Mudstomper wrote:
> "John" <uioshdf> wrote in message
> news:464b503b$0$52159$edfadb0f@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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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)
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> 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.
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>>My problem is - where do I begin? I hope you guys inhere have some
>>suggestions and advice for me?
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> 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.
I'm amazed at the number of people who don't do this -
Martin
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>>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?
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> If I'm reading you right, press Alt+B to get up Veiw****t Background and
tick
> Display Background
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> Hope this helps :)
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>>Thanks in advance!
>>
>>Regards from John :o)
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