johnl3d

see if this would help http://www.hash.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=33324

Here's a quick example using a simple narrow plane model with a darktree texture aroad.zip darktree material included ground plane just set to green with roughness

set the action to repeat... .50 sample rep.mov rep.zip sprite tga not on zip

katghost.mov here's a quick example katghost.zip decals on cart are in data

newmodel...righr click.... wizards....font type in the letters after you pick the font the rest is up to you...above model and reflection

if you set it up right a simple pose could open and close around an object open.mov open.zip

simple idea might by a no patch model ..grouped then render as line plas.mov plas.zip

make a picture of what you want on a plain background say black they either make an alpha channel to hide all but the pictuure or set the background color to be invisible and choose that as the sprite image

yes

the right decal sequence can do this also along with some sprites for smoke ...not at home so cannot show at this time but the other two suggestion would work the material effector is hard to control because it effects all models near it . the gradient would be the easiest approach here is five decals so the animation is a bit choppy black on white used as transparency decals melt.mov

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Eric in v15 at least in 15d after you apply a material you can bake the surface which becomes a decal that matches the material take a model and apply material right click on model and choose bake surface ...

Eric I got the same results apparently the plugin does not work with displacement but why not bake the surface and use the appropriate decal for displacement I started to play around using one of the sprite images and got this bakedisplace.mov same model twice once filpped used animated displacement % over time to distort model and reveal flare then added some sound for fun

turn off gravity change color to red and it should be close .. I'll try to post it later at work to 10pm ok heres a rough sample orangetrack.mov

http://www.hash.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=33283 close?

http://www.hash.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=32664 with the life of the particles adjusted

particle generators area type of material ...sprites blobbies fuids streaks and even hair are in the same group

simpe example http://www.hash.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=33244

check if this helps http://www.hash.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=33233

check this projet out http://www.hash.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=32664 if you don't want the trail to stay shorten the life span of the particles quick sample http://www.hash.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=33212

firefox does work as nancy said

Nice piece well told story

will post sample when at home ...two ways can be two decal types over material or anothr decal used decals here http://www.hash.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=33150

texture can be a material or decal or combiination of both even mutliple decals or materials ..a screen shot would be helpful as stated ....but the method would be a combination of materials and decals

your color map has the color so change that