From guest Tue May 24 10:37:48 1994 Message-Id: <199405241737.KAA00832@sgi.sgi.com> From: Robert Rossow Subject: Inexpensive Modelers? To: info-performer@sgi.sgi.com Date: Tue, 24 May 94 13:43:55 EDT Mailer: Elm [revision: 66.25] Status: OR Does anyone know of any (inexpensive) modelers capable of generating hierarchical, texture mapped, polygonal and maybe even articulated objects for import to Performer? If so, do you have a phone number or company name/location so that I may contact them? I am familiar with Multigen, but am looking for other less-expensive alternatives. Any suggestions? Thanks, Rob Rossow rossow@gsi.gsc.com From guest Tue May 24 11:28:47 1994 From: marrou@vsl.ist.ucf.edu (Lance Marrou) Message-Id: <9405241827.AA08832@crusader.vsl.ist.ucf.edu> To: Robert Rossow , info-performer@sgi.sgi.com Subject: Re: Inexpensive Modelers? Status: OR >I am familiar with Multigen, but am looking for other less-expensive >alternatives. Have you heard/thought about ModelGen? It is the lower cost modeling option. I do not know the specifics, but I think the lesser used options such as Dfad/Dted and a few others are omitted. _______________________________________________________ IST __ E-mail: marrou@vsl.ist.ucf.edu Visual / / ______ /\____ ______ ______ Systems / / / _ / / __ // ____// ____/ Lab / /__ / /_/ / / / / // /___ / __/_ R. Marrou ________/____//____/\\/_/ /_//_____//_____/____________ From guest Fri Jun 3 07:53:19 1994 From: "Michael Jones" Message-Id: <9406030753.ZM29906@babar.asd.sgi.com> Date: Fri, 3 Jun 1994 07:53:05 -0700 In-Reply-To: Robert Rossow "Inexpensive Modelers?" (May 24, 1:43pm) References: <199405241737.KAA00832@sgi.sgi.com> X-Mailer: Z-Mail (3.1.0 22feb94 MediaMail) To: Robert Rossow , info-performer@sgi.sgi.com Subject: Re: Inexpensive Modelers? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 Status: OR On May 24, 1:43pm, Robert Rossow wrote: > Subject: Inexpensive Modelers? :Does anyone know of any (inexpensive) modelers capable of generating :hierarchical, texture mapped, polygonal and maybe even articulated :objects for import to Performer? The lowest cost modeler is i3dm, which is free and ships with IRIS Performer 1.2 in the "Friends of Performer" section of the CD. If it does what you need, the price will certainly be low enough. :If so, do you have a phone number or company name/location so :that I may contact them? We know of many modeling tools that can be used with IRIS Performer. Some of the advanced ones, such as MultiGen from Software Systems, have lower-cost Junior versions that may meet your needs. Here is a list of tools. MultiGen (and ModelGen, a kind of MultiGen Jr.) Software Systems 1884 The Alameda San Jose, CA 95126 Phone: (408) 247-4326 Fax: (408) 247-4329 Designer's Workbench Coryphaeus Software 985 University Avenue Suite 31 Los Gatos, CA 95030 Phone: (408) 395-4537 Fax: (408) 395-6351 Wavefront Technology, Inc. 530 East Montecito Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103 Phone: (805) 962-8117 Fax: (805) 962-1311 Alias Research, Inc. 110 Richmond St East Toronto, Canada M5C 1P1 Phone: (416) 362-9181 Fax: (416) 362-0630 Prisims Side Effects Software Inc. Toronto, Ontario Canada Phone: (416) 366-4607 People have also used the TDI Explore modeler, have used SOGITEC's SINDBAD, have used Symbolics S-Model, have use the S1000 database generation system, and I have been told, a new modeler (named "medit" ?) that works well with IRIS Performer and is in popular use in Europe. Note modeling tool vendors: If you're not on my list, please email me at mtj@sgi.com and you'll appear the next time this question is asked. -- Be seeing you, Phone:415.390.1455 Fax:415.390.2658 M/S:9U-590 Michael T. Jones Silicon Graphics, Advanced Graphics Division mtj@sgi.com 2011 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mtn. View, CA 94039-7311 From guest Thu Mar 17 08:23:53 1994 From: "Angus Henderson" Message-Id: <9403171623.ZM3850@death.reading.sgi.com> Date: Thu, 17 Mar 1994 16:23:20 +0000 X-Mailer: Z-Mail-SGI (3.0S.1026 26oct93 MediaMail) To: info-performer@giraffe, nafo_gurus@giraffe, intl_gurus@giraffe, eurose@neu.sgi.com Subject: Cheap Modeller Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 Status: OR Medit Productions S.A. in Valencia have written a neat little 3D modelling tool ( it does heirarchy, LODs, textures etc..), which I have a version of on my own machine. We used it to design the new RealityCentre in Silicon Graphics UK as you can drop the files into both Performer & Inventor. If you would like to try it, ( and see our model of the RealityCentre to boot! ) take a copy of... guest@death.reading.sgi.com:/anarchy/RC_Export/Medit ( 27 Mb ) ...there are no restrictions on copying it because you need a licence to save anything but I think they will give a demo licence to each Silicon Graphics office as a cheap marketing ploy. ANgus Henderson The Reality Centre From guest Fri Mar 18 03:09:51 1994 From: "Angus Henderson" Message-Id: <9403181109.ZM5079@death.reading.sgi.com> Date: Fri, 18 Mar 1994 11:09:38 +0000 X-Mailer: Z-Mail-SGI (3.0S.1026 26oct93 MediaMail) To: info-performer@giraffe Subject: Cheap Modeller Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 Status: OR I have put Medit on sgi.com as ~ftp/pub/Medit.tar.Z if anyone external wants it. Angus Henderson The Reality Centre From guest Mon Mar 21 09:33:33 1994 Date: 21 Mar 94 12:30:25 EST From: Colin Dooley <100346.1122@CompuServe.COM> To: Subject: Medit modeller Message-Id: <940321173024_100346.1122_BHJ58-1@CompuServe.COM> Status: OR Re: Medit modeller. We seem to have caused a bit of a fuss with our modelling software. If anybody is interested in getting a demo tape, or would like more details, please fax your company details to us at ++346 372 6063, and tell us what sort of tape you would like (we can supply DAT or QIC-150). Thanks, Colin Dooley, Medit productions. 100346.1122@compuserve.com From guest Mon Mar 21 11:10:12 1994 Date: 21 Mar 94 14:05:59 EST From: Colin Dooley <100346.1122@CompuServe.COM> To: Subject: Medit pricing Message-Id: <940321190558_100346.1122_BHJ72-4@CompuServe.COM> Status: OR Re: Medit pricing. Medit costs approx 1600 US dollars. Stop sending the e-mail! Colin Dooley From guest Thu May 26 05:42:20 1994 for portal!sgi.com!info-performer id AA00507; Wed, 25 May 94 09:58:06 -0700 From: "Andy Bushnell" Message-Id: <9405250958.ZM25189@gandalf.coryphaeus.com> Date: Wed, 25 May 1994 09:58:04 -0700 X-Mailer: Z-Mail (3.1.0 22feb94 MediaMail) To: info-performer@sgi.sgi.com Subject: Inexpensive Modelers ? Cc: rossow@gsc.gsi.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 Status: OR > Does anyone know of any (inexpensive) modelers capable of generating > hierarchical, texture mapped, polygonal and maybe even articulated > objects for import to Performer? > > If so, do you have a phone number or company name/location so > that I may contact them? > > I am familiar with Multigen, but am looking for other less-expensive > alternatives. > > Any suggestions? > > Thanks, > > Rob Rossow > rossow@gsi.gsc.com Coryphaeus Software Inc, Los Gatos, CA, produces the only integrated suite of VisSim Tools in the industry. Our main products are... o Designer's Workbench (DWB) This is a 3D vis-sim modeler & real-time animation package. As a taster it it a mixed-model Motif/Glx app with virtual sphere manipulation of the model and includes materials, texture mapping, hierarchical structure display with "drag & drop" editing, Node attribute pages, LODS, light points, animation sequences & a *PUBLIC DOMAIN* database format that matches Performer's in-memory structures very well. DWB also has an option for attributing behaviour to any Node in the database. These links will transfer across to any Performer app seamlessly. A DWB performer loader is available in source along with a Performer Writer (write out any Performer tree as a DWB file). It is modern object-oriented software, fully featured & inexpensive. o Easy Terrain (EZT) Stand alone terrain modeling package. Convert DMA DTED & DFAD, USGS DLG & DEMs. Build terrain databases from scratch using fractal, regular grids - modify with adaptive delanauy etc.etc. o EasyScene Performer based IG rendering software. Load DWB (or any format files supported by Performer). Set eye points, weather, full object scripting capabilities, comms interfaces, all done without any programming - edit a simple text file to set up & run your simulation. Used as the IG engine for a just-delivered 4 channel driving simulator to the Transport Accident Commission of Victoria, Australia. I am Product manager for DWB & EZT. For technical info call/email me. For pricing sales info call Bill Oliver, Director of sales & marketing. numbers.. tel: (408) 395 4537 fax: (408) 395 6351 regards, Andy Bushnell From guest Tue Jan 25 07:01:33 1994 Return-Path: From: durand@inrets.fr Request-Delivery-Notification: TRUE Date: Tue, 25 Jan 94 16:01:03 +0100 Message-Id: <9401251501.AA22766@deneb.inrets.fr> To: info-performer@sgi.sgi.com Subject: Medit Status: O Hi, Does anyone know about Medit, a pretty nice and cheap modeller that runs on Sgi ? Thanks for your comments. Chantal Durand From guest Mon Jan 31 09:40:57 1994 From: "Angus Henderson" Message-Id: <9401311528.ZM1168@death.reading.sgi.com> Date: Mon, 31 Jan 1994 15:28:56 +0000 X-Mailer: Z-Mail-SGI (3.0S.1026 26oct93 MediaMail) To: info-performer@sgi.sgi.com Subject: Medit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 Status: OR Chantal Durand of INRETS in France asked about Medit the low cost database modeling software. Myself and a few colleagues around Europe have been aware of this software for some time although it is not yet released as a product. I think version 1.0 will be generally available in a couple of months. I have an early release ( version 0.95 ) which I have been evaluating and it looks like it will be a very useful tool for database modeling for Performer (there is a Performer loader) or Inventor. If anyone is interested they should write or send a fax to... Mr Colin Dooley Medit Productions S.A. Plaza Jose Maria Orense 12, Pta. 5 46022 Valencia SPAIN Fax +34 6 372 6063 ... for a demo copy ( you don't need a license unless you want to save stuff ) a.t.b. Angus Henderson The Reality Centre