Punch 3D objects

Sorry to intrude.

Does anyone know a newsgroup where I can discuss Punch Home Design Software?

If this is it, here goes...

I bought Punch Home Design software, for designing house plans for myself.
It includes many 3D objects in the form of .POB files which I can add to my
design, such as tables, sofas, chairs, etc. Despite this, there are many
more objects that I would like to add to my design.

The software does come with a 3D Custom workshop where I can design my own
objects but it appears very limited. I can't imagine desiging an exercise
bike with it.

The software is also able to import 3DS files but I don't know anything
about this.

My ultimate question is this: Can I download other objects from the
Internet?

Thanks,
Guy

 

Have a look around for 3ds files. There are quite a lot.

 

Thanks for that information, greatly appreciated.

I wasn't able to find that toaster I wanted for my kitchen, but I did find
an upright piano!

Most of the 3ds files are part of a zip file which also contains an image
file such as tga or jpg. The image file contains all kinds of pics of the
object.

I'm able to import a 3ds file into my "Punch" software, but it's just
plain - no colors. It's like I'm supposed to copy and paste the various pics
from the image file onto it, but I don't know how.

In any case, I found several 3ds files on the Internet though most of them
are for sale; some appear more expensive than the real items.

Guy

 

Top-posting error corrected. Try to avoid replying 'above' the
previous poster's response. Around here, it tends to elicit criticism
disproportionate to the 'crime' actually being committed.

I don't know anything about Punch 3d. Perhaps it only allows you to
import the geometry. Autodesk's 3d studio, the product to which these
files principally belong, lets you apply image maps to custom
materials, which is most probably why those image files are included
in the download.

 

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Top-posting error corrected. Try to avoid replying 'above' the
previous poster's response. Around here, it tends to elicit criticism
disproportionate to the 'crime' actually being committed.

I don't know anything about Punch 3d. Perhaps it only allows you to
import the geometry. Autodesk's 3d studio, the product to which these
files principally belong, lets you apply image maps to custom
materials, which is most probably why those image files are included
in the download.