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Actually Ken you can get only points to show dots.mov dots.zip

Just an idea ..thought I'd lighten the mood smile.mov smile.zip another 1.98 project ...found out I will be working new shift next week so I should have more AM time

below the two arrows in the modeling window are two symbols the one removes the spline the other releases a spline from a connection and then hitting delete will erase it

Thanks great gift

did this quick idea...you can use an animated displacement map and or material I did a quick one here using the gradient combiner and the extended grid combiner with a pose track.mov tread.zip

Caroline I 'm not sure about transfering poses so I can't give you a good answer.

I thought about this when I posted my first tutorial on johnl3d.blogspot.com I used a pose without explaining how... so I guess that should be my next tutorial. I find creating a pose to do an effect very useful . In this example to show what I mean I have a rough egg shape change color then disappear..go transparent.. I set this up with two simple poses..which are set up in the action window where you set up a new pose. I could have made an action but that would require more work and more setup in the end. Here I imported the same model into the chor and scaled it so each fit inside the other then simply move the pose over time for each one ...pose 1 to change the color over 15 frames then pose 2 to to cause the disappearance in turn for each one. It was easy and I could complete control for example I could have done both poses together or in different combinations to increase the effect. pose.mov pose.zip sorry to interrupt my sabbatical from posting

I think giving info on your computer would help getting answer. I never had thi problem even on my old 233 ...

try tools options unit on measurement

just threw this together so it really rough dust.mov dust.zip

I did a quick project using a small image ( square with 2px stroke with alpha ) as a group image set to transparency than I turned off with an off/on pose for each group thing.mov gives a wireframe-ish look thng.zip project includes tga file

mateial effector would effect the skeleton also ....it is not selective I see a pose controling material with sprites as the ash or a boolean cutter I wil post a arnie head with that effect later as I am on "lunch" at work right now. Found arnie head with halloween here http://www.hash.com/forums/index.php?showt...49&hl=arnie

I vote for the cylinder very quick examples of each in a chor bang.mov bang.zip

I started to post the tutorial as a blog and am not sure if it will work.... take a look and let me know what you think ...I just started so there is not much to read http://johnl3d.blogspot.com/ I'm new to blogging and this site ....give suggestions I also downloaded wink and could try that

As Caroline said the AM files appear as text thats why its a good idea to zipped things when posting

I like the assembly action thanks for posting

I could not get the effect I think you want with sprites but got it close with streaks..thought it worked before with sprites too even tried v14 train.mov TRAIN.zip

Kelley I think you might have a reportable issue. I tried a quick test and it did not seem to be working correctly..will test later to confirm..at work now

I should have animated the turb and had more lights turned on had the light higher etc etc but hey it was just an experiment lighted.mov lighted.zip v15b does render quick

Are you making the patches you want red a group ? You can then make the group red: read Mr Campbell's answer below

Oh no John is trying to animate Did this in about an hour as I could not find more time....therefore a bit rough in places but the thought hopefully is there valentinesday.mov Thanks to all of TWO

Nice Model

you could try streaks this is a real quick attempt--edit tweaked it a little cannon.mov cannon.zip

the few things I tries took some time and with the combination you have it should take awhile

or setup an expression that will do that