To download the latest Alpha version, after registering, go to the Forum and scroll to Platinum Club and enter Members Only. There is an announcement near the top which contains the download. Also note that the username and password needed to download is in the text of that announcement. While there look at some of the other posts. There are tutorials and links to some archived freebies. HTH Scott

Attached Link: http://edcdaac.usgs.gov/gtopo30/gtopo30.html

How about GTOPO30.... http://edcdaac.usgs.gov/gtopo30/gtopo30.html

Also, I'm using Bryce 5 with Corel's service pack. HTH Scott

alt-left click on Tree lab icon, release mouse button before alt key. The Open pop-up modal is displayed listing all the tree presets. Select and open tree. If you release alt first or at same time as mouse button, the default tree is generated. Select tree you wish to save. Press ctrl-left on Tree Lab icon, again release mouse button before ctrl key. The Save As pop-up modal is displayed. Name tree and save. Import it as above.

Boy my typing was horrible :) sorry. My unfinished sentence goes as follows... Not sure if these or civilian version are used on rigs. I wouldn't be surprised considering space and maintenance requirements are minimal.

Attached Link: http://www.boats.dt.navy.mil/pg2/mots25.htm

Here are a couple of links for the 25 man Mark 6. Not deployed it is in a container as shown on the top pic to the left at the first url. The container is cylidrical with flattened hemispherical ends. Roughly it measures a little more than 4.75' by 2.5'. The new mk 8 is a 50 man lifeboat just starting service in the USN. The second url has dimensional data for the deployed mil spec mk6. Not sure if http://www.boats.dt.navy.mil/pg2/mots25.htm http://www.tpub.com/content/administration/12966/css/12966_315.htm HTH Scott

Alexandra - diminutive - Sasha

An individual woodworker, like myself, would carve them by hand. The inexpensive ones for mass production are stamped [or pressed] by machine.

If you want to research them a little more, they are called 3D printers. They can be monochrome and/or color and they're speed is rated in layers per minute. Layer thickness is adjusted, between 0.003 and 0.010 for a particular machine, to affect resolution and speed. They are especially usefull for doing small intricate parts for investment, lost wax, casting. Scott

Her: "Live flowers? Luckily, my gangrene thumb will have them undead in no time." Scott

Him: Feng Shui!? Rememeber?! These belong over here. Scott