Step 1: Create a directory to hold Design 3D and it's associated files on a partition of your hard disk that has at least 2 Megabytes of free space. Start by opening a CLI or SHELL window. If "HD1:" was the partition that you have selected then the following CLI statement will perform this operation -
makedir HD1:D3D
This creates an empty directory called "D3D" on the partition "HD1:".
Step 2: Copy the entire contents of the first Design 3D disk (called 3D) to your new directory. Do this by inserting the disk in DF0: (the first floppy disk drive) and entering the following command -
copy DF0: HD1:D3D ALL
Repeat this process for the second Design 3D disk (called TOOLS), by inserting it in DF0: and entering the same CLI command -
copy DF0: HD1:D3D ALL
Step 3: The final step is an 'assignment', telling Design 3D where to find it's data files. Use the following commands -
assign 3D: HD1:D3D
assign TOOLS: HD1:D3D
You will need to enter those two commands whenever you reboot your Amiga, so consider adding them to your Startup-Sequence.
Step 4: To run Design 3D from the CLI, use the following -
cd HD1:D3D
run "Design 3D"
The quotes are necessary because of the space character in the programs name. Please consult your 'Getting Started' Amiga manual for further details on CLI usage.
HELPFUL HINTS
- When importing objects from other modelling and animation systems, you might find they initially appear too large or too small. If the size of the object needs to be reduced, change the number in the "Scale" field, in the "Parameters" requester. To half the size, change the number 1 (the initial setting) to 0.5 . To double the size, enter 2 as the number.
- When working through the third tutorial in the Design 3D manual, you may have difficulty creating the roof of the house. An alternate way of doing this operation is shown in the self-running tutorial on the "TOOLS" disk. To run the tutorial, simply double click on the "Tutorial" icon.
