick with that for
now - upgrade only when all your drivers support dx8 (if they need to) and
even then wait till you buy a game that refuses to run without :)


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From: Marc-Hendrik Bremer
Subject: Re: 3D Canvas modeller *free*
Date: 8 Feb 2001 07:33:29
Message: <3a829219@news.povray.org>
Rick [Kitty5] schrieb in Nachricht <3a8289e8@news.povray.org>...
>if you still have dx7 installed I would recommend you stick with that for
>now - upgrade only when all your drivers support dx8 (if they need to) and
>even then wait till you buy a game that refuses to run without :)


I've heard about some nasty memory leaks in dx8. They fixed it in dx8a.
Before the system won't run more then a few hours without rebooting - OTOH
Windows has to be rebooted every few hours anyway ;-)

Marc-Hendrik


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From: ingo
Subject: Re: 3D Canvas modeller *free*
Date: 8 Feb 2001 08:37:45
Message: <Xns904294F63D8AAseed7@povray.org>
in <deh38t0gvun91ouet6tan9kjtuqmr8ag1i@4ax.com> Alan Kong wrote:


>

Thanks Alan, I know, but it won't work under NT :(

Ingo

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From: Francois Labreque
Subject: Re: 3D Canvas modeller *free*
Date: 8 Feb 2001 08:46:54
Message: <3A82A276.713EEA2E@videotron.ca>
Marc-Hendrik Bremer wrote:
> 
> Rick [Kitty5] schrieb in Nachricht <3a8289e8@news.povray.org>...
> >if you still have dx7 installed I would recommend you stick with that for
> >now - upgrade only when all your drivers support dx8 (if they need to) and
> >even then wait till you buy a game that refuses to run without :)
> 
> I've heard about some nasty memory leaks in dx8. They fixed it in dx8a.
> Before the system won't run more then a few hours without rebooting - OTOH
> Windows has to be rebooted every few hours anyway ;-)

No, it doesn't!  I must reboot my home PC maybe twice a month, and that
usually because Netscape crashed and left bits and pieces all over the
place.

I have found that using vendor-provided drivers was a lot better than
generic nVidia ones.

-- 
Francois Labreque | The surest sign of the existence of extra-
    flabreque     | terrestrial intelligence is that they never
        @         | bothered to come down here and visit us!
  videotron.ca                                  - Calvin


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