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- From: Wooly Mittens <4g9a42$fq0@mo6.rc.tudelft.nl>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
- Subject: Re: Imagine 3.0: Inept Beginner's cry for assistance
- Date: 6 Mar 1996 16:09:45 GMT
- Organization: Delft University of Technology
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- Mark Hampsey <info@innate-images.com.au> wrote:
- >
- <SNIP>
- > I really want to raytrace the cow. It calls to
- > me.
- >
- > If anyone would be kind enough to outline the steps a complete beginner
- > would need to use to get a raytraced picture of the cow object, I would
- > be most grateful, as would all those fumbling about with a copy of
- > Imagine 3.0 and no manual.
- >
- > Thanks.
- > Mark
- >
-
- I is difficult to get into but it get's easier the longer you try, but
- the steepness at the start of the learnig curve is impossible to
- overcome alone(You are far from alone).
-
- *The idea is to choose "new project" from the pulldown menu when you
- start the program up.
- *Then go to the stage editor.
- *load your cow.
- *select add object/lightsource.
- *move the light to a "fun" position
- *choose save changes from first pull down
- *select camera view (2nd pull down)
- *click on the funny black ball with a stick out of it and move it
- to a position where the funny stick points at the object.
- you should see a cow in the perspective view.
- *select project editor (first pull down)
- *choose new (button)
- *choose the 1 in the four boxes below the middle
- *select render.
- *wait
- *press show
-
- *moo!
-
- Wooly Mittens
-