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From: mark@calvin..westford.ccur.com (Mark Thompson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Animation Journeyman
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Date: 13 Feb 91 19:02:58 GMT
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In article <1991Feb11.195337.13098@qiclab.scn.rain.com> baer@qiclab.scn.rain.com (Ken Baer) writes:
>What do you mean by "current realm of tools"?  What features does Sculpture
>have?  

Yes.

>Many features like boolean geometrics or lathe are not as useful 
>when you have direct patch modeling.
>But we do have important features like extrude, clone, hide, etc.  And you
>can look at the object at any angle in both view windows.

I am particularly interested in high level object creation and deformation
tools. I guess you have mostly answered my questions and until I actually
see it work, I probably can't get more specific. I think a lathe tool would
still be of value even with spline patches. Will you be at the New York
AmigaWorld Expo in March? If so, I will talk to you there.

>    //    -Ken Baer.  Programmer/Animator, Hash Enterprises / Earthling
>  \X/     Usenet: baer@qiclab.UUCP  or  PLink: KEN BAER
>         "What?!? Sore again?" -- Bugs Bunny to Yosemity Sam

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