| shipsWed, 07 Jan 2009 11:45:46 -0800 by techbearMy friends know that I've been making procedurally-generat ed alien spaceships for years. I recently got some time on a 3D printer, so I decided to try to make some of those 3D spaceships as real plastic models. This video is the result.There are two big tricks. One is the file format. It's .STL, a standard CAD format ( http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/STL_(file_f ormat) ) You can make an ascii version, which helps in encoding it. It's really simple, too, just a list of triangles.The second trick isn't so simple. The polygons in your STL file all have to be completely closed, and they CANNOT OVERLAP. You can't have two polygons passing through each other, or the 3D printer's pre-processing software gags. This was a real problem for me, 'cause my spaceship generating technique is to mash a bunch of 3D objects together, letting them overlap.So I had to write an exporter that would write my 3d spaceship to a file format that my 3d editor program could read. Then I loaded it into the editor, and used the boolean geometry functionality to turn my several overlapping meshes into one fused mesh. I used DELED Pro ( http://www.delgine.c om ) for this, and while it took 10-20 minutes for my ships to be boolean processed, it worked fine. Related: 3d spaceship software |
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| Terminal Tricks/HacksSat, 03 Jan 2009 17:03:00 -0800 by AppleDude247appledude247 and i am going to show you some tricks/Hacks in terminal*****CODES** **** NOTE: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE TO WHAT COULD OR MAY HAPPEN TO YOUR COMPUTERdefaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -boolean YESkillall Dockmakes 2-d dock say ***computer will sayDisable Dashboarddefaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean YESkillall Dock Drag Dashboard Widget to Desktopdefaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode YES Allow you to quit the Finderdefaults write com.apple.finder QuitMenuItem -bool YESkillall FinderDisable Spotlightsudo chmod 0 /System/Library/Core Services/Spotlight.a ppkillall Spotlight(to re enable it replace '0' to '755')Make your screensaver as your wallpaper/System/Lib rary/Frameworks/Scre enSaver.f ramework/Resources/S creenSaverEngine.app /Contents/MacOS/Scre enSaverEngine -background Add Gradient behind Stacksdefaults write com.apple.dock mouse-over-hilte-sta ck -boolean YESkillall DockAdd Message at loginsudo defaults write /Library/Preferences /com.apple.loginwind ow LoginwindowText "Your Message"Replace "Your Message" with the message of your choice, don't make it to long. If you want to revert it do the following.sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences /com.apple.loginwind ow LoginwindowText Add Expose icon on Desktopdefaults write com.apple.dock wvous-floater -bool YESkillall DockIncrease Max Magnification on the Dockdefaults write com.apple.dock largesize -int 512Increase Desktop icon Sizedefaults write com.apple.finder DesktopViewOptions -dict IconSize -integer 512killall Finder Change format of Screenshot Imagesdefaults write com.apple.screencapt ure type jpggamesemacs escape+Xtetris pong doctor Related: mac osx os terminal hacks games tricks apple macbook appledude247 leopard dock change |
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| dashboard trickSat, 03 Jan 2009 09:08:02 -0800 by jorgeapariciosuarez- Change Dock back to 2ddefaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -boolean YESkillall Dock- Add Gradient behind Stacksdefaults write com.apple.dock mouse-over-hilte-sta ck -boolean YESkillall Dock- Add Message at loginsudo defaults write /Library/Preferences /com.apple.loginwind ow LoginwindowText "Your Message"Replace "Your Message" with the message of your choice, don't make it to long. If you want to revert it do the following.sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences /com.apple.loginwind ow LoginwindowText ""- Add Expose icon on Desktopdefaults write com.apple.dock wvous-floater -bool YESkillall Dock- Increase Max Magnification on the Dockdefaults write com.apple.dock largesize -int 512- Increase Desktop icon Sizedefaults write com.apple.finder DesktopViewOptions -dict IconSize -integer 512killall Finder - Change format of Screenshot Imagesdefaults write com.apple.screencapt ure type jpg- Disable Dashboarddefaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean YESkillall Dock - Drag Dashboard Widget to Desktopdefaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode YES - Allow you to quit the Finderdefaults write com.apple.finder QuitMenuItem -bool YESkillall Finder- Make terminal talksay hello (replace hello with the word you want it to say)- Make programs hidden Transparentdefaults write com.apple.Dock showhidden -bool YESkillall Dock- Make the Dock spring loadeddefaults write com.apple.dock enable-spring-load-a ctions-on-all-items -boolean YES- Recently used Application Stack to Dockdefaults write com.apple.dock persistent-others -array-add '{ "tile-data" = { "list-type" = 1; }; "tile-type" = "recents-tile"; }'- Pin the Dock Elsewareleft: defaults write com.apple.dock pinning -string startright: defaults write com.apple.dock pinning -string end- Disable Spotlightsudo chmod 0 /System/Library/Core Services/Spotlight.a ppkillall Spotlight(to re enable it replace '0' to '755')- Make your screensaver as your wallpaper/System/Lib rary/Frameworks/Scre enSaver.f ramework/Resources/S creenSaverEngine.app /Contents/MacOS/Scre enSaverEngine -background - Show Hidden Filesdefaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE Related: dashboard trick |
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| Flash Tutorial - Drawing Application: Part 1 -Sat, 27 Dec 2008 08:04:25 -0800 by FlashReknownREAD THE DESCRIPTION!-------- -------------Hey you guys, I know I haven't made a tutorial in a while, but I was busy. Okay so I was thinking on day, I really feel like drawing, but I couldn't find any paper or anything. This really made me want to make a drawing application or program or whatever you want to call it. I will be walking you all through on how to make one, although it would be good for you to subscribe, rate, and comment because for some reason it encourages me to make more tutorials. I hope you guys get great joy out of the tutorials I will be making. Again please subscribe, rate, and comment. If you subscribe to my videos, you will get updates for when the next tutorial comes out. As an example, I make a new video, then the day I do, if you go on Youtube LOGGED IN, only logged in will this work there is a little Subscriptions box, that will show my video to you the day I make it, but only if you subscribe. Commenting and rating just tell me how good I truly did, so please do all three of them. It's as easy as 1, 2, 3.Code:var createLine:Boolean = false;this.onMouseDo wn = function() {createLine = true;if (createLine == true) {this.createEmptyMov ieClip("line", this.getNextHighestD epth());line.moveTo( _root._xmouse, _root._ymouse);}}thi s.onMouseMove = function() {if (createLine == true) {line.lineTo(_root._ xmouse, _root._ymouse);}}thi s.onMouseUp = function() {createLine = false;}this.onEnterF rame = function() {line.lineStyle(4, 0x000000);} Related: how to create make flash mx 2004 04 cs3 cs4 actionscript 2.0 3.0 as2 as3 as drawing art application program part help please how flashreknown |
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| ISIS Letter to my friend and author William HoffmanSat, 20 Dec 2008 17:02:09 -0800 by fvgllcThis is a letter to a friend created using the new patent pending Intelligent Synthesis and Integration System (ISIS), which is a technology I developed that automates the creation of advanced CGI animation and imagery. William Hoffman is my friend and a published science fiction and fantasy writer. ISIS adapts micro electronics logic synthesis Boolean equations to synthesize the node based architectures inherent within current high end animation systems such as Autodesk Maya and others. The key observation I had enabling ISIS was that the state machine architecture of micro electronic circuits is essentially in principle the same as the node connection network used by high end animation systems. The result is essentially logic synthesis for 3D animation, including the synthetic generation of motion capture data. Related: isis animation cgi motion capture micro electronics |
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| This Old Mac - Mac Terminal TricksSat, 13 Dec 2008 13:02:05 -0800 by AppleYuserHere are the terminal commands:Freezing Minimizing:killall DockDashboard Widget on ur desktop:defaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode YESkillall DockTetris in terminal:emacshit escapethen xthen type tetrisgradient under stacks:defaults write com.apple.dock mouse-over-hilte-sta ck -boolean YES killall DockRemember to rate and subscribe Related: mac apple tricks tips terminal hacks addons help |
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| Terminal TricksSun, 07 Dec 2008 16:57:39 -0800 by stunnaman94Here are the codes for the tricks:emacsthen press esc xtype either pong, tetris, snake, life, doctor to play gamedefaults write com.apple.dock mineffect suckkillall Docksuck minimize effectdefaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -boolean YESkillall Dockmakes 2-d dockdefaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode YESkillall Dockkillall Finderdrag widget to desktopsay ***computer will saysay -vGood/Bad ***computer will singtelnet towel.blinkenlights. nlstar wars movie Related: terminal tricks |
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