Season Finale
The one where one door closes and another opens.
Sprite Tools
Sprite Tools is a free MAXScript for working with Sprites in 3ds Max. It can create sprite cards from animated textures or convert sprite sheets into animated textures.
Quick Parent Link MAXScript
Pick a hierarchy a little faster
MAXScript function to quickly pick parent/child chains (hierarchies) of objects in 3ds Max. Works a little more efficiently than the native Select and Link function in 3ds Max.
The nature of apathy
To be apathetic is to invite entropy, says Olson. How do we deal with it?
Psychics and Statistics
What happens when a Carl Sagan fan meets with person with psychic ability.
Infinity, for the Mind and Body
A short discussion on infinities.
Scenic Paintings
Oil paintings of rural or wilderness scenes by Donald Olson.
SMD Collision Mesh Tool
Download the SMD Collision Mesh Prep Tool for 3D Studio Max and learn how to use it.
Major Directory Changes at ShawnOlson.Net
Topics pages now only list articles by Shawn Olson and very close friends and family.