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From: jdashe@Autodesk.COM (Jeremy Dashe)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: RenderMan
Summary: RenderMania, Autodesk, AutoShade, 3D Studio, etc.
Message-ID: <1869@autodesk.COM>
Date: 6 Jan 91 22:50:27 GMT
References: <1992@m1.cs.man.ac.uk> <1091900009@cdp>
Reply-To: jdashe@redwood (Jeremy Dashe)
Organization: Autodesk, Inc., Sausalito, CA
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In article <1091900009@cdp> ddulmage@cdp.UUCP writes:
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>>Hi, I'd like to get an implementation of Renderman. Can anyone advise
>>me on availability?                                           
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>I believe that the new Autodesk 3D studio is based on Renderman. Check with
>your local AutoCad dealer over there, I don't really know if it is in 
>distribution yet..

  Autodesk 3D Studio can create RenderMan files, but isn't "based on"
RenderMan.

  You might be thinking of AutoShade Version 2 with Autodesk RenderMan,
which _does_ include a RenderMan renderer (on PCs, I might add).

  Also, keep in mind that "RenderMan" is a method of describing 3D
scenes, not a program in itself.  It's analogous to DXF for CAD or
PostScript for page description.

  For more info, check out "The RenderMan Companion" by Steve Upstill,
published by Addison-Wesley.  This book gives a great overview of
RenderMan's potential.
 
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