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thanks I'll try that but I tried repeating my exact steps and could not repeat the glitch. Must have fat-fingered the keys or something. I'll try that trick with dragging bones in the PWS and try again. I'll let you know.

Ok I copied the model of the hand to a new model for testing but how do I copy all the child bonz of the hand to that new model?

I'll try to repeat it and post it to the forum in a sample prj. Thanks for responding.

I selected the hand bone and used the Ctrl Scale icon (top toolbar) to scale the hand and all its children finger bones. That worked but then all dem finger bonz disappeared from the pose window even tho they're turned on in the model view. Then I saw that there was a "Hidden" channel added to ALL those frickin' finger bonz in the relationship window. I had to delete that Hidden channel from all the finger bonz one at a time to make them reappear. So, my question is: Did I cause that to happen using the Ctrl-scale function? and is there a way to turn them all off easily?

Thanks robcat.

Oh BOY! A new mystery. Trying to use the Mirror function with the attached model - no luck. What am I doing wrong? I've used it with other models/projects before but can't get it to work at all anymore. Any help appreciated. MirrorTest.mdl

Spacebar DOES fix it. And yes does the same thing in Chor. but spacebar fixes it there also. Thanks robcat! (the Wright Bros. thank you as well)

Made sure the Dynamic option is OFF but still getting this happening when I turn/move this head in a relationship/action. The grooming tool was used on this if that is helpful. Any help appreciated.

Sample PRJ. This should be everything. BLACKruff.mat Moustache.mat Moustache.prj

Just enter a thickness the book says. Did that and nothing shows up on the thickness timeline as in the book. Trying to get the hair emitter to taper the thickness over the length of the hair to a point. What am I doing wrong (again)???? Also I must admit that I still don't know HOW to ask a question-start a topic? Could use some advice on that also. Any help appreciated.

Ah! forgot. Thanks Robcat.

Nevermind, my minipc got no microphone jack.

Is it too late? Where is the link to get there?

yes tho this is on my minipc

Every frickin' year same thing. I pay for an update, got the activation code and cannot download the install exe. What am I doing wrong? Any help appreciated.

Nothing. Absolutely nothing comes up and I opened a 3 window layout and saved the layout but when I try to load it nothing happens.

Saved a 3 window layout but when I try to open it nothing happens. Then I tried again after making 3 windows and nothing happens. What am I doing wrong?

blind in one eye and can't see out the other. Thanks

Also I couldn't find anything in the AM manual about this.

It's probably been there for decades but I swear I can remember a time when it wasn't there and must admit I don't know how to use it. When viewing the material in it's viewer I crank the setting from zero to 100 - no difference. I know I'm risking terrible humilitation by admitting this but just couldn't live with myself anymore til I came clean. As always any help greatly appreciated.

Thanks robcat, don't know why I didn't see that. Bone heirarchies make me dizzy! (this is why my career as a politician probably failed!)

When I am setting up the relationship for this head and turn it to see if constraints on the neck are working it won't return to zero (looking straight ahead) when I type in zero in the y rotation. I've set up other heads the same way and they work but this one won't. Must be missing something. What am I doing wrong??? Brow2.tga EyeBallPupil2.tga HedNek.prj Wilbur2.mdl

Thanks again robcat - so simple. Much appreciated!

Here's the sample Prj with the associated material file. Thanks for responding Robcat. LeafTest.mat LeafTest.prj

Trying to get a Leafy type material using the hair function but can't shape like it shows in the tech manual (Sutton's Dodo bird) using the thickness timeline. Keep getting this octoganal shape instead of a smooth curve (see image). Render is set to multi pass final quality. Any help appreciated.