"John" <uioshdf> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> Iīm a bigtime newbie in 3d modelling - but I have decided that I want to
> get to know 3d Studio better - as fast as possible :o)
Ok, as fast as possible to get a real grip on it? Give it a couple of
years
at least depending on your technical skills.
>
> My problem is - where do I begin? I hope you guys inhere have some
> suggestions and advice for me?
The internet's a good start, there are sites like 3d Cafe, Turbosquid etc
that have info, tutorials etc. Another thing, when you've been through a
tutorial, play around with the concepts you learnt in it "what happens if
I
do this" is a healthy approach.
>
> And now to a problem I already have run into. In my 3dStudio Bible -
there
> is an exercise which explains how to build and animate "Marvin Moose".
> Now - the guide explains that I need to im****t a tif-image - and then
> build the Moose from that picture as a "master". My problem is - that
when
> I do as the guide explains - I donīt see the picture in 3dStudio (itīs
> just grey). When I render the picture - then I can see it - but that
> doesnīt help me building the moose from the picture. (Hope this is not
> completely jibberish).
> I think I need to tell 3dStudio to do some "realtime rendering" so that
I
> can se the actual surface (the moose) while I build my 3d model from it.
> Do you know the solution for this problem?
If I'm reading you right, press Alt+B to get up Veiw****t Background and
tick
Display Background
Hope this helps :)
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Regards from John :o)
>
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