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- By Fuchur,
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Trying to help a coworker struggling with getting transparency in 3DS. He saved out a model as an .obj, I brought it into v.16 and when I dropped it into a chor, I had live surface settings to mess with. this is pretty huge, don't know if this has been in there for awhile but it's great. Oddly, they're available only on the chor shortcut, not on the model itself.
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I don't know if I'm the only one to experience this but, I got a new Macbook Pro. After following the instructions to get the information off the computer so I could get a new .lic file for my new computer I sent it to support. When I got the subsequent file back (BTW: hope things went well at Comic Con) I downloaded it through G-Mail and dropped it into my AM folder. Having done this before I new it should have worked. So here is what I found out - Safari apparently analyzed the file and added a .txt extension to the file. Once I removed that and made it a .lic again everything worked.
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Is there a way of skipping decals when importing props? Some models seem to take forever to import and AM seems to lag along. If I am going to retopo the model then I don't think waiting for this feature is worth it.
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In V17 you may notice some very slight changes in the default Choreography that is created if you do New>Chor - The old "Rim" light is now named "Spot". This light, shining from the front, is in the wrong place to be a true "rim" light in proper photography/lighting terminology. "Spot" will be a correct name for its function and placement in this chor. -"Spot" light's color is now white instead of orange because orange was ugly. -"Ground" is now a 5x5 grid instead of one patch. This puts some visible spline lines in shaded wireframe view, to better show the perspective of the ground plane. This also renders the placement of kleig lighting slightly better…
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Congratulations on getting V17 out! Any chance of getting a summary of what's new in V17? -Vance
Last reply by Jason Simonds, -
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Someone, maybe John Bigboote? recently posted an animation he had done with a waving flag, and as I recall, posted the .prj that could be reused with a new flag decal. Does that ring a bell? I poked around but couldn't find it.
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Hoe can i duplicate an object as tiles of a roof, I tested swarm, but that does not function well. I would like to make a very detailed roof with tiles but it is necessary to reproduce hundreds from one of them.
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Following last weeks adventures with water, I'm trying to do a little short using the 2008 rig. There are so many controls in the rig that I'm finding it a bit confusing so, two general questions really. Is there a guide available to what the controls do and how to use them ? and Would it make sense to incorporate those controls into a pose slider . So that, for example, the right index finger curl was done with a pose slider rather than using the two null's ? As a supplementary question to that last one, if the poses were set up on the rig, could they then be exported to another model using the same rig ? Has anyone else addressed this diff…
Last reply by Simon Edmondson, -
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While pursuing an AMReport Steffen found a way to optimize the Sub-Surface Scattering code. My first simple test gives promising results: that's almost 60% more frames per minute. This change is in v17 beta 5 available now!
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Please Vote at http://www.hash.com/vote Thank you for all of the amazing entries! Now back to sun, girls and bbq's!
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Hi Everyone, I felt that if I was going to continue posting on here that I should set up an account of my own as it didn't feel right using my dads. I will make one more post from my fathers account (Below my comment from this account on the following thread: http://www.hash.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=41737) just to verify that I am who I say I am on this account. Thank you all, Regards Josh
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It use to be that if you dragged a cp onto a spline in a space with no cp.......and then right clicked.....it would make a hook. However, I'm noticing now that in V 17, it makes a cp point on the spline instead. How or what is the process to force a hook instead? Thanks so much William
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I am not understanding how to use the snap to surface feature? This is my first time trying it. Can someone walk me thru the steps to get started, please. I have made a SIMPLE obj in A:M (model exported as obj) I imported that obj 1) as a prop, and 2) imported that obj into a blank model. I have tried to use the snap to surface feature both in model window, as well as in chor (with prop) If I try to do it in the chor, and use the Add cp's - I get a path object If I try to create CP's in model that has prop imported in it (used plugin - import, obj) - I can't seem to control how the cps snap to surface. No comprendo. Que pasa?
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Hey everyone. I'm considering trying to transfer a very dense figure model into A:M. I was hoping that the re-topo tool would help out, but I was not able to find much on what others had been able to get out of it. Has anyone been successful in "retopo'ing" a high dense mesh, human figure in A:M?? William
Last reply by Fuchur, -
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Hi I am using a v13 cd with a v15j update. I believe the Cd has the old v11 porcelain mat file. Can anyone upload the v15 please. Thanks.
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I'm imported a OBJ as prop... the AO seems not work with it .. can anyone confirm it?
Last reply by Jason Simonds, -
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If you haven't gone through the online videos that come with The Art of Animation:Master book you should begin your journey into computer animation with Animation:Master there: The Art of Animation:Master Video Tutorials You can work through these exercises alone but it's always better to seek feedback. To help you there is a dedicated TaoA:M forum and also a chat window right inside Animation:Master where you can discuss all the latest and greatest progress you've made and seek assistance in real time. If you ever login to chat and no one is there just drop a note here in the forum to let others know you are looking to chat! And don't forget to download th…
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I'm just noticing that Quicktime render output isn't in the V16 options. And the AVI output gives an error message when I try to render out to AVI. I normally render out tga's or png's so I haven't paid this any attention until now. William
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Is this posible for anyone to get yet,or is it still not public cheers Steve
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Wanted Cartoon "Nightwalk"! (a man came out at night to pee) Let's find the cartoon "Nightwalk". And place it in our gallery. I could not find on-demand "Nightwalk" in the http://amfilms.hash.com/ Perhaps it is left on the disk 98 AM??? Another thing I remember was a wonderful animated toilet - would also like to find it.
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1st Place Thank You Xtaz! 2st Place Thank You Charles Gramberg 3st Place Thank You Kathryn Whitaker For the winners please email support@hash.com the email you use for the Hash, Inc. online store and I will will send you the gift cards. I'm going to post the poll for the new contest now.
Last reply by pixelplucker, -
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I'm wondering if anybody is in support? i guess you can't call them anymore, still waiting to hear from them, going on 3 weeks now, I'm running windows 07 64 color, I have v15 on the cd, i bought the 79.00 upgrade to v16. But the activation key is not working, I'm getting error messages like, server status(-134 no such file or directory (error 2) bad parameter passed to RLMfunction (-123) bad return data from webserver (no status) (-134) no such file or directory appereicate any help
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If you have other Ideas add them below and I will see how they work too. To give everyone the most time to work on entries the voting will close Monday 03/30/12 and The contest post will be that day. The contest will run till Sunday July/1/12 and voting will be the week after.
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How do control where Baked Surface Decals get saved to? Right now it is my "Library" folder and not the folder the model was saved to.
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Hey guys, I don't know if this is a bug and worth reporting, but just recently I've noticed objects aren't staying where I tell them to be. Let me explain, I've been building a throne room and I want a row of pillars running down the centre of the room. I've positioned a pillar and then to make sure the next one lines up I go into the properties, get the x co-ordinate and enter into the next pillar. I repeat this for say the next 5 pillars with just the z co-ordinate changed. So here's the weird thing. Say I set all the pillars to x=90 all along the row. If I then click on say pillar 2 its x co-ordinate may have shifted to say 89.89 or 90.12, just a random shift to t…
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Is there a reason why particle sprites don't show up in Render Lock Mode (shiftQ) but their shadows do? And how much memory can A:M use in the Mac version? I have 8GB but A:M never seems to use more than 1 or maybe 2 at most. After what seems like only an hour or two trying to work with the Rear Window set things really start to bog down. Edit: OK ignore that last bit about the set. I'v deactivated and/or hidden as many of the set models as possible and things are running much better now. I just have to remember to turn them all back on again when it comes time to finally render!
Last reply by robcat2075, -
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From the new v17beta 02 .. This should be huge for cloth users. Steffen has added an option that somehow makes work a strategy that I've tried before with only slight success... drastically upping the number of time subdivisions that SimCloth uses. HiRes ON temporarily increases the frame rate x 10 while the simulation is running. If you have Sub Steps set to 3, Sim cloth will now calculate the cloth's motion through 30 steps per frame instead of 3. The Cloth moves less per step, giving A:M more chance deflect CPs before they become unsolvable intersections. In theory just setting Sub Steps to a 10x higher number should have t…
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Hello, I'm running windows 07 64 color, I have v15 on the cd, this weekend i upgraded to v16. and the activation key is not working, I'm getting error messages like, server status(-134 no such file or directory (error 2) bad parameter passed to RLMfunction (-123) bad return data from webserver (no status) (-134) no such file or directory (error:2) I have sent a email to support, but while i'm waiting, i know they have thier hands ful. So in the mean time i lost the v15.oj+ upgrade. i went to FTP directory /pub/updates//windows/ at ftp.hash.com ftp://ftp.hash.com/pub/updates/windows/v15/ i located the v5cd- but as i'm running in…
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Hi, First I'm on AM V14c which probably won't matter in this case as this will probably be a memory exercise anyway. I've rigged characters in AM 14c using TSM2 before just fine but this time I got an error when I did the rigger. I did the builder, the flipper but when I did the rigger it said "No System Found"??!!?? Anyone?? Thanks so much, Rusty Edit: BTW, I can't find a manual so I'm doing this all from memory which might be the problem.
Last reply by robcat2075, -
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Last night I spent two hours pushing CPs around in a new Pose, then i saved my model again. Then I noticed I hadn't been working in a Pose window, I had been moving the CPs in the model window! There's no amount of pressing "undo" that would save that situation. Fortunately I always save in incrementally numbered versions with brief descriptions of what was just done so it was easy to go back to the last version of the model before I made that ghastly error. I rarely need to go back to my old versions but about two or three times a year I'll do something spectacularly bad like that and I'm glad they are there.
Last reply by Gerry, -
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So I have purchased the subscription and downloaded the software. Did the installation and got through that hurdle. Now I am up to the 'The Door's Stuck' tutorial in TAoAM and have run into a little snag. It tells me to go to the projects tab in the library and get the project for the tutorial. um...the projects tab is empty. Is there a link to download the extras?
Last reply by ReubenM, -
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When will v17 be available to the rest of the community?
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Anyone know why I can render out an animation to quicktime with ver14 but do not have the option with ver16 on the same machine? Thanks.
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My short A:M-animated film "Garrett" has been selected for showing at another film festival - the Ft. Myers Film Festival this March 21-25. If any of you are looking for an excuse to visit Florida, this is is it =) http://fortmyersfilmfestival.com/ I won't be able to attend this festival because of work. And our weather is nicer here. =) But if you happen to be in the area, check it out. =)
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Within a new pose, can you use distortion mode to move and key cp's...... I get odd results in v16. William
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circular clip http://www.yapfiles.ru/files/353728/PREDATORS.swf
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AM automatically assigns a model bone when you make a model. Is there a way to scale it in proportion to the model itself rather than accept the default size ? I have tried to change the size under properties but, although the new figures are accepted in the dialogue box, the apparent scale does not change in the view window. ? I ask because, when in an action or chor window and I zoom to fit the model using ctrl,shift, Z it zooms to include the model bone rather than just the model itself ? regards simon Imac/OSX 10.68/ AM16
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Looking for some info on how to mirror smartskin. Is there a "Mirror smartskin" function now. Where and How?
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I hope I'm asking this in the right place ? It might sound odd but, is there a way to change the way joints are listed in the action and choreo files. Not the names but the way the hierarchy is listed at the side ? At first I thought it was the order on which the bones were selected at first but. I tried to select them in the order I would use them later and it still seems to come out the same. descending it reads Back Back 2 Head Hips Then the first finger joint then the bicep What I 'd like to do is to get the hierarchy in order so it descended as Bicep Forearm Hand Thumb 1 Thumb2 Thumb3 First finger Furst Finger 2 First…
Last reply by Simon Edmondson, -
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This was for my client, Belle Tire's 90th Year Anniversary. Made in A:M V17 with the toon shader, comped in AE.
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Here are some examples of the additional customization Steffen has programmed into the A:M Community window as of v17Alpha5. In order to use this feature the user simply adds a customized HTML file named 'Support.html' into the v17 directory. The capability enabled here is primarily to supply a localized interface or menu within the A:M Community screenspace. Local administrators, companies, schools and even individual users can then push information utilities to that menu. Based on their interests or needs some optimized files could be supplied to them. Example 1: Holmes's A:M Properties tiddlywiki Note that there are some obstacles to overcome if we are …
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Which ones (EDIT: custom keyboard shortcuts) do you use? Here are two changes I've made, and I like them a LOT! Lock = L move Lathe to SHIFT+L Make Five Point Patch = SHIFT+5 Move Onion Skin to SHIFT+2 QUICK ADDITION: If you go Tools -> Customize, Keyboard, Export, it will open up a web browser with a list of all of the shortcuts.
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I have heard alot about it,but never really knew what it was for ,surfing on youtube ive seen alot of programs exporting from one program to another and back,and I saw John Bigboote had just posted something about it for v17 ,and is it new in v17? ( Most videos were just timelapsed and did'nt explain anything)
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Where can I find description the new features and additions to the new version?
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Why is the Choreography so small? This has always puzzled me The poll is modeled exactly 1m tall and then dropped into the chore without further scaling.
Last reply by robcat2075,