Chris Conlee

Robert and Rodney, I love that this forum exists and that folks are so eager to jump to the aid of struggling newbies, such as myself, but I refuse to believe that a better set of basic documentation wouldn't get people off to a quicker and better start. The technical reference manual is so oddly designed that it's nearly impossible, at least for a beginner, to figure anything out. At least group the reference by category: modeling, texturing, animating, rendering. Something that puts like with like. I can't even fathom what the organizational strategy is in that guide. David Rogers' book is wonderful; it's gotten me started in a way that I never would have with the included documentation. Perhaps Hash could license his book and include it with future purchases? Having said that, now that I'm getting my head slowly around this software, I'm definitely becoming excited by it. I'm a television and motion picture editor by day, and an aspiring 3D storyteller at night. I'm off to experiment with cloth simulation now. Chris Conlee Editor The Flash

Thank you Robert, that works perfectly! I'm just getting started, and only as a hobby, but so far A:M rocks. I tried it years ago and bailed because the documentation was next to worthless, unfortunately. This time I bought David Rogers book, and it's making much more sense. Very impressive. Chris

For you pros out there, is it possible to keyframe bump map percentage, thereby animating it over time? I'm hitting a wall. Thanks in advance. Chris

New to the forum (and AM, for that matter). Very impressed. Just getting my head around very basic stuff right now. I hope to be able to model even 1/10th as well one day. Chris Conlee

Thanks Rodney. It's a shame that Will's episode seems to be currently offline; would love to watch it. Chris Conlee

Hello Will, I am a new member and am very interested in seeing your work. However, it seems your links are down. Is the episode viewable somewhere currently? Chris Conlee