[after starting a choreography.......]

If you are editing the choreography and moving the control points, then you are in 'muscle mode' in the choreography.

 

You should be editing the model itself, not the choreography. Models shouldn't (usually) have lights associated with them.

 

Choreographies and actions use 'shortcuts' to the model, so if the model is changed, then the chor and action are automatically updated.

 

To edit the model, make sure your PWS (Project Workspace) is showing - that's View Menu > Project Workspace.

Click the + next to Objects, then double click your model name. You are now editing the model (as long as you are in Modelling Mode - that's the yellow man depressed or F5).

 

Have you worked through the exercises in The Art of Animation:Master? That should point the way.

 

Got it. Thanks very much for your help.

[after starting a choreography.......]

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

[multiple cps]

The problem is you're lathing a circle spline. You only need a semi-circle in the positive x axis.

I didn't know I couldn't do that. I tried with a half circle with success. Thanks for your help.

[multiple cps]

hard to tell but somehow you doubled up it happens.... try again and stop at each step and check

Ok, I'll do that. Thanks again.

[multiple cps]

looks almost as if you extruded a section without an offset

Thanks for the quick response. How is that happening? I lathed a typical vase and am not getting the same result as with a sphere. It just seems to be happening when I'm trying to create a sphere.

thanks

[multiple cps]

I am having trouble with multiple control points. I'm using 2005. I create a sphere by making a 2 point line, latheing it (lathing?) then I delete the bottom cps. I then highlight all the cps and rotate by typing in 90 degrees.

The result is a perfect sphere with the exception that multiple cps are created at each point.

When I pull one cp away, there is 1 or 2 more where I pulled the first one away.

Can anyone help with this?

Thanks