In response to the original question: Strata 3.0.2 is a really good program, so I'd say try using it. It's free, and fully featured. If your registration code doesn't work, I can email you mine. You can really do some amazing stuff in it, IF you have the patience to learn it well. It is somewhat unstable when setting up and rendering animations, but other than that I've had no problems with it. Check out some of my image gallery posts if you want some examples of strata work.

Keep us posted on how it works out!

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Hello.

I've been using a REALLY OLD version of Strata for quite awhile now. The full name is Strata Studiopro Blitz, and it's version 1.75+ (ouch).

If you would like to look at some things that i've done with it go to (url="http://"http://www.appmagic.com/spoonman/DVGaragePage.html")www.appmagic.com/spoonman/DVGaragePage.html(/url) Everything there is rather old as I have not had the patience to keep updating it. I'm interested in getting a newer version of this trusty app Here are some questions:

Does v3 do particles (such as water, fire, and smoke)?
How big is v3 (download size)?
Is Strata still polygon based?
What texture mapping options do you have?
Does Strata accept DXF files (It should)?

Thanx

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Originally posted by Evil_Spoonman:
**How big is v3 (download size)?
Does Strata accept DXF files (It should)?
**

Offhand, I know the download package of 3.02 is about 22.4 MB, and I'm almost certain it will import DXF files. For a free program, it will import and export a surprising number of common formats.

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Does v3 do particles (such as water, fire, and smoke)?Yes

How big is v3 (download size)? 19.4MB if you follow my link

Is Strata still polygon based? Sure. I think so

What texture mapping options do you have? A lot, download it and try it.

Does Strata accept DXF files (It should)? Yes

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Good, I like it, I think I'll try it and see what happens. Hopefully it won't turn my computer into a smoking pile of junk

Thanx

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The Evil Spoonman

no no, thats my job, you should know that....

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What do you mean, I don't think I'd be very happy if you turned my computer into a smoking pile of junk

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The Evil Spoonman

but then you could blame me

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Yes I could blame you, and I would blame you, and I should blame you Oh well, too bad it's not gunna crash and burn. Hey does anyone know if Strata is releasing a Strata for OS X anytime soon. That would be solid gold for me

Thanx

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Originally posted by Evil_Spoonman:
**Hey does anyone know if Strata is releasing a Strata for OS X anytime soon. That would be solid gold for me:)

Thanx

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If you check out (url="http://"http://www.strata.com/")www.strata.com/(/url) (which you should have done in the first place) you will see that they are (or were, at least) selling OS9 bundles of Strata products to clear out their inventories because they're making OSX products. The bundles really are a bargain if you're staying with OS9, but I'm still on OS 8.6, so it wouldn't be worth it.

If you're refering to the 3D program made by Strata, you should say Strata 3D, as the company has several product lines and none of them are named simply "Strata."

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Get a life, a cyberspace life.

I did check the Strata site and I saw the "amazing sale", generally they realease beta copys, I should have been more specific, sry.

Thanx

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The Evil Spoonman

I tried downloading from SpacePirate's link, but it is insanely slow. Then I tried Jager's, but it just loades a bunch of incoherent text, with a readme inbedded in it? What is a .dmg file?

Anywho, is there a big difference between 3.0 and 3.0.2, cause I found 3.0 on one of my MacAddict disks, but no 3.0.2 :frown:.

Could someone also send me their free code? I used to have one, but a thunderstorm corrupted my hard drive causing me to reformat and reinstall, which erases all my saved e-mails (didn't backup cause I'm stupid).

Thanxs :).

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OH MY GOD, my link you need to save to disk, a DMG is a format like how you can copy a cd, and cuch, 9.0+ OSes suport it...

Anyways there is a big difference between 3.0.0 and 3.0.2

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You mean like a Disk Copy file?

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Jager - I'm only getting 10KB/S on your Strata3d.dmg download, and I'm running on a cable line from which I get T1 or greater speeds.

I just thought you might want to know in case its something on your side :).

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you ever have 90+ conections to a mp3 file. well I wouldtn think so. well that link is on someone elses server, soon it will switch over to mine, which should have OC3 soon... well there goes most of my paychecks...

Anyways

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.dmg is the OS X disk image extension.

Why you would compress an OS 9 program as .dmg I have no idea.

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Because I fricken wanted to?

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So, does the online registration page for this 3.0.2 still work? (This is the version they used to give away for free, right?)

yes, but the code takes a long time to become active, I sugest using someone elses....

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