Autodesk 3DSMax 2009. Bug in 3DS Exporter

In the past weeks, we have been working with some 3D models done by another company with 3DSMax 2009, and exported to the 3DS file format, so we can read it. We realized that each model which included Bump Maps, had a wrong map percentage amount in the file. A note: In the case of Bump Maps, the...

Direct Input Custom Action Mapping (refresh)

ManagedDirectx is quite a bit outdated, and no longer supported by Microsoft, but it will make it for this example on custom action mapping. I´d suggest you to go XNA or SlimDX if you want to do some serious .Net graphics or game development. What´s this post about? It´s about having a decent controller configuration system. The first choice, of course, is to start looking at DirectInput´s Action...

Bring old MSDOS applications to life in Windows Vista

Some days ago, a friend asked for my help with a problem. He bought a brand new Dell laptop with Vista installed on it. He is retired now, but he has been a consultant and manager for many years. During his life, he worked a lot with Open Access 4, and he currently has lots of files and data bases he...