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Blick Fang:
Anybody else find this thread a little odd?
RudySchneider:
--- Quote from: Blick Fang on August 04, 2017, 11:52:21 am ---Anybody else find this thread a little odd?
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Odd? In what way? If you mean that "This is the Anim8or Forum, and how dare anyone speak of anything else!", then no. After all, a handyman has a whole set of tools at his disposal to do his job --- hammers, nails, screwdrivers, wrenches, saws, chisels, wood, metal, torches, wire, twine, glue, duct tape, etc. He certainly doesn't need all of these tools for each and every task he must accomplish, but it helps to know what each tool is and how it can help him accomplish the task at hand. And sometimes it's helpful to know if he can substitute one tool for another.
It's no different for 2D or 3D graphics composition. I would venture that every professional graphics designer or animator does not rely solely on one program.
And even more importantly, information exchange --- regardless of how relevant it may seem at the time --- helps spawn new ideas.
selden:
--- Quote from: Pixie3D on August 04, 2017, 07:56:19 am ---Hi selden,
At some point when Pixie3D is loading up, it will try to reach my server to check for new updates.
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It'd be nice if it only did that when one opens the Help -> About menu.
--- Quote --- I don't think that is the reason why it hangs at that point, keep in mind that some components takes longer time to load up than others and I have noticed that it has always taken a little longer time to load components around 70% - I think around that point is where the main interface is being created.
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I must have let it sit for at least 20 minutes and it didn't progress past that point, which is why I assumed it was related to the network connection (which Commodo had blocked).
Pixie3D:
Hi selden,
I must point out that you are the first who brush on this subject. It is quite common that a software is checking for updates at the start up, just take the VLC media player. However, I am happy to add an option that will prevent automatic check for updates to the system settings, so you will have a chance to control this behaviour. I will see if I can get time to add it for next update.
20 minutes sounds very excessive, it sounds to me a 3rd party software is preventing Pixie3D to continue after that point, perhaps a firewall or security software you have installed?
Kind regards,
Soren
selden:
Soren,
When I ran Pixie3D again, it managed to get past the 71% point. Unfortunately, it's now complaining that my graphics hardware doesn't support the necessary high level shaders (which I suspect might be incorrect), then it crashed when I asked for the debug info.
FWIW, here's what it says in its initial command window:
Starting Pixie3D...
Multi Sample Successfully Supported!
OpenGL has been enabled!
Graphics Card: NVS 3100M/PCIe/SSE2
Max Modelview Stack Depth: 32
Max Projection Stack Depth: 4
Max Texture Stack Depth: 10
Max Texture Units: 32
Max Texture Size: 8192
Max AntiAliasing Samples: 4
Max Clip Planes: 0
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I then ran Pixie3D again and did not ask for debug info. It opened a 3D presentation window and I could click on its buttons. However, although the various "create object" buttons highlighted when clicked on, no objects appeared in the window.
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