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Are you sure?  What kind of light are you using?  They render for me when I use the default lights and a spotlight.

Image backgrounds are problematic.  They don't extend beyong the visible background.  Reflections that don't intersect the image would have to be a constant color.  Cube map environments would work OK however.  I'll fix this.

I hadn't even thought about that!  I'll fix it so that it obeys the shadow setting.

1) You can't use the knife tool or Parameteric shapes like a Sphere or a Cylinder.  Convert them to a Mesh first with the Build->ConvertToMesh command.

2) The cut tool crash has been fixed in the v0.97 preview.

csf: Modifiers certainly need to be cleaned up, I agree.  But I don't think adding a modifier stack like 3D Studio uses is a good idea for Anim8or.  It can be quite confusing to new users and adds a lot of complexity.

There are a lot of good things mentioned in these "wish list" posts but 1) most are either already on my "to do" list (or another method to achieve the same thing), 2) most have been mentioned before, and 3) this forum isn't really supposed to be a dumping ground for everything that anybody coupld possibly want Anim8or to do.  It's supposed to be for discussing problems and issues related to the v0.96 preview.  While that does include changes in how things work and related enhancements, it does not include "any thing anyone ever wanted added to Anim8or".  None the less, I don't want to prevent people from posting new ideas here but neither do I want to endorse it.  So I normally don't reply but I do read them all.

There is a new version of the lightwave format.  Anim8or only supports the old one.  Unfortunately they used the sam extension.

.3ds files use several different ways to position components.  Anim8or's default works with most models.  You can change to an alternate method with the Options->Debug->3dsOffsets command that handles most others, but not all.

Are you running in 16 bits per pixel or higher?  Make sure that you are using the NVidia chip to run your display.  If you're using the Chrome 9 I think threre are problems running OpenGL code as Anim8or needs it.

Just to be clear, I have a work around that seems to fix this crash.  Anim8or still draws the view a little whacky but it doesn't crash.

#096-007 - Click-drag in Drag-Select Mode can Crash for Unfocused Anim8or Window.