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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.
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in part of my movie that i am making its from the vision of one of my units and i have built a HUD to use only problem is i cant get it to stay exsactly where it is in realation to the camera no matter how many frames i edit , the hud is a transparent set of surfaces that allso has some movement itself . any ideas
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I recently stumbled onto this website, I watched some of the sample tutorials and they seem very good. These dvds are on the top of my to get list, here a link for anyone interested... http://thestructureofmandvd.blogspot.com/
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Hi to all, I have a problem with AMWeb 15.0b and the SimbiontAM plugin. Changes in the material properties are not rendered in the material preview until I click on the preview window. When the material is already applied to an object, the changes are not visible on the object, until I delete the material and apply it new. Also some tweaks I made on the material are only changed in the material preview, but not at all on the objects surface the material is applied to. Any ideas? Thanks in advance, Frank
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Pretty much what the topic says, I'm trying to export my model I made in Animation Master into Maya, so how do I do that?
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Hello! I have a simple model made in A:M v15 and would like to decal it with an animated Quicktime ".mov" file. I created both the model and .mov file and tried to decal in A:M but the decal did not show up on the model. The .mov file successfully imported (I can see it in the Project Window) but it showed up only as an empty frame on top of the model and did not apply to the object. 1) When making the .mov file, are there certain types of compression that must be used (animation, H264) for it to work? Frame rates? 2) Are there special procedures that need to be done when applying a .mov file as a decal? A Screen Grab is Attached Any help wou…
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ok i need a lensing effect, 1 for thrusters exaust and one for a shock wave. any ideas
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im trying to make some of the lights more solid and visible without showing light on everything else... i tried playing around with some of the settings but i can't figure out what im doing wrong.
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hi, all this is my next try of hash modeling. welcome any criticism! thanks! 360_2.mov
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How does A:M find all the Materials, Models, etc? In "Tools | Options | Folders", if I just set a path to a Library folder, does A:M automatically find the Models, Materals, Actions etc. folders because they are siblings? I don't see any settings for individually setting paths to Models, Materials, etc. In other words, do you have to maintain the sibling relationship of the folders for the Library path setting to work?
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ok i was wondering if there was any way to remove the lines of a model but not the points that make them , i know due to importing models i have had this a few times but i though this was just a clean up issue.
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So... I am superimposing something I created in A:M over a video. The object has to move in unison with the video background. Is there a video rotoscope option? Or... do I have to make an animated decal and slap it up as if it were a rotoscope?
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anyone know how to do any good buildings... Thanx...
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I can only open AM with the Disk in the drive. Is there a way to start the program with without it? I feel like this causes the software to run slower
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I was on here a few weeks ago with the missing library problem. I spoke with an individual from Animation Master at Wondercon a few weeks ago and he told me how to fix the problem I was having. He told me go to www.hash.com/lib and the instructions are there but when i get to step number 3 the program shuts down. "animation master has unexpectedly shut down would you like to relaunch the program". I have relaunched it several times and I have even removed the program from my mac and attempted to re-install it but the same thing happens. Does anyone have any suggestions. I am running a Mac os x which I bought brand new 2 months ago so i know that it is not my computer. Any…
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Hey all, I'm actually not a newbie at A:M.....But certainly new at this I want to use a DWG file from Auto Cad 2007. I tried to convert it in another app to a DXF then import the DXF to HASH.....But as you guessed it gave me nothing but "0" vertices and surfaces....Or something like that. Is there a way to convert a DWG straight into Hash....Plugin or something? Or a way to get this to work at all. The DXF doesn't seem to work. Kevin
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Hi - I am working on a project for a client that has to be rendered out at a very high resolution - one of the characters in the scene is a girl with long hair - I want to use a hair material to create her hair, but getting concerned I may not be able to render it, or take way too long at the resolution it has to be in. Has anyone created a character they could point me to or post a pic of that they modelled the hair, but still has a realistic look to it? Thanks - Eric
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I just installed AM, and the library shows files, but they all have question marks in them. What can I do?
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Ok i have a model of a tank and as we know they touch the ground ( usualy) i was wondering if there is any way to make tread marks appear or a easy way to deform the ground to show a tread mark ( allso applicable to walking bots)
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Hello - I am working on an animated Fan Character for a client and I need to be able to have the blades of the fan rotate. I created a bone facing forward in the center of the fan and attached all the CPs to the fan blades, so that is set up fine. I started a new action and between frame 1 and 5 I tried to rotate the fan 359 degrees to the right, but it set it rotating to the left at -1 degree (the programs quicker way to get there). Any ideas on how do I do this? Here is a pic of the character, so you can get a visual. Thanks - Eric
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Ok after a while i managed to convice a friend to use AM ( ya ) however this friend is more of the elf and fairy kind of designer rather than my self who is robotic and as such i have no models of bipeds that arnt robots of some type. i was wondering if any one had a easyaly changable model of a guy and a anaitomicaly correct girl ( ie has a full body not just holes where the cloths go ) that my fried can use , and ironicaly i dont have a cd any more ( cause we both used 15.0) and i cant seam to find anything in that data base thats for older versions
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I am redoing the bones for my model using the skeleton provided in hash, i bring the model into an action window, but the bones that i have applied to the legs do not show up. I would appreciate the help. The knees are also skewed quite a bit for some reason. An uploaded fixed vesrion of the model would help too. Guy_v2.0.mdl
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So... I am making a fencing mask. I need for it to be transparent in the places where the mesh has holes in it. I am making a bird's egg model and then putting a cookie cut decal over it. Is that the way to go?
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Program suts down in Chor. mode when I import a model... gives me a dialog box that says "Unhandled Exception #001". What is this and how do I fix it? - Justin
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Hey guys. I want to make a model of a piece of ribbon tied into a loose bow. Any suggestions?
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I'm working on rigging my first model and I was wondering if there is a general feeling about the best way to get smooth deformations. I've searched for any topics on weighted CPs versus fan bones versus smart skinning; and while I have found information on all of those, I haven't seen any discussions comparing them. I guess I'm really looking for a comparison on which would use the least resources and be the most responsive when animating and most efficient in general. I hope I'm not repeating an old topic, and if there is already a thread, please let me know. Thank you.
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Hello, I am relatively new to animation, and needed some advice on applying textures. I am trying to import a .3ds model, and I found an appropriate plug-in to achieve this. However, once I have the model in A:M, it appears untextured. The decals for the model are also imported, and under the directory of each decal is a set of "stamps". When double-clicked, the stamps bring up a window with the decal, and what appears to be part of the model's framework in it. I was wondering if there was a way to apply the decal using this stamp, and avoid having to re-position each decal myself. Is this possible? Thanks in advance!
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i am missing several model files, and i am SURE i posted them on here somewhere before they disappeared from my computer, yet i can't find them on the forums anywhere! i was wondering if anyone downloaded them before they disappeared from my sight. the models are: runner ravager drone carrier warrior note: these are my old alien models, and i need them back..... could anyone help me find them or post them back on this topic? thx
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ok heres the deal when ever i create a model that is some what complicated ( more that 50 CP) i will try and rotate the image to color something or to add mor e and only a small part of the screen keeps up the rest (95-98%) of the previous image stays locked in place and wont let go for a few seconds and by then iv lost any points i was cusrrently working with , has any one experanced this or fixed it?
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Someone give me an idea on how to make a bird's egg... just the geometry. Thanks guys!
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I am making a scene with fog and clouds with some particle animation in mind... basically a wind storm. Someone point me there. - Justin
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I have an object emitting streaks. I imported it into a chor. and my computer is suffering... even in just wireframe render... suggestions? When I try to select the object I just get "realtime render error" Exception "033" and Exception "001" Help? I have the latest driver for my FireGL 3100
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Hey guys. I am making a sort of hilly / desert terrain. I want to use a displacement map for it. Can someone coach and refresh my memory about this. Thanks, Justin
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ok i have fianly managed to rebuild most of my models that i lost and i have created a basic corograpy ( i know i cant spell) any ways i have 9, 4 leged robots who have a basic walking animation and i have them walk along a predefined path and the leags move correct to the speed ( that took a while ). my question is seeing that i have used a rounded terrain instead of blocks is there a way that i can make it so that the legs on my bots dont go through the ground. Ie touch it but go no further.
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Somebody 'splain this to me.
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Hey guys... working bugs out... my community is not working on the new version... any ideas? I sign in with user and password and seems that nothing works...
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ok i know that an action is pretty much the model doing something on a miniture coreograph ( yes i cant spell) which is done repetadly in the animation and i have some questions 1 is there a way to have a action play , say a fire truck deploying its stabalizers , do nothing for 5 mins movie time, then do a reverse to pack up 2 is there a way i can have a action automatical continue so i dont have to ad it in every 5 seconds, such a a trning wheel 3 is there a way i can have an action turn the transparance from 100 (solid) to 0 ( not visable) as i have tryed with poses and have had no success
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How do I change the rulers to Ft. & In. from the metric? Man... what an idiot!
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After buying books and CDs, there are times when I see just how much of a newbie I am and I apologize for posting this. I started a new choreography and rendered to a file. Then I went back to modeling it is showing with all the lights making it hard to adjust the model. Is there something I need to turn off? Thanks
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ok i know that i have a pretty go .mat collection that came with AM but i was wondering where i can get more as i only have one water type mat and its a dark ocean and that does not look so good for a puddel
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I was wondering if there is a way I can recreate the ash effect like when a vampire dies in the Blade movies. I'm making a vampire movie and want to utilize this effect. I'll probably do it half real ash and half CGI but I'm not sure how to do make a person ash like they do in the movies. Can anyone help me out?
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Hey guys! I'm back! I just dug out my copy of A:M 2005 - ver. 11.1 to use for my new film, and it won't work! The program loads and stays active for approx. 5 minutes and freezes over and over again. Any ideas? I know that you all are going to tell me to buy the new one, right? Please don't do that to me. What's weird is that when I hit control+alt+delete it just shows that A:M is running fine... Many Thanks, Justin Curfman
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ok is there any way to have a model go from shaded to wireframe in a percentage ? IE in some space games they have a weapons selection and the textured model would turn into a wireframe where they explained some of the inside parts
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Ok my models or more presisly my terrain in a movie im makeing has gotten to the point where i can no longer rely on color to show what i want to that end i have aquired a 500X500 pixel image of sand that i wish to use only problem is that only 1/10 of the ground area will be sean at any one time. to that end i need to know how to "tile" this image on my terrain model so that when close up it looks like sand. ( if youve play supream commander youll know what i mean)
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Hi - I created a model in v14 and opening it up in v15 and it says "Extended Fractal Sum Turbulence Plug-in" Missing - what folder do I look in? I looked in "Post Plug-ins", but the same plugins are both folders. Any suggestions would be great - I guess I could just open up the model in v14, but I want to do it the hard way. Thanks, Eric
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I have opened AM, but every time tO try and draw a spline, I cannot see the control points. Am I doing something stupid?
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is there any way to have aline , preferable glowing going between 2 objects, i tryed to make a good laser using a long pole thats set to glow but its to hard to aim a pole when the thing shooting it is is rotating as at the moment i have to aim on every frame and thats like 5000 frames ( i gave up at 200)
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Date completed: 2/24/08 Any and all comments welcome. Had a little fun with it. Thanks, Charlie
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I am looking for Rendered Movie logos to render. Does anybody have any 20th century fox logo models, or the like?
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Comments welcome. One question I have is how do u change the ground to somethingg like grass or a parking lot ? I tried to layer, drop and drag to the project workspace, and even rotoscope nothing works..When I render it ,i get the default ground. I can change the color as u can see...Any advice is welcome.... Thanks, Real Newbie here
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ok with all the help i got from you guys here i final had something going my final model was a giant ring with 8 crystals that shot lasers and it looked really cool , howevery during modification to make one of the laser track a target , then i got a code 35 error folowed by a looping save error and then finaly AM crashed alltogether , now that i open the project back up the models names are still there but there empty files and i dont have previous files versions. is there something i should make sure i do so that this does not happen again
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