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I am trying to make a pirates of the Caribbean model and i am using the Eugine skeleton model. And i was wondering how i add cloths to a already existing model that where ever the model goes the clothes go.
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This has to be one of the stupidest questions ever but I can't find a post that I made on the newbies forum. It was about upgrading A:M from v13 to v15. I'm pretty sure the last one to respond on the post was robcat. I searched for it everywhere but I couldn't find it. Can posts be deleted? Thanks, Masna
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Oi !!! I just purchased AM and am having problems when I try to run it. It comes up with the following error message: This action cannot be completed because the other program is busy. Press 'Switch to' to activate the busy program and correct the problem. When I select 'Switch to', it opens the windows menu in the bottom corner, which does not help. I installed AM on 3 other computers that belongsto friends and only one of these computers had the same problem. My computer has the following specs: GeForce 8800GT 512mb, 4gig RAM, 500gig HDD, AM2 Dual Core 4.2Ghz. Help!!! I need to get it running for exams.
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ok i no there are constrants but i apperant dont kno whow to use them i have a model helacopter facing up with its blades and i need the rotor to only spin but when in the animation mode it like to rotate into its own body, what type of constrant do i need and what should it look like to make sure that the blade is all way flat with the body no mater how i spin it ?
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Hello - I did a search, but didn't find anything - I have a client that wants me to make a very short animation - but need the model and chor if possible in a 3ds format. Can you export AM models to other program formats, or is that more the job of the other programs to be able to import AM models or chor? Thank you, Eric
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Can anyone help me to get the turbulence working on volumetric effects in v14.0c? If I drop a default dust volumetric into the choreography I just get a misty white sphere with no turbulence. If I do the same in version v13t then I get turbulence within the volumetric sphere. I saved out the project in v13 (with working turbulence) and then loaded into v14 and when I rendered the chor there was still no turbulence on the dust, just the same white misty sphere. I've tried re-installing version v14.0c but this makes no difference. I've also tried adding different turbulence types to the dust object but nothing seems to work. Help please anyone... Thank…
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Hi, I got A:M 2002 back in...well, 2002 and I haven't used it much and kind of forgot about it. I have recently been re-inspired to learn it and I have some questions regarding the latest version and the bajillion updates inbetween. Considering how I never really made anything to speak of on A:M 2002, I'm kind of reluctant to buy the latest version without conquering the old one. So here's the questions: 1) Will the models I make in 2002 be able to transfer over to the latest version? 2) If I get the latest version will I have to relearn everything or is it the same as 2002 but with more features? 3) I've always had a problem with A:M 2002 shutting down on …
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shortcut to fly tab: there seems to be no repeat option. how do i repeat ? version 15.b
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Hi - I created an animation in a chor of a bottle showing it's different functions and I need to swap it with a different bottle, because the second bottle has the exact same motions - is this possible to do? or do I have to redue the animation w/ the new bottle? Thanks for any help.
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Hello - I posted earlier on creating an ECG oscillation that is going to be showing on on a monitor. I was able to create it in flash export it as an .avi and import it into AM as a targa sequence - I applied it to the monitor and it works great. My question is how do I make it loop? Do I somehow create it as an action - and have it play the length of the video? If so how do I turn it into an action? Thanks - Eric
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Hello - I have a hospital scene for a client that requires a modeled EKG machine w/ a heart monitor that they want the oscilations animated on the flat panel monitor. Any suggestions or ideas for this - I was thinking of maybe making an animated gif in another program and importing it in? Thanks for any help -Eric
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Here's something I haven't seen before. In "improving" the patches on my model, I naturally want to attach ends of one spline to another to make one continuous spline. But when I do this, the splines connect but the result is not continuous. That is if I hightlight one side of the CP I get one bias handle and if I highlight on the other side I get a completely different bias handle. The "," key verifies that the spline isn't connected properly. This seems to be common all over the model, but if I create a pair of splines out in space and connect the ends, it works just as it should. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Alan
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hi, i made a character and i m animation it. how will i isolate all the bone and constrain the character to 2 diffrent null bones . 1 bone for verticle rotation asnd the other 1 for horizontal rotation. help needed. thanks.
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How do you create text in animation master v13 I need really cool text.
Last reply by Caroline, -
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Hi guys, i am animating a charater, its pretty cool, but i m having problems with key framing, how can i learn how to key frame, any book or vedio lesson, will be appreciated.
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i am using v 13. i animated a charater using 3 and 4 frames between them, but i fond out that when i played the scene it was too fast what can i do to correct this to normal spped.
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i am animating a charater and i was wondering how to fix the camera in my verious views, for example, i make a charater dance, on frame 5 it shakes its head , frame 10 it bends it hand and on fram 15 it raises it leg. how can i show frame 5 THE HEAD and frame 10 THE HAND and frame 15 THE LEG. on the different camera view when the object is already animated. need help
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Greetings, I wonder if anyone has come across the error message, "Failed to launch help", when pressing "help topics" in the top menu bar? Any suggestions as to what is causing this? I'm using 14.0c. Many thanks you your help. Andrew
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i was wondering if any of you professionals out there could make some tutorials for certain "3d" type skins or textures, or to even make them. but, just for now, i was wondering how you would make a '3d' texture for reptilian type skin. if you did an replied that would be great.
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hey sorry to bother u guys but, where can i find out how to make, motion blur? i looked in "am resource matrics" but most of the tutorial web pages dont work :s thx guys
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How do you make liquid i knoe their is an easy way in v15 but how do you do it in v14
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I am exporting a character with Animation to Quest with the Osidian-Export. Now I got the problem, that the character is always coming in mirrored (that means what was on the right will be one the left. To solve this, I would go the easy road and do all the animations visversa. But now I made a mistake and animated not mirrored. So is there a plugin or a function which can bring all the animation in the action from one side to the other and visversa? *Fuchur*
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I've been trying to add video to the choregraphy.. and the file type is avi.. but when i import it.. it shows a blank. help please.
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ok im not sure if the topic that was posted meens the same as this one but how do i make something on the model light up. like say i had a gountlet, and i wanted "power" comeing out of a spacific point in it. the power i want is a red light. so how would i make the red light look as if it was comeing out ofthe arm pice?? EDIT: should i just constrain the light inside the models arm and have a transparant part red?
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I am currently working on an animation project and have run into some serious time issues while working with AM. Long time user, since the days of Playmation and Ive never had these issues before (Took a LONG break w/ AM). Here are my issues: Bias adjustments, If my model has bias set, if I move, rotate or copy any model, the bias adjustments get lost causing TONS of wasted time in re-adjusting. Is there any way to lock down the bias before a copy/paste so I do not need to rebuild everything? Camera coordinates in world space; Im using an orthogonal camera but it is a serious pain in the butt to position the camera where I want. Im after a sim…
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Hi! Hopefully you've all seen the movies "Alien" and "Aliens". I need just three models. Any help would be fine! I need a normal alien or soldier alien, a queed alien and a colonial marine. Any help would be welcome! Please help! Thanks!
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How can I attach a light (lightbulb) to a model?
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Welcome to the A:M Forum! I'm Rodney, your host as moderator of the Newbies Forum. I'm a user of A:M too! The priorities I've set for myself in the forum are as follows: - Help New Users transition into Animation:Master as smoothly as possible. - Assist A:M Users as they work through The Art of Animation:Master (TaoA:M) - Encourage everyone to learn while doing through participation in a full length feature film! (For an example see Hash Inc Film projects such as 'Tin Woodman of Oz') For over 20 years Hash Inc has been producing the best in software, service and assistance to computer artists. They know the heart of the animator and have provided u…
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ok i need help make a mouth on a flat character...parrappa fro parappa the rapper and lammy from umm jammer lammy and i need help with designing the mouth on him to make him talk when i do a dope sheet... please help
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How do I solve this problem?
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Hi everyone! I am making a Lego Star Wars movie. I need help! Could anyone upload a lego star wars model up here on the forums? This would be very helpful! If you are willing to help, I need a lego battle droid and a lego super battle droid. I also need a few lego ships from the clone wars. Any of these would work just fine. Particulary the fighters. Thanks!
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I know I've posted the two topics before. Sorry about so many posts. I need to know how to save a picture to my computer after I render it. Could anyone help?
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could someone please explain what i need to do in order to constrain bones to null objects. for example head bone, arm bone or leg bone.
Last reply by Caroline, -
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Hey, I havnt been able to be using AM for a long time because of homework problems, and ive been trying to get it back up. anyways, Im needing a bit of help. For example, when someones jumping, how do you make them look like thir really jumping up fast like in AM movies that have been made. I cant get the quick and cool movements in the characters when im making an animation in the choreography Any Help please?
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I read that if I output the AVA format model, it would maintian UV co-ordinates and be modified in Zbrush. However, I have not been able to find a way to translate the .AVA format to .OBJ What do you think is the problem and has this issue been resolved on another link. Thanks, Michaelangelo
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Having an issue - I am working on a project and my model when I try to view as shaded the message pops up "Exception #033 Realtime Render" - it also said when I opened the model "CP listed twice" - I think that was the wordingin - I guess somehow there is a CP w/ the same name or something? Has anyone ever run into this issue? How do I get the section in the properties that show's all the CP's - maybe I can find it in there and delete it - if that is the issue. Any help or suggestions would be great.
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Hi, The manual seems to indicate that is possible to import an animated gif file and use it as a decal. Whenever I try to import such a gif file, either through "Import Image/Animation" or "Import Image/Sequence", and click the "Import as a sequence of images", I'm told that it is an "Invalid gif file." What I am trying to do is to import a 4-frame animated gif and apply it as a decal to a model (in this case, a playing card) and when rendered, have the animated gif play as the card moves. Is this possible? thanks...
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i am making parappa the rapper and lammey (game umm jammer lammy) and i need help creating the mouth please help Im trying to mak my character talk but i dont know where to add the bones and how to speak with my parrappa the rapper and lammy there 2-D so its kind of hard
Last reply by Caroline, -
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how do i make my finger fold using pose sliders, like folding the fist. Or how can i use pose sliders to control increase and decrease of an object. Need help please.
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Hi I have a project file with several models in it. Something went wrong with one of the models in it and now every time I try to open the file I get a "error #004. loading" message followed by "exception #001" message and then A:M shuts down. I have no backup of the file (hopefully this is the last time I will make that mistake) from before the preblem started. I am not happy at the prospect of losing everything in this project file as it is for an animated children's story that is already running behind (yikes!!). I hope I don't have to start again!! Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!
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Hey everyone, I've been doing a lot of playing around with decals but theres one reoccurring problem. I can't seem to apply a transparent decal (lets say I have a circle decal I want to apply to grid. I want the decaled circle to be white and the diffuse color of the grid to be green. I want the circle to be applied as a decal but still have the green on the grid evident.) I'm using photo shop elements so this question isn't completely related to A:M. Thanks for the help, Masna
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Hi - I created a hair system for a model. I want the hair to a shade of grey and brown so I created a new attribute (cell turb) as part of this hair system and made it grey and brown. When I apply the hair system material to the model the hair is showing as white. Can anyone let me know what I am doing wrong? Thanks - Eric
Last reply by Caroline, -
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I tried making it but it is to hard and i do better with videos i check the hash website no video so does anyone know were one is.
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Hello - I am taking a stab at photorealistic modeling of a person. My question is when it comes to the skin of the face and body what is the best thing to do? Let's say you don't have an actual pic good enough to use the actual photo as a decal. Would us use a material combining 2 "skin" colors - and then use seperate decals possibly for eyebrows? Any help, suggestion or techniques that anyone uses would be much appreciated. Thanks - Eric
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OK well can someone explain to me what every constraint does and an example of how it would be used thank you.
Last reply by Caroline, -
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I need to know how to atach eyes hats and a mout on a charicter so that where ever the charicter goes the eyes and stuff goes. please comment thanks
Last reply by KenH, -
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ok for a while during testing the time line thing was ok , but know im starting to get confused when 00:30:00 = 01:00:00 and so on , is there any way to set it to use normal time setting ie 00:60:00 = 01:00:00
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i just did a short animation that I need to send to a publisher so i can get a job.... the file is only a minute long and consists of one character and a table. the sound file didn't seem to render with the file. the size of the file is 46.1 mb Is that normal or did i do something wrong? and if it is normal, how am i going to e-mail it when noone will let me send a file that large?
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Hi! I seem to have successfully made a QT file that imports and can be placed on my object, but I can't make it animate in the choreography. Are there any tutorials or threads that can help guide through the process of adding a QT Movie decal to an object? Thanks! T
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just a question i have , will a texture render the same way every time its rendered or will parts move? ie the borg simbiot texture per say
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