Strata Support - The five questions posted most recently:

In Strata 3D CX, I'm Animating a project and trying to have the second half of the animation to go in reverse with out having to do each step one by one. In short to return to the beginning.

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:41:00 GMT

To have an animation replay in reverse what you need to do is add a Cycle Attribute for each animated object in the model. Set the Current Time Indicator at the half way point in your animation then select an object and go the the Plus Menu in the upper right corner of the Project Window. Choose the command Add Attribute > Cycle Attribute. Expand the Cycle Attribute and turn on the Back & Forth checkbox.

Will Strata 3D CX V4.1 (with any updates) run on Mac OS x 10.5 (Leopard)? Thans in advance Paul Wakefield

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:38:00 GMT

CX 4.x will not run under OS 10.5 due to changes made by Apple to how the File Open dialogs work. Users running CX 4 and earlier versions of the Strata 3D program will have to Upgrade to the latest version of the program,�Strata 3D CX 5.5.�The cost for the upgrade for those users is $299.

I keep wanting to create a object with the freehand tool and then extrude it. It works great except it extrudes as if it were hollow. I want it to be a solid object with now hole in it. Is there an easy solution?

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:48:00 GMT

Click and hold on the Bezier Pen Tool to see the filled version of it.

Is Strata 3D CX compatible with Apple's new Leopard OS 10.5 operating system?

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:13:00 GMT

Because of changes made to certain controls in the Operating System for Leopard, some of the dialogs in our program which use those controls cause the program to crash. We have reported the problem to Apple but so far they have not fixed it.�You can find a list of know problems and workarounds for our software running under Leopard on the StrataCafe at�Mac OS 10.5 Leopard compatibility and known problems.

Strata 3D CX 5.5 is compatible with OS 10.5, Leopard. We will be issuing a free updater for Strata 3D CX 5.0, 5.0.1 and 5.1 versions of the program. Older versions will not be updated.

Is Strata 3D CX 5 compatible with Windows Vista

Mon, 09 Apr 2007 17:19:00 GMT

Yes, Strata 3D CX 5 will run under the Microsoft Vista operating system but you must make a change to the program's Properties first. Because of Vista's increased security features the installation for CX has to be done just a bit differently. It must be installed using the administrator account. Even if your user account has administrator privileges that isn't enough. Right-click on the installer icon and choose the command run as administrator. Once the program is installed you'll have to do the same thing the first time it is run to get the registration information saved properly. Use the run as administrator command the first time you launch the program, enter your registration information the immediately exit the program. Now you can run it normally with your user account. After installing the program open the Strata 3D CX 5 program folder on your hard drive and Right-click on the program's icon then select the Properties command. In the Properties dialog turn on the option "Disable desktop composition" then click the OK button. CX 5 will now run on Vista.