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Has anyone had this problem....I'm building the model plane, I've been saving my work every so often, now the files in the project work space, but the model window will not open. Did I loose all my work? Any ideas what would cause this? I'm using a Mac, not that it matters.
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I have some experience with 3d modeling packages and recently got Animation Master. The program is pretty tight!! My question is: Is there a way to have multiple viewports at one time?? I couldn't find anything about that. I work ALOT easier with multiple viewports. THanks!!!!!!
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I am new to Animation Master and I am trying to close KeeKat's eyes. However, his pupils still appear when his eyelids are closed. However, I reinstall version 12 from my CD and the eyes seem just fine. Am I installing the v13 installer wrong? Also, I copy the dictionary file over to version 13. THanks See attached thumbnail to see what it is doing.
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Hi everyone Sorry I don't know is look ok of these, but I am trying and I didn't do in the book. Hopefully I still can get credit . thank you Pookney [attachmentid=19664] [attachmentid=19665]
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Can I import a gif file into the chorografy or action, if so , how?
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I'm following the modeling tutorials in the new David Rogers book, and I'm trying to extrude a cube. Easy, right? Well, when I'm in the front view and I try and extrude the four cps, instead of extruding them outwards, it just makes another square right beneath. When I change to the perspective view the square gets extruded, but it's all cockeyed. Any help or pointers out there? Thanks Sruli
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I know this is going to sound really stupid but is there a problem with hair on ver 13f. I am not new to using this as i spent considerable time in version 12 messing about with it,but for the life of me i can't seem to get it to work in ver 13f. And yes i have tried it in ver 12 v+ again and it works fine. Please can anyone shed some light on this. Thanks Jay ver 12 screen shot [attachmentid=19839] ver 13 screen shot [attachmentid=19840]
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Hello - I've created a full model which I'm now trying to split in half at the center spline so that I can copy/flip/attach to rig properly. After deleting the left half, centering the middle spline at 0 along the x axis, at the copy/flip/attach stage a strange occurance happens. The model attaches at the feet. The foot is placed along the 0 y axis, but if I move the model down below the y axis, some of the control points end up at the bottom of the model (see attached jpeg). I've trid to backtrack my work to find the control points that are causing the problem, but when I try to delete them to replace them, they won't delete. Anyone know what's happening here? …
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Man, I feel so incompetant on this software. I bought it because of all the help I could get on the forum, though! At any rate, I'm having trouble accessing my libraries. I click on the libraries tabs and they all come up empty. I saw a post from a ways back for copying the data from the cd to the hardrive, but I didn't understand what to do once I got it copied. Help, anyone? Thanks Sruli
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does anyone know how to make the camera view look underwater? thx
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I'm working on a scene right now and am trying to get a dark fog sort of thing at the bottom of the scene, however when I use the mist volumentric I seem to only be able to make fog thats bright... There is no light hitting the fog, but it renders as a bright splotch. I put the brightness down in the mist settings and then the fog just disappears. Maybe I'm missing something, but I can't get a dark fog.... it either is bright or isn't there at all. Any help would be great, thanks, --Ross
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Help Please... With the Kat model you can start new model and add a action then apply a wav file to the model and then new dope sheet and view time line and move the word to match the sound and the kats mouth will move with the word "Hello" If I try this with a model from the zip file at the hash web site with the george model or bill model ect it does not work and I have to move the mouth with pose sliders and key frame ect why is this and can I set it up to sink eith the bill model the way it does with the Kat model. Thanks
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i want my camera to swing around an object while facing it the whole time, but when i tried, every frame turns the camera further away. i tried going to the last frame and pointing the camera to it but it didnt work...how can i do it?
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is there anyway to translate the objects pivot point in the Chor? Am I missing something?
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Umm my dad bought animation master for me bout a week ago and it seems really cool. I would like to start making backgrounds and got some of the basic understanding to modeling but i am having problems with maching to the rotoscope the lines like keep going hexagonal or somthing like it when i want it straight. This is a very annoying feature so any ways to turn that off or go around that would be greatly apretiated.Thanks in advance for the help.
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No really, answered my own question. Mods, feel free to delete this.
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i put a decal on a model and then i was going to put a different decal on the other side but now whenever i try to make a new decal, when i postion it it is just a white square! i tried changing the key color and useing different pictures...how do i fix this?
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those questions may seems stupid but please for answers -that what friends are for right? QUESTIONS ABOUT Animation Master: 1. Is it possible to take any picture jpeg,bmp,gif which consist a character on it and animate in animation master? Does this character must stand on this picture straight? 2.It is possible to use plugins like zbrush,maxon body paint with animation master? 3.Where can i find dictionary (website) with 3d terminolgy like what relending mean etc? 4.it is possible in animation master to make a game? or walk in animation like in first person prospective like in shooting game? 5.I own old animation stuff on Vhs tapes but the qual…
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Here are the steps I follow: 1) New Chor 2) put a model down 3) Drag Frame Burn on to Shortcut to Camera 1 4) In Camera Properties Apply Camera Post Effect is ON 4a) Make sure I'm the Camera1 view. 5) Render to a .tga file I don't see any post effects. Am I doing something wrong?
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I want to make my character talk, but ive been having some odd problems with it someone on the forum suggested that i post in the new users section and add pictures or somehting for reference so here i am well, here's my beutiful project, yes i know, im so perfect and great i have to show off (im just kidding) i want to scale these dope thingies in my dope sheet, so ill select about five of them at once and scale by selecting the nob on the left or right corner (right corner in this case) what the??? why is only the top dope scaling???? maybe i can move them ... what??? its moving in the opposite direction (this only…
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hello, i have the following problem: how to change from a reusable action to keyframeanimation without changing the reusable action? e. g. i use the character thom and i drag and drop in the chor "resolute walk" on him. The walk cycle ends at frame 30. then i go to frame 40 and i want him moving his arm. so i change the bicepbone to the place i want to have it. but when i now play the animation the change of the bicepbone affects also the reusable action. i tried also to turn off "hold last key frame" - no results. what do i have to do to be able to use reusable actions together with keyframeanimations without interfeering each other? what i want is a smooth chang…
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Doing the Tutorial and placing the "2001 rig" onto boneless thom I get the bones that are all sticking out and arn't connected...is this normal? Am I doing something wrong?
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...HI! I wonder how I could make that a bone or an object or anything reacts according with the gain of an audio file, there is an easy & quick way to get this in A:M as I hope? THANKS!!!
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I have 2 paths 1 path that moves the guy like it should, but when i am ready to get it to move again and attach it to the other path, i want the same action it doesnt work right. It works fine except when the second path action starts it only cycles once, insted of constraining to the stride like the other does. I attached the file so you can see what i mean. (it isnt much to lookat) it is in chor1 emotion.zip
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I am so sad because i live in the UK and dont know where to find the Animation Master i saw it at the Mac Expo but thought that it might be in the shops cheaper but i looked at the leaflet and it said 299 USD and on the website they only deliver in the USA does anyone know where i can get one possibly on the web or a shop Thank You P.S it so simple not complicated like British Software
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I just got AM2004 off of ebay and Im trying to get myself familiar with it. But I think I got a pirated version as it did not come with anything but the cd. I will be purchasing a new copy from hash when I get the money. But since I have the program I figured Ill try and learn what I can til I have the cash. I have been trying to do a basic fly through some 3D text and it is really wiggin me out. Are there any tutorial for this? Or should I just start with all the has tutorials and I should be able to figure it out? Any help would be greatly appreciated Blah
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[attachmentid=21835]Hello Everyone. This is my first post. I have been Hashing for a couple of years now. Here is an image for the season. Thanks
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Hi everyone, I'd like to know if there's any list, tut or something wich explain the difference between some materials like wood, metal, crystal, etc... in A:M terms like refraction, reflection, transparency, etc... My first steps in differencing materials have been applying decals, but, of course, wood does not reflect light the same as a metal does and a generic comparison list would help a lot. Thanks for helping me.
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hey im new and i am getting tired of always having to click the key button and key every key frame. i have seen people animate with ought havening to push the key button every time. how do you set it on animate mode?
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hi, I've been changing some of the shortcut keys so I can work on my laptop which doesn't have the numeric keypad. One key I want to remap but can't seem to find in Tools/Customize/Keyboard tab is the "*" key, which Expands/Collapses the PWS. Is it not exposed or am I missing it? -Jim EDIT: sorry for posting this here and not New Users. I was here looking at the existing Keyboard shortcut list!
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Hello, I am working on the Flower tutorial and the tutorial talks about using a tilby key or clicking the right and left buttons on the mouse simultaneously to close the leaves. I only have a one button mouse and use control click for a left click. How do I do this with a one button mouse. What is the tilby key? Thanks, Lori Hiatt
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when i use some models that are already made, in bone mode some of the bones have points that are circled. what do they mean or do? and how can i do the same with my bones in my models? thanks
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how do you make an "eye target"?
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Is the server down? All of a sudden when I log on to The community window in A.M. I get a can't find server message. Help
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Hi, I'm new to this forum but have been using Animation master for 2 years. I recently lost my A:M cd while traveling. I have my serial number but can't start the program because, as you all know, you need to have the cd in the drive in order to start. My question is as follows: Is there any file or anything that I can download that will get AM to start even without the cd? Or is there any way to get the cd using my serial # ? Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you! Bruce
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I started to understand pathanimation a bit better by using a very simplistic project. I can slow the object down now by prolonging the chor-action. Also I can alter the speed of the object along the path with the ease-percenntages. But I find this rather indirectly, like an try-and-error-principle. There must be away to get an object to acellerate on a path from start to end at a mathematically exact constant pace I guess? And to steer it lets say go to a certain point on the path accelerating , then continue steadily to the next point and then slow down again till the end? Would you do that with expressions maybe or overlaying actions or mul…
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I shot a mail message to support but I thought I'd cover this base as well. I got a Mac mini from work so that I could work from home. Since my home PC is way old, I wanted to install A:M on the mini. The install of A:M 11 goes OK, but after entering in my info & serial the program just shuts down. System stats are as follows: 1.83 gig core duo 2 gig Ram Mac OSX I checked the FAQ but didn't find anything similar to my situation. Sorry if this isn't the place for this question. Also, I know a mini is hardly the workhorse that should be running A:M but it it's all I got. Any help is greatly appreciated. C.
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OK, everyone. I have been on this for days now and can't quite seem to get it right. I've searched the posts so that I am not duplicating a previously discussed post issue, but I can't quite find what I'm looking for. I want to create a highly polished surface looking like gold, but the only thing that it will be reflecting is the light from a single stage light, no other objects. I have the surface reflectivity, blend, and filter all set to 100%. I have also tried some polished looking materials. I have tried using the light as klieg, sun, and bulb, different intensities, different positions, but I can't get the light to bounce back into the camera with a s…
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trying to create a new model, do you make a stright line when adding control points, hit the add key and hold down the shift key while draging the mouse the lines come out with a curve, need help
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Ok, I'm sure the problem is on my end, but I thought I'd post here and ask just in case anyone has any helpful information. I have a number of object in .OBJ format, with materials. Import seems to be a bit hit and miss on whether I get any materials in at all, which is pretty understandable. I have texture maps for all the materials but I'm sure there are some odd settings somewhere! Is there anything I should look out for in importing/exporting OBJ files to use in other applications? Any gotchas, or things I shouldn't do? I have Silo and that's what I've been using to twiddle my OBJs. I'm on AM V12 (latest release of that). If AM V13/14 has better OBJ …
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Hi, Guys...!!! I am new on your site and I am amazed by the skills of some people here... not too sure if this is the right place to be posting this msg Let me introduce myself first : I am Yann, a webmaster and dive instructor, 27 years old. i have many questions about music, web , PC and education... Where i can post my messages... So, thanks a lot!
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Old time A:M user here, Has Biased normals replaced porcelain as an option for smoother model surfaces in the current version of A:M? In the old days there was default/normal patch surfaces, which are great for most models, and there was also a Porcelain.mat that would average the surface for smoother surfaces that worked great for some other kinds of models. Maybe a cartoon baby, for example. They were both great and both had advantages and disadvantages. (Don't worry folks, I'm not trying to avoid good modeling technique). The technical manual says that Biased Normals is now the default. Does that mean there is biased and unbiased rendering available now? Or i…
Last reply by Glen Crowell, -
ok i'v noticed when i make a walking seen the model alway look like its powerwalking (very fast) How do I get it to walk slower?
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I haven't been on here in awhile (trying to find a new job and move), so i've been absent. But, I remember there used to be a site that had free animation master models (characters, animals, etc..etc) that you could download and use. Does anyone know of or remember that site? I d/l some good models off there and would like to get a Santa Clause one as well. Thanks.
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I've lathed a jar that's supposed to hold a bunch of marbles one of my characters later pours into a dish. I figured either the rigid-body thing or the Newton plugin would do the job. I went with Newton. Marbles are clones of the 32-patch sphere and are used as Dynamic Sphereobjects [sic]. The jar is "Static with Action." I put 24 marbles in a semi-random vertical stack over the jar and ran the simulation. The marbles all pooled at the bottom of the jar in a likeable fashion. So far, so good. Later in the chor I lifted the jar and, to my horror, the marbles all simply fell through the bottom of the jar as if it wasn't there. This included the marbles that…
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How do you do limit what frames to do the rigid body simulation. I've got some 8000 frames of choreography with a bit where I need some marbles to pile in a reasonable fashion, and then tip over some 6000 frames later. How do I limit the simulation (which is slow) to just the frame range where change occurs?
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I've done the first five tutorials and I'm now having fun doing bouncing balls routines with Shaggy. And I thought I'd like to add some music to them just to play around with that. I have a 54 sec. WAV file to use, but I'm not doing too well getting it into the choreography, timeline, etc. for synchronizing. I went into exercise seven "KeeKat, can you say that", to try and get a handle on adding sounds. I read the info on the HELP menu, but I'm still missing something. Is there more information out there on adding music that I can get to help me out on this? Thanks...
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there is one bone in an action that i want to change by copying and pasting the action to the single bone, but instead, it pastes the entire action to all of the other bones, is there any way to make it so that it only pastes the action to the single bone? thx
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Hi My name is Graham Easton and I live in Lancashire England. I am a retired mechanical engineer having run my own engineering company for 30 years. During that time I have been amazed how the drafting techniques have changed from pencil and paper to computer graphics. I now make short videos and I love trains both full size and models, (yes an anorak as we are referred to in England). However I have always found animation fascinating, particularly moving machinery rather that actors. Some time back I purchased a copy of Animation Master 2004 version 10.5 but never had the time to use the program due to work. Time has moved on and I now have the time but not…
Last reply by youngman, -
I need help modeling a nose, mouth and the eyes. I have no earthly idea on how to do that. Does anybody know how to model like the pictures of the Wookie, the Yeti, and Victor Navone's alien? Please somebody help. I would really appreciate it.
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