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October 2007

Date Topic  
  01-10-07

Did you know FX3 users can adjust the yaw, pitch, and roll of any vehicle in their 3D scenes?

 
  02-10-07

What options do I have for playing my FX3 animation in court?

 
  04-10-07

How do you set real perspective photos for the background of animations?

 
       
  11-10-07

How do I record my FX3 animation and save it as a media file?

 
  12-10-07

How can I simulate headlights in my FX3 animations?

 
       
  15-10-07

Did you know FX3 users can automatically snap Vehicles to complex surfaces?

 
  16-10-07

Can I import and scale my own photographs?

 
  17-10-07

Did you know FX3 users can create customized 2D models?

 
  18-10-07

Did you know FX3 users can take screenshots in 3D?

 
  19-10-07

When I position my 3D Human Model how can I see different angles in the viewer ?

 
       
  22-10-07

Did you know FX3 users can rotate their camera view while editting their animation paths?

 
  23-10-07

How can I E-mail my animation to another computer?

 
  24-10-07

Did you know FX3 users can easily organize objects into separate layers?

 
  25-10-07

Did you know FX3 users can animate skid marks as they occur in 3D?

 
  26-10-07

Can I create a Legend on my diagram?

 

 

9 - September

September 2007

Date Topic  
  17-09-07

Did you know CrashMath allows you to choose the precision of your results?

 
  18-09-07

Did you know you can combine multiple measurement sets (from different sources) on the same diagram?

 
  19-09-07

Did you know that FX3 users can set the accuracy level for their measurement log?

 
  20-09-07

Did you know FX3 users can manage multiple objects by grouping them?

 
       
  24-09-07

When I import my points the lines disappear into the ground.

What's happening and how do I fix it?

 

 

8 - August

August 2007

Date Topic  
  01-08-07

Did you know you can print your measurement on your diagram ?

 
  02-08-07

Did you know FX3 users can display their vehicle crush using the Vehicle Crush Report?

 
  03-08-07

Did you know that FX3 users can accurately display information on the 3D Human Model using the Victim Report?

 
       
  06-08-07

Did you know FX3 shows time, distance, and velocity graphs on the animation paths?

 
  07-08-07

Did you know FX3 can show a Reaction Analysis right on the animation path?

 
       
  21-08-07

My 3D recordings and screenshots in Windows Vista do not show my scene. Why does this happen and how can I fix it?

 
  23-08-07

How do I set the properties in Surface-FX?

 
       
  28-08-07

This is how FX3 can make it easier to record manual baseline measurements.

 
  29-08-07

Did you know FX3 users can change their 3D background and 3D ground plane?

 
  30-08-07

Did you know FX3 users can change the default save locations for their diagrams and templates?

 

 

7 - July

July 2007

Date Topic  
  03-07-07

Did you know that FX3 is compatible with Windows Vista?

 
       
  20-07-07

Did you know FX3 animations are supported by a state-of-the-art physics engine?

 
       
  23-07-07

Did you know RealMotion 3D's engine will auto calculate roll, pitch and yaw rotational deceleration for you?

 
  24-07-07

Did you know FX3 users can use the SmartTruck to design a specific trailer for their animations?

 
  25-07-07

Did you know that you can display more than one damage profile on the same vehicle during an animation sequence?

 
       
  30-07-07

Did you know you can simulate a collision with a stationary object using the SMAC FX component?

 

 

6 - June

June 2007

Date Topic  
  04-06-07

Did you know FX3 users can use smart objects to create fences, lines of cones, and other common materials?

 
  05-06-07

Did you know FX3 users can create roofs on their SmartRooms?

 
  06-06-07

How do I animate a vehicle reversing in FX3?

 
  07-06-07

Did you know FX3 users can convert poly-lines to curves?

 
       
  11-06-07

Did you know FX3 users can request a FREE copy of the FX3 Learning Center?

 
  12-06-07

Did you know FX3 users can make objects partially transparent?

 
  14-06-07

Did you know FX3 users can fill out nearly any reconstruction equation using CrashMath?

 
  15-06-07

How can I attach a porch to my SmartRoom in FX3?

 
       
  26-06-07

How do I delete a stop path from my FX3 animation?

 

 

May 2007

Date Topic  
  01-05-07

Did you know FX3 users can position the pivot on vehicles for an animation?

 
  02-05-07

Did you know FX3 users can place cameras in order to view 3D scenes from specific angles?

 
       
  14-05-07

Did you know TPM Customers have access to Premium 24-hour Technical Support?

 
  15-05-07

Did you know FX3 users can attach cameras to animation paths in 3D?

 
  17-05-07

Did you know FX3 users can attach a titlescreen to the beginning of their animations?

 
  18-05-07

Did you know FX3 users can make objects transparent?

 
       
  21-05-07

How do I print with background color in FX3?

 
  22-05-07

How do I toggle the speed display in my 3D Animations?

 
  23-05-07

Did you know FX3 users can define a Field of View cone in their animations?

 
  24-05-07

Did you know FX3 users can make custom entries to the Vehicle Specifications Database?

 
  25-05-07

Did you know FX3 users can use SmartRooms to place a wall at a specific angle?

 
       
  28-05-07

How can I label specific objects on my scene?

 
  29-05-07

Can I import and scale my own photographs?

 
  30-05-07

How can I show specific signs in my 3D scene?

 
  31-05-07

Did you know FX3 users can customize how their measurements points appear on the diagram?

 

 

4 - April

April 2007

Date Topic  
  02-04-07

Creating Parallel Lines using FX3.

 
  03-04-07

Did you know you can add perpendicular lines in FX3?

 
  04-04-07

Did you know you know FX3 users can use Smart Curbs to help complete diagrams?

 
  05-04-07

Did you know you know FX3 users can convert lines into other formats?

 
       
  11-04-07

How do I activate the GPS with AccelereX?

 
       
  16-04-07

Did you know FX3 users can adjust the elevation of multi-point poly-lines wiht but a few clicks?

 
  17-04-07

Did you know you can use the Hawkeye image rectification tool from the FX3 toolbar?

 
       
  25-04-07

Did you know FX3 users can re-use diagrams for high-incident locations by saving as a template?

 
  26-04-07

Did you know FX3 users can merge measurements into pre-saved templates?

 
  27-04-07

How do I increase the recording framerate in FX3?

 
       
  30-04-07

Did you know FX3 users can use the SmartTruck to design a specific trailer for their animations?

 

3 - March

 

March 2007

Date Topic  
  02-03-07

How do you merge Measurement Logs in Vista FX3?

 
       
  05-03-07

How do you perform reconstruction calculations in Vista FX3?

 
  06-03-07

How do you show a 3D crush profile in 3D?

 
  07-03-07

How do you create custom symbols in FX3?

 
  08-03-07

How do you set up a momentum analysis in FX3?

 
  09-03-07

How do you set post impact deceleration values with multiple friction zones and secondary impacts?

 
       
  12-03-07

How do I animate the results of my momentum analysis?

 
  14-03-07

How do I set up my 3D Environment in FX3?

 
  15-03-07

What is the Sun Position Calculator and How do I use it?

 
  16-03-07

How do I animate a bullet trajectory in FX3 ?

 
       
  19-03-07

Did you know that FX3 users can download from any measuring equipment, points file or Pocket PC collector device?

 
  20-03-07

How accurate is AccelereX (accelerometer)?

 
  21-03-07

How do I import drawings from other diagramming software?

 
  23-03-07

FX3 can make it easier to record manual baseline measurements?

 
       
  26-03-07

Did you know FX3 users can remove limbs from the 3D Human Model?

 
  27-03-07

Did you know FX3 users import automatically scaled satellite photographs?

 
  28-03-07

Did you know FX3 users can perform a Crush Energy Calculation right on their diagram?

 
  29-03-07 Did you know that FX3 animations can quickly and easily include working traffic lights?  
  30-03-07

Did you know that FX3 users can save common intersections as templates for repeated use?

 

 

2 - February

February 2007

Date Topic  
  01-02-07

Copy a selection of your scene to other applications such as Word or Powerpoint

 
  02-02-07

Create a custom Title Block

 
       
  05-02-07

Changing transparency of SmartRooms walls

 
  06-02-07

Offset intersections with SmartRoads

 
  07-02-07

Separate rider from motorcycle in crash animations

 
       
  13-02-07

Changing texture quality of Surface FX objects

 
  14-02-07

How do you change SmartRoads settings globally?

 
  15-02-07

How do you change the quality of Surface FX textures?

 
  16-02-07

How do you align animated objects to surface elevations?

 
       
  19-02-07

How do you create a virtual crime scene?

 
  20-02-07

How do you show different wall textures in SmartRooms?

 
  21-02-07

How do you create multi level SmartRooms?

 
  22-02-07

How do you use multiple Measurement Logs in SmartRooms?

 
  23-02-07

How do you set real perspective photos for background of animations?

 

 

1 - January

January 2007

Date Topic Print
  10-01-07

Share your Templates with other Users

 
  11-01-07

Create Complex SmartRooms Buildings with the Poly-Tool

 
  12-01-07

How to animate SmartRooms doors opening and closing

 
       
  16-01-07

How to manage Layers

 
  17-01-07

Show blood stains/place photos on SmartRooms walls - Virtual Scene

 
  18-01-07

Animated Fire

 
  19-01-07

Surface FX and Texture Fills

 
       
  22-01-07

Use the 3D Human Model to show pedestrian impacts

 
  23-01-07

How to get a Vista FX3 Learning Center DVD

 
  24-01-07

Manual data entry with M-FX

 
  25-01-07

Show Crush / Damage in Vista FX3

 
  26-01-07

Remove right-turn islands in SmartRoads

 
       
  29-01-07

Adding Bullet Trajectories to a scene

 
  30-01-07

Printing a section(selected area) of your Diagram

 
  31-01-07

Enlarge an area using Picture in Picture