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So I can't right click. I am using a mac and as everyone knows you can't right click even with there new mouse. So since I can't right click is there another button that I can press on my keyboard that will simulate the right click when I am holding something. For example: I want to attach a bone to another bone and I have no right click how would I attach them?
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Can characters and settings/backdrops be drawn/designed/created in A:M from scratch or is it necessary to create them in another package and then import them into A:M? I ask this because on the Hash, Inc website, mention is made of Photoshop and I wondered if characters, etc, have to be created in this first and then imported into A:M. Thanks
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I need a circle that has alot of patches on it, is there a way to take the 32 patch sphere and doulbe or triple its patches?
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Hey can anyone help me i already made my model but how can i put on the texture and also make sure the texture looks clean o the model i tried to do it by watching the FW fighter and the way they put the decal on there but i didnt come out the way i wanted it to look....when i try to save my picture in TARGA format and imported in AM the alpha channel comes out white how can i prevent that...here is a picture of what my model looks like with the decal on.
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I'm going to be a new user of A:M in the next month just wondering if my computer will run A:M It has a Dual 2 core Processor, Two hard drives with 500gb each, and 2gb memory i did see that earlier version seemed to have trouble running with the dual core processor but will it work better with the recent version of A:M? thanx chris
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Is there a guide to all constraints? I pick up an object with a kinematic/orient like/compensate combo ( hand and forearm so the forearm follows the hand) then later I want to attach the hands to something.... Well the 2nd time I use a Kinematic on the same bone, it totally ignores it ( the 2nd one) even if the 1st is set to 0% enforcement. Also the 1st is set to a different bone than the 2nd, the 1st doesn't use compensate and I need compensate for the 2nd action. How do I get the 2nd Constraint to work, or what am I supposed to use instead of Kinematic? Kinematic works if I delete the 1st one. Imagine someone doing a pushup then lifting a barbell. T…
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Hi, Could some one tell me how do I get my library back. Some how It dissapeared. I can't see my models that came with Hash V13. When I isntalled the program it was fine with models inside the library and now it is empty. I really don't want to uninstall and reinstall it again, since I had problems the first time I installed it. I want to avoid going through the same thing over again. Thanks!
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Hi, please help me! I need this project: If someone has this project, please send it to my email office@boomradio.net, or upload it here. Please!!! Please!!! Please!!! Please!!!Please!!!Please!!!Please!!!Please!!!Please!!!Please!!!Please!!! Thanks! Igor from Serbia!
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One of the things I've seen around here is that apparently people can make games out of Animation: Master. Am I correct on this? If so, how does that work? What are the requirements? This is a totally new concept to me, making games from a personal 3d animation program. Sounds like something fun. Another thing is making money. Just out of curiosity, how exactly do average A:M users go about selling their own animation? If that actually happens, often? I've heard there might be certain websites to do it. This is also a relatively new discovery. I'd love for some clarification on these things.
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Is it possible ot make monthly payments on A:M? I'm going to have enough to buy it in a couple of weeks but I don't want to wait that long to order it. I relize this is silly cause A:M is only $300 compared to things like maya which go up to 7k. However I am a student and cannot afford somthing like that. (plus A:M looks way cooler) So, to sum it all up, is there a monthly payment plan with or without interest? /me blushes
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Hi everyone, I've already bought an Intel based iMac and I've noticed that only selected versions of some programs work with this new Macs. I own a 2006 CD and I'd like to know wich exact version is the one I should install in my computer or, at least, the best version that suits in. I'd be very grateful if someone told me this and where to download it too. Thanks a lot
Last reply by loserem, -
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Help! Just got A:M at Wondercon today and will be running it primarily on a laptop that does not have an internal CD drive, so prefer to not carry it around just for this program. Is there a legit/legal way to bypass the requirement for the CD? I travel a lot and really need to keep things light and small on trips. Maybe putting a copy of the files onto a 1GB USB drive??? I have no problem signing some form or other agreement to state I will not copy or pirate the software, I just need to be able to run it on my laptop "sans" CD. Thanks! The Shooter
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I gave each foot a null, but when I try to move the null to move the foot. Either the foot doesn't move or only the foot moves. I need help with the null so when I move it the foot will move and the leg will follow and place its self.
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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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Here's an animation I created to try to help out Technodandy in going from path animation to breaking from the path and continuing with a choreography action. Here's the finished product. I didn't make it perfect. Also, after seeing how cool it looked I wondered if I could modify the Hash Rabbit and give him a superman (or bunny in this case) costume. It was relatively easy to make the costume so here it is. It's not great but still pretty cool. Here are the steps I did for the animation. I'm sure there are a few things I could have done differently (like use blend to match up the path actions) but I at least accomplished my goal. I took the walk cycl…
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I am very new to this and it would be very helpful if someone has a tutorial that follows the same process as the Demo Video on the main Hash page. I've tried to follow the steps he uses to animate that vase several times, but it's obvious some steps are gone over so fast you don't notice them, and you can't stop and start it anyway. I want to make my own model and animate it, and things aren't going well as yet. For instance, how do you save a model to begin with? I can save my project, but don't seem to be able to save models. I can make new folders but can't see any way to get my models into them. And bones are eluding me. I draw bones and attach cps to them -- get the…
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I'm sorry but the english is not my first languaje. It wanted to put an example ilustrative of which it happens to me in case I need the words. Why this cuts? How can to clear them? Thx for all.
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Hi there, my name is Giovanni and I write you from Italy. I am a new user in this forum but I have not at the moment AM. My english so no good so please excuse me for probable errors! I am a young filmaker that want make a short film where a little alien visit an uman bacause he want understand the humans! Is it a little short film that I want propose a several italian festival of shorts film. My first idea was create a puppet with foam and animate it with my hand. But I have considered that the final result can be very bad, so, I go around internet and I have discovered AM!! I am amazing for the quality of puppets that it can do, but my fear is that it…
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I need some help. I tried to make an animation, you know, moving the bones into position and load up a song from the sound folder, a mp3 song that I converted to .wav. Well it did work once I converted it to .wav, it does play the song in the program, but the problem is that whatever my animation is, plays first and then it plays the song. This happens when I loop the animation which it was just about 5 seconds; I did that just to try it since I am new at this and I am just learninig how the animation master program works. Any Ideas on how to blend the animation with a song file when I loop the aniamtion? This is what I want to do: I want to be a…
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How did you guys make all those cool icons on the new website under the "Features" section?!? Can you write up some tutorials, please? Thanks! -- Glenn
Last reply by the_black_mage, -
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Hello All I just want to say that ive been looking at animation master for a while now and im pleased with the fact that i have finally purchased my own copy of it and im really looking forward to it. NOW I HAVE A QUESTION FOR EVERYONE... I RECENTLY M WORKING ON A PROJECT THAT REQUIRES MY MODEL TO MOVE OR EVEN DANCE AND I SAW SOME TUTORIALS ABOUT MODELS THAT MOVED AND DANCED AND STUFF.. WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS WOULD I HAVE TO START FROM SCRATCH AND CREATE THAT MODEL OR CAN I IMPORT IT AND IT WILL STILL RESPECT OR CREATE BONES AND SO I CAN MANIPULATE IT? MY MODEL IS A MAN THAT HAS HHIS ARMS STREACHING OUT IT IS 2D BUT I WANT TO MAKE IT 3D AND ALSO MANIPULATE IT IS THAT P…
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Anyone looking for a story boarding prog. heres a free one. They also have tutorials online on how to use it. http://www.atomiclearning.com/storyboardpro They also have tuts on how to use different software, like photoshop and premire
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I know dragging and dropping from the libraries to the CHOR window, but how do I add my own sounds? How do I create my own libraries? I know yas gots some links! thanks
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Hi out there, I'm wondering whether there are AM lip sync dictionaries available in other languages. I am sepecially interested in a German distionary file. Is there any? A bit deeper goes my question on how I could create one myself .... (1) What phonems can be used in this sort of file and (2) how are they mapped to lip poses? Thanks for your support
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Hello all, Just wondering if there is a list of usable image file formats that can be used for decals. I know '.jpeg' can be used, however after modifying an image in adobe photoshop and then applying it to my model as a decal, nothing showed up. Sorry I can't say what file format it was, I'd scrapped it and used a .jpeg instead. However after a while I started to wonder. So does anyone have a list? Also more to the point can I use a .gif or .png image file without changing settings in decal? Happy animating!
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Hi, I am having a problem trying to blend two animations together and I get an error. I can't figure it out why. Could someone tell me how do I do it, I know I am probably not doing it right, I've must be missing something. This the error that I get:
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ok, i have a complicated model, with a complicated walk cycle. in choreography mode, i add the action to the model, yes, it works- but one thing, if i move a bone manually, the bone in the rest of the action cycle will not do the action, instead, it goes back into the position it is before you would add an action to the model. i hope i'm making sence, its hard to explain this any help would be appreciated
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Sorry for starting so many new threads, but I'm basically diving headlong into A:M this weekend, and I've taken all next week off to submerge myself in it. So bear with me. The trouble I'm having right now is that when I start a new action, a few bones (thigh and calf) are missing from my rig. When I lift the foot, or pull down the pelvis, the knee bends properly. So it is seeing the bones and the model is responding properly, but I cannot see them, nor select them to manipulate them. I could assign coordinates mathematically, but that would be a nightmare to have to do that every time, and I like to be able to see the skeletal structure as I animate. All othe…
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Got my first question, now i got the sword in the hand moving with it, now, i cant change the angle of the sword, like, its stuck facing forward? wat do i do Trinrixpro
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Is it possible to mix live action footage and animations using animation master 10.5 (2003) version? Thanks in Advance
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I just can't figure out how I can set my avatar (the little picture that is shown next to my posts). It definitively seems to be different from 'personal photo' whcih can be set in the user settings. Can anyone help?
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Will this program, especially the 2007 version be compatible with Windows Vista? Thanks.
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I created an excellent blink pose, but now I want to do a variation of that which is a hard blink, like if you get sand thrown in your face. Is there a way to duplicate my existing pose and then tweak the new copy?
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I built my first character and gave her bones and made her run. I selected the skirt and made it cloth, and it flaps around in a really cool way, but her legs pass through the skirt. This happened before I made it into cloth, too, but now it's just more of a glaringly obvious problem. Basically, I'm looking for guidance to the right place to look. Am I supposed to fix this with constraints, or is there another path to the solution? Is there a property I can assign to the skirt so that I don't have to reset those properties every time I load the character into a choreography or action?
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As I was smartskinning my model the other night, everything was looking good with the shoulders and I decided to move on to the legs. In an action, I then discovered something very odd and very frustrating. If I move the left leg up a lot, the geometry on the character’s chest and right arm gets distorted. Basically, several select CPs move slightly as though they were connected to the leg bones. However, this is not at all the case! I see no logical reason why some CPs in the arm would move around when I lift up a leg, since no CPs in the arm are assigned to anything but arm bones! Tonight I am going back through my 250 saved files to see how far back in my project …
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I've been looking at some of the models on the AM disc and I noticed that they have very smooth surfaces. I was wondering what the best technics to smooth out models were especially when it comes to character modeling or Is there a plugin available? I'd like my models to have that sculptured look to them.
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hey there, is there someone who has experience in importing poly objects in the newest version of A:M. I'm planing to do a short animation with a friend who's native in poly modeling. Can props be correctly importertet with decals or materials from another modellin tool? Are there screenshots of results out there? thank you so much for your support Pablo
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Hey everyone, I havent been on animation master in a while. I finaly got back into it. im making a snake thing that has fins. In the picture below, i have the basic layout of it. the top head part is a brown color and is controling the whole thing with that bone. i want to add 2 new bones on each fin as drawn in red. i want the bones to move with the head but also move on there own. I for got how to do this. Can anyone help?
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I wanted to build a room. But the light didn't come through the window. The light came through the wall. In the testproject can you see light and shadows from other objects in a close(!) room (camera1). What make I wrong? room.prj
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G'day fellow AM users, hope we're all well... Just a quick question from a new animating loving brother down under. I've done all the tutorials with some success and a whole lotta fun! But now I am trying out a short animation of my own and have run into a strange thing that I am wondering how to get around. In choreography I have dropped in "kid" and "Resolute Walk" onto a path, changing the Ease to allow him to walk down the path for a few seconds. I play back and all is well. Now, here's where I need some advice guys and girls of AM. I now at 6 frames latter wish to alter "kid"'s foot so he appears to finish the walk at a standstill. I go into the nulls …
Last reply by higginsdj, -
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Hi, I'm working on rigging my first character, and I'm using the 2001 rig as a basis. However, my abstract character design requires the elbow joint to be a ball joint as opposed to one that is limited to only bend one way. Basically, I can rotate the bicep bone exactly as I want; in all directions -- but I need to be able to do the same with the forearm bone. I'm pretty sure this is a matter of changing some settings for the forearm bone in the PWS. Could someone please try to explain how I would go about making the required change? I am suspecting it might have something to do with euler limits... but please specifiy exactly where and what I need to change. Thank…
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I have a little hair trouble. I made a werewolf (It's one of my first good models), but I want the hair to cover the whole body. When I put the hair on my character though it doesn't completely cover the body. It just looks like little hair tothpicks poking out everywhere. Also since my model is a werewolf I want to make his hair/fur look shiny and dog like. How would I be able to do this?
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To make the texture of my eyeballs, I just use the one that is already in the program. (The one under Toon Nation). Everytime I use this the pupils never show up. The only time that the pupil does show up is when i make only one eyeball. I really need help on this.
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Im trying to understand how to make custom particle for use as my jets after burner and a hot air baloons burners. Also need to understand how to make a missle blow up into pieces upon impact with an object. I guess this program is easy if you understand the jargon. Noganite
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Hello, I'm coming back to Animation Master after a lapse of ten years. The version I have is 5, from 1996. What I want to do is to take a word and make it 3d, and then wrap it into a truncated cone, as shown in the attachment, which I've built by hand in CorelDRAW. Then I would want to apply texture and a bump map, so the letters look like they were carved from granite. If someone could give me a very broad rough idea of the steps that would be necessary it would be a big incentive to get back into this by updating to AM2007. I've looked at interface screenshots, and I can't see how you even bring type into the program, so I'm a little commitment shy here! :-) …
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Hi, I deleted my project that I was working on by mistake. Does anyone knows how can I get it back? that was my first model and I really wanted to save it. Help please...
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Ok, been working on my exercise 6 animation (door stuck) hardcore, but I keep having a problem with my FPS. Most of the time my FPS are around 19-23 in shaded mode ( I have 1 VERY spline heavy model) but sometimes it will just dip to 1-2 FPS and nothing seems to get it back up. I reinstalled my video driver and A:M and it started working normal again ( I can't remember if it was immediate, but trying again). I tried turning my vid card settings down to minimum. Any advice? nothing is overheating. comp specs are in my profile
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Dont know if this topic belongs here? But I need an answer. The model preview pane doesnt display inside AM? Mainly for extras DVD. Thats alot of files to go through. I need this feature to work? I just get the blank gray panel telling me preview not available. Did a clean install, and the update patch. (This is the '07 upgrade by the way.....)
Last reply by KenH, -
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Does anyone know were i can download Rebump X? I saw it in one of my animation master books and it looks cool but i cant find it anywear on the internet. If someone could post it for me to download that would be great. Or if you could email it to me my email is daniel.x16@gmail.com thanks
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whenever i pick [new] [dopesheet], and i type "i've got a secret. can you keep a secret? didn't think so", a window comes up that reads: dictionary modified or index file missing. recreat index file. ok. so i click ok since that is the only option. then a window pops open that reads: locate file:/application/animation master 12.0/index.i and it gives you opeians to enable I files (*.i) but first of all i have no idea what to choose. hash 2006 is an option because my only other options are my hard drive, network, or users. in the hash2006 no matter what i click on i can't open anything and i can't find the dictionary, or indes files, or dictionary index files or wh…
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