New Users
Get started and learn the ropes!
A:M Forum Rules
GENERAL FORUM GUIDELINES
The A:M Forum is for technical support and the sharing of tips and ideas between users/prospective users of Hash software. It is moderated constantly by technical support representatives.
DO'S!
-Ask questions about the software.
-Assist other users... everyone was new at this once.
-Inform people of your version/platform when asking for help.
-Share resources; tutorials, models, textures, tips and techniques (link to useful websites).
-Post links to your work, or where your art is being used online (on websites, in games, toons', etc.)
-Search the A:M Forum and FAQ. The question you are about to ask may have already been answered.
-Organize and inform others about user groups, IRC chats, image and animation contests, job opportunities, etc.
-Discuss what you are working on and let everyone know about magazine reviews and articles that relate to your projects.
DON'TS!
-Do Not be rude or disrespectful or mean to other forum members in any way. Personal attacks will be removed.
-Do Not post bug/crash reports to the list (send bug/crash reports to http://www.hash.com/reports.
-Do Not complain about forum content. Complaints or suggestions can be sent directly to hash@hash.com
-Do Not reprimand other forum members for violating forum rules, that's the moderators job, which (unless you are a moderator) you are not.
-No complaining or whining on the forum or distribution of misinformation.
-No flames of any kind.
-No Off Topic posts. (Posts in the Off Topics section should be related to A:M in some form or fashion or benefit the A:M community as a whole).
-No soliciting of any kind without prior approval.
-No threads or comparisons related to other 3D Applications.
-No "Wish list" or feature requests, they should be sent to www.hash.com/reports for categorizing and prioritization (User requests define the future development of the software).
-No "me too!" posts
-No discussion of Hash Internal Affairs (finances, advertising, PR.)
-No posting of private email to the forum unless permission of the author is granted. (Private correspondence should remain private)
-No very general questions like: "how do I make a good 3D model" make your questions as complete and concise as possible.
If you have questions as to whether it's appropriate, send it to: support@hash.com, We'll be happy to let you know whether it is, or is not appropriate.
User Led Forum Considerations
Firstly and foremostly, please remember this is Martin Hash's forum and that it is every A:M User's primary resource for information about A:M. In order to remain relevant we need everyone's continuing support and interest.
Secondly, understand there is a distinction between A:M (the program) and the A:M forum. There are some topics and issues that are outside the scope of this forum and most can be deduced by reading through the forum guidelines. These include such things as Hash Inc internal policies, business practices, trade secrets, and specific plans for the future not yet publicly released. Each of these would be fascinating topics of their own but are better reserved for private communications with a representative of Hash Inc.
Related to the second, is purchasing, customer service and other areas outside the purview of the common user who may have no interest in such things; subjects relating to money exchanging hands are beyond the scope of the A:M Forum and often can lead to conflicts of interest between users and/or Hash Inc. (If Hash Inc cuts you a deal on volume purchasing it's really no one else's business). Likewise, individual complaints about a product or service are best remedied by going direct with Hash Inc representatives empowered to make decisions. Please allow them them the time necessary to resolve your specific issue and consider the cost of customized solutions.
This last area is likely the source of much confusion because many see the A:M Forum as the official outlet for Hash Inc... and it is. But the forum is not designed for conducting business and private matters best resolved by going to Hash Inc directly. Similarly, bug reports are best resolved by entering them directly into the A:M Reporting system.
Many problems can be easily addressed at the user level just by asking fellow users in the forum. If someone at Hash Inc suggests the forum as a source, it is very likely a problem can be easily resolved. For tougher issues there is even more reason to take the issue directly to the source... you don't want the issue discussed... you want it resolved quickly.
Finally, remember that we want to pass this forum on to future moderators and generations of A:M Users in the absolute best condition possible. A:M is just that good a program and is worthy of our consideration.
Thanks for making the A:M Forum a great community.
4,141 topics in this forum
-
- 38 replies
- 2.2k views
Hello all, I been using AM for a few weeks now, gone through most all the tuts except the more comlex ones. Have a question, I was creating a model after the "Thom" model just to work on my modeling and the 5 point patch technique(and also to practice attaching arms, etc.) It was going well, I saved the project, all looked well in wireframe and shaded mode. I saved and closed the project, went to grab a drink and came back a bit later and opened. Here is what I saw... Evertime I close it now and reopen, I get stranger and stranger things happening to the model, am I doing something strange?!? It weird that it looks different and more messed up …
Last reply by knipple, -
- 3 replies
- 450 views
Where can I find the 2008 rig model? Thanks
Last reply by Douglas Ferrin, -
- 1 reply
- 702 views
Please can someone explain how i can constrain a sprite emitter to an object in the chorography so that it will emiiter from a particular point in a specified direction.
Last reply by Rodney, -
- 27 replies
- 2.4k views
Hi Folks, I am attempting to model a single strand of hair as if seen underneath a microscope in A:M 13.0. I found GREAT example of it done on 3D studio Max, but of course I can't simply import it. I can re-construct in it Hash very well UNTIL it comes to constructing the randomly frayed edges of the hair shaft (see attached). I tried modeling the multiple rings of ragged, jaggy CP placements by hand but it ended up being a tedious that yielded a result not even close to what I need. Is there a wizard/plug-in/technique that will allow me to create random control point position in the x-y-z plane in A:M? I've tried all of the wizards that ship with 13.0 with no su…
Last reply by Rodney, -
- 4 replies
- 395 views
Hi, does anyone know how to render in 48 bit color in AM? To get the really loooooong gray scales Redgards KG Holmqvist
Last reply by Karl Gunnar Holmqvist, -
- 13 replies
- 1.4k views
Hi, A real quick question. Is there a way to hide the distortion boxes from the modeling screen after you finish using them ? Thanks for the help.
Last reply by NancyGormezano, -
- 1 follower
- 17 replies
- 1.3k views
These are annoying. I have seen this before on lights. the problem is worked around by moving the camera slightly. not the case with my forces issue. they seem to pop in and out inconsistently. I could use some help. I rendered in 1080p with net render on 6 different machines. Sparks4_explosion.prj
Last reply by jason1025, -
- 10 replies
- 1.5k views
in theory pretty simple, i have a basic landscape set up with trees and grass textures, and i want a different texture to over right the grass were i want it to do so, think the zerg creep if u ever played starcraft1/2 but with a little more control like if i wanted to send out tendrils or something http://www.gosugamers.net/starcraft/images...Zerg%20Base.jpg if at all possible to have it raise a little of the ground i would be cool but thats a secondary objective in the how do i get it to change textures to begin with
Last reply by Fuchur, -
- 1 follower
- 5 replies
- 728 views
I've had a look for the answer, with no luck. Your site says I can get the cd ver and it can be used on different computers. What does that mean? I have 4 computers at home, they are all different, can I install it to all of them? And for that matter, my friend has a different computer, can I install it there. A:M CD Version for $299.00 Can be used on different computers. Unlimited usage – never expires. Any minor updates released in the following year are free for you to download.
Last reply by jakerupert, -
- 7 replies
- 731 views
has anyone seen a hair problem in version 16? im getting a severe crash. total freeze up.
Last reply by sir fen the usa, -
- 1 follower
- 12 replies
- 1.5k views
Hey Gang, Has anyone tinkered with shattering glass? I'm guessing Newton would have to be used? Can it be directional shards such as this video clip? Here is a video clip of what I mean. glasss_shatters.mp4
Last reply by robcat2075, -
- 5 replies
- 737 views
this is something that has bothered me for a while. is there an easy way to just remove patches from a group without making a new group minus the undeisered patches?
Last reply by John Bigboote, -
- 27 replies
- 2.1k views
Hi, Hopefully someone can help me with this one. I've created a " Mountain " model that has a large number of decals to create it's surface appearance. Everything looks great in the modeling and choreography windows, but when it renders, there are areas that the decals are not visible and I'm getting a solid color. I've tried reapplying and adding new, but those areas still will not show the decals. I'm rendering at 1440 x 1080 and using one pass. I've tried multi passing, but get the same results. HELP ! Thank you.
Last reply by NancyGormezano, -
- 10 replies
- 874 views
Anyone know about this.... I slapped my Al Capone rotoscope onto my model as a decal, and it looks OK until I move any of the 5 point patch CPs in the UV editor and then they look like a cigarette got put through them. They still look OK in a final render (left) but the real-time view is out of whack (right).
Last reply by robcat2075, -
- 5 replies
- 637 views
I'm setting up to do the FW-190 tutorial and have reached the point where I'm not going to be able to actually see the rotoscope model I'm supposed to be modeling. Specifically, the grid is in the way. I've tried setting the grid size to 0 but it still persists in being there. How do you hide the grid, or failing that, how can I place the rotoscope image in front of it? (I notice that in the tutorial photos there is no grid at all.)
Last reply by NancyGormezano, -
- 1 follower
- 15 replies
- 1.3k views
Hey everyone, Wondered if anyone knew how to create bouncing particles with collisions? For instance, I'm doing something with a ton of soccer balls and wanted a bunch of soccer balls to fall from the top of the screen, bounce off a logo in the middle and land on the floor. Make sense? I can't seem to figure it out. Not sure how to control them. I know this is a big one, but any input would be so appreciated. Attached is screenshot of something I did with After Effects, but I know our beloved A:M could produce much better results with greater control... I just know it! Also, I attached a video clip of what I mean. Notice how the balls bounce off the 3D text…
Last reply by new guy, -
- 5 replies
- 546 views
I'm animating a character. I rotate a bone using the "red" / X axis. But in the graph editor, it shows that I'm rotating the "Green" / Y axis. Anyone experienced this camelion/ rogue switch.
Last reply by robcat2075, -
- 14 replies
- 821 views
In the project on which I'm working, I have a medley of famous songs I animated to. When I started they were all split up into separate parts and each bit done as an action. With fresh eyes I realise that may not have been the best of plans (?) so now I am trying to put it all together as one with the whole 1min 54 seconds of medley. I tried to do this in the choreography but could not get the separate actions to run concurrently, even when I adjusted the input/output settings in 'properties'. So I tried to copy all the bones info in one action and paste it into a new one, along with the full medley. That did not work either. Is there a way to s…
Last reply by Simon Edmondson, -
- 16 replies
- 1.2k views
I've no idea whats it called, nor had much luck finding it. Best thing I can do is describe what I'm looking for. A while back, when I was digging through toe forums killing time, I ran in to a tutorial (believe a video), where a very fine spline mesh of the lower torso and legs got scaled down to tightly fit around the legs and keep a set distance. Pretty sure it's mostly used to make cloth pieces fit correctly and keep the required distance for so it can be animated. I'm unable to find it, nor do I have an idea whats it's called. All I know I've need for it now I hope some one understand what I'm talking about and can point me in the right direction …
Last reply by markw, -
- 11 replies
- 975 views
ive been working on a model for awhile now and it came time to do a flip copy attach. the hand came out distorted. i deleted the hand and just took the left hand and copied it and did a flip hoping that it would be okay. unfortunatley it came out distorted. any ideas as to why this is happening?
Last reply by Walter Baker, -
- 4 replies
- 1.5k views
Just wondering. A floating horizon line in the Choreography window would be a help in visualizing perspective in outdoor scenes. Is there an option to add one?
Last reply by robcat2075, -
- 5 replies
- 584 views
Is it possible to use AM v13, for cutting and joining animated clips done in AM. I m not sure i have heard of this done in AM before. thanks.
Last reply by robcat2075, -
- 9 replies
- 1.4k views
I’m looking for guidance, some step by step guide or tutorial, movie some other form of instructions on how to model a head/face. Currently I’m struggling with the creation of a head for my model. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve started over from scratch again. The body of my female model has been created through the use of a front, side and rear view picture of the basic shape. Through the use of the lathe tool, extruding tool, scaling and lots of tweaking. Took sometime getting the body modeled right and I've started from scratch plenty of times that really aided and improved my ability to model. However, I have tried repeating the same way I created …
Last reply by NancyGormezano, -
- 7 replies
- 760 views
I'm just starting with Animation Master. Is it normal to have to fill in the register window every time I start up A:M? Also, why can't I permanently dismiss the Tip of the Day window by unchecking the Show Tips at Startup check box? The next time I start up A:M it's still there.
Last reply by Gerry, -
- 2 followers
- 4 replies
- 571 views
I am trying to decide on which computer to install AM 16 (I have AM11 on disk) I have a computer with both WIN7 Professional (64bit) and MAC OS Lion (not Bootcamp, but dual boot) and was wondering, since all the hardware is the same, if the program would run equally as well on WIN as it would on OSX. I do not want to buy two versions of the software just to satisfy my curiosity. Specs: i5-2500K, 8MB 1333Mhz ram, 90GB SSD, 1TB WD Black, 2TB Hitatchi 6gbs SATA, Radeon HD6870 So...does anyone have any idea which version if faster, all things being the same? Are there any usability features in one version that makes it better than the other? Additionally, I …
Last reply by largento, -
- 5 replies
- 687 views
After a long period of illness I am back trying to finish my project. Working on an IMac 3.3 under OSX Snow Leopard, using V15J. Trying to output a test of the current revisions. It will render as a sequence of TGA files but, it won't render as QT file ? The render crashes and the program closes. I get the following message, "Format error, try adjusting the settings in Output/options/settings" I have looked under Tools/options and tried to find the required bit using properties, but to no avail. I think the problem might arise because I was using Final Cut Pro the other day and outputting using using a different codec ??? Could anyone kind…
Last reply by Simon Edmondson, -
- 3 replies
- 621 views
i am just wondering if there is any tutorial on particle system . . . just let me know if you have any one.
Last reply by HomeSlice, -
- 1 reply
- 469 views
im using ver16 all of sudden my rotoscopes are invisable. did i turn something off?
Last reply by sir fen the usa, -
- 9 replies
- 1.3k views
hey guys long time no see i have been trying to get an effect similar to this not the crystals them self but the cracking pattern on the ground, making ground is easy enough but the few methods i have tried so far don't quite work for the cracks as its ether virtually impossible to get the lines to match the terrain grid or it just doesn't line up. additionally i cant seam to make textures blend into each other vs a hard line.
Last reply by Rodney, -
- 1 follower
- 7 replies
- 688 views
thinking out loud here: we'd need a tutorial on surface constraint on the site. please nobody say techref, i did look *HURTS*. long enough to know we need a tutorial. how about a fun penguin sliding downhill, up a bump, in the air, then down again and sliding on. no fancy animation, just the direction change, constraint on off, basics.
Last reply by robcat2075, -
- 0 replies
- 393 views
Like it says in the title, I saw this post when I first got Animation Master. I have been so glad I followed this advice. The Second best Money I ever spent. ( A:M was the first}
Last reply by MJL, -
- 2 followers
- 14 replies
- 1.3k views
Hi all, I recently purchased a v 16 subscription. After download and install, I tried to register, but when I entered my number, it said three was an error writing the master.llc file. I contacted Hash, who sent me a good one. I moved that file to the correct directory and, upon launch, I got the same request for my number and the same error. I've since completely uninstalled and reinstalled the program and both entered my number and copied the file directly to the directory, but no change. Please help! Best, Anton.
Last reply by thumperness, -
- 14 replies
- 1.2k views
I posted earlier that I haven't been yet able to try this software, so I have silly questions. I do hope I'm not testing any of your patience. I'm guessing there is a lot to animation, more than I'm aware of, and perhaps rendering is the least of it. I'm looking at A:M and Houdini Escape as options, and with a workstation ATI card in my laptop, Houdini renders faster than the other software I've tried(GPU rendering). Yet... A:M's TAO technical manual says that the patch exports take under a hundred patches and turn into thousands on a single character. Does this patch modeling and painting make rendering any faster? My processor is only an i5 in my laptop and fr…
Last reply by southpawami, -
- 1 follower
- 2 replies
- 600 views
First off... I'm new to making 3D things. Classes in 3D start in the fall, and I spent a bit of the summer trying every trial available to me. Including, Maya, 3ds max, Shade12, Wings, blender, ProjectMessiah, Modo, Milkshape, Moment Of Inspiration, AC3D, Silo, Hexagon, SketchUp, Houdini... and probably some others I don't remember. I don't know of a trial for Animation Master so that's why I'm asking this silly question... and maybe perhaps making a feature suggestion for a future update. I've noticed Collada import and export is now in blender, wings, mirye shade, google sketchup, sidefx houdini, and luxology modo for sure. Is Collada import and export in Anima…
Last reply by Paul Forwood, -
hi all ok i am running a windows platform with the v16a version and i bought the extra cd.there is no direct link to the library but i do want to put these in my library. i did copy and paste the cd into the v16 folder but still doesnt show up in the libray can anyone help on this subject. thanks mike
Last reply by markw, -
- 6 replies
- 397 views
sorry to bother but does anyone know how to upload a short move file. i have tried to upload lesson 2 short avi file of 13.5mb but it tells me this type of file is not allowed. thanks mike
Last reply by mouseman, -
- 13 replies
- 754 views
hi there i now am the proud owner of AM v16 i did lesson number 2 the chorus line but it wont let me save the animation, i keep getting ( aviFileCreateStreamError ) then i get ( unableToSaveFile ) anyone know why????????? thanks Mike
Last reply by HomeSlice, -
- 1 follower
- 5 replies
- 502 views
this is so weird i'm almost excited. 15j+ (no that's not the weird part); Tools>Customize>Toolbars> clicking the box for "Grooming" brings a tool set in view immediately. clicking OK makes it disappear. going back clicking the box brings it back, but only till i click OK. seriously! anybody? makes me want to write a camp fire song. second, slightly less exciting incident; hairing up an ostrich feather all's well, tweakin'&learnin'. wanted to test "cull hairs" what it does and turned it to 100%, hairs disappeared. changed it back to 50%, they did not return. rebooted a:m, hair's gone. hmm? any thoughts?
Last reply by dblhelix, -
- 1 follower
- 8 replies
- 476 views
So right now I am working on learning smartskin. I'm in bones mode, I right click the bone that I want to drive the muscle motion, then go to New smartskin (I didn't see an option to choose x, y, or z rotate though - this was listed in the technical reference, and the copy I have is pretty old so something may have changed). AM then brought up a new Action window. I then moved my bone where I wanted it, and went into Muscle mode to adjust the control points at that extreme position. It seems to be working, when I move the bone now the points follow. Is that more or less how it is supposed to work? Also, in Muscle mode, the points that make up the smartskin t…
Last reply by Fuchur, -
- 1 follower
- 2 replies
- 596 views
hi! this is a bit outrageous, but i'm wondering whether you remember writing about your bus stop project and feathers? someone complimented you on your materials in particular, you answered in generous detail, and then there was talk about the way feather "hairs" cling together; of every hair having more "hairs". i seem to remember an image of a white feather, but all of this could be faulty - i could be connecting details here that were not connected. on a couple of occasions i've done searches for this, coming up with nothing, so this is a bit of a last resort. have to ask.
Last reply by dblhelix, -
- 7 replies
- 786 views
I used Sprtite System created leaves for a tree, it's easy and look very good. I can use this technique in still images. But in animation it .... How can I freeze the sprite system? Thank you very much.
Last reply by John Bigboote, -
- 6 replies
- 463 views
I've seen in tons of video games, movies, and other things that use streaks. Usually there is a glow applied to them. Is it not possible to do that in A.M. because I have tried adding glow to the sprite streaks and nothing happens. Just wondering if there is a way
Last reply by captainrex, -
- 3 replies
- 470 views
Character customization is a big thing in games, specially role playing games. Through sliders, you alter/modify body parts making them large, longer, thicker, etc. I was wondering if something similar could be achieved with in AM, to reuse a model and modify it through sliders. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EVVPmnU484...tailpage#t=171s
Last reply by wildcard, -
- 2 followers
- 32 replies
- 2.6k views
Ok, so I'm experimenting with simple walk with my penguin model, and the butt has some serious "junk in the trunk funk" going on. (see screenshot) I'm thinking smartskin would help here but am not sure where to start. Ideas?
Last reply by robcat2075, -
- 2 replies
- 336 views
I downloaded the bevelled prims off Yve's site since for some of the work on my buoy I figured it would be simpler to take an existing primitive and work it over to get the structural members of the buoy that I need. I tried scaling the cube primitive to get a long, thin bar but I ended up with something that looks more like a dog bone. I don't think the bevels were reacting well to scaling. Is this something I would probably be better off modeling from scratch?
Last reply by Roger, -
- 7 replies
- 577 views
Not sure if there was a plug in for this and where to get it if it existed but I'm trying to calculate the volume of an object that is a closed shape.
Last reply by pixelplucker, -
- 4 replies
- 429 views
I am working on a buoy and am trying to create an array of rivets around the outside edge. I have my single rivet I modeled, it seems like there should be some way to array it around the buoy. I checked in plug-ins but I don't see anything listed in the default plug-in list.
Last reply by Roger, -
- 6 replies
- 584 views
I know when you are pulling points you can constrain them to a specific axis, x, y or z but what I am curious to know is can you constrain a point along a single spline and adjust its position on that spline?
Last reply by Roger, -
- 1 follower
- 8 replies
- 1.4k views
considering a final addition to project; maybe making one Eugene a mummy. for the most part the skin would just sit there, but have a couple of large holes and not cover hands but end in a hard crusty formation. like a long sleeve. however on the face the skin should have prominent tearing at the mouth, with both hard and flexible behaviour - there'd be a nice, disgusting piece over the molars between a hole in the cheek and his mouth. this piece would stretch when he opens his mouth and have hardened crusts at top&bottom angles. the Eugene will be sporting the gentlemen's classic cloak with no sleeves. i've no idea how to plan, what to plan,…
Last reply by robcat2075, -
- 1 follower
- 2 replies
- 455 views
not the right forum but you've made my sky, http://www.hash.com/forums/index.php?s=&am...st&p=352938 i've this meteor crashing down, followed by a "time lapse"ish sequence where the entire sky is cast over, lightning strikes, clouds move left->right. while my resources are pathetic and by no means just, it's clear this is one of them Coincidences and i want it, just don't know where to e-mail!
Last reply by dblhelix,