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If the desired effect is to make the spiral tree "grow" from the ground, why not model it as the corkscrew tree, add one bone vertically, then in the chor, start with the tree underground, rotate the bone to get the spiral effect, then raise the tree to match the spin. Let the viewer infer the rest.

Just as an FYI, Rear Window is not dead. I am working on putting the submissions together now. So this particular community project will see a successful end in just a little bit more time.

Guy sounds like a real hoot at parties! At any rate it's a nice set, and I'm still looking forward to it being in your story.

cool dad??? nah, I'm an A:M user! Actually I'm having fun with this guy, since it has been surprisingly easy to model and rig. I've got roughly 3 hours in the model, perhaps 1 hour installing the rig, a little bit of more time with smartskinning the joints. I've spent more time monkeying with the dynamics on the bow than anything else. My goal is to get the character to the point of actually having personality (for some reason I have the image of the Planters Peanut dude in my head). It's been a good diversion, and I am picking up some tricks as well. Time well spent.

So for a break from the toils of everything else I've added the Lite Rig to this character and built a walk cycle, just to see how it performs. walk.mov

Man I'm looking forward to seeing those streets bustling with traffic! Fantastic look.

Robert, here is the ground model. Ground.mdl

Robert that's grass. My laptop is getting flaky (largely because I am outside in the sub I'm sure) so I'll try to suss out where it is set up in the set, but perhaps you'll track it down before me.

YupYup. It truly is a case of 'ask and ye shall receive'. I am told that if you download this you can easily turn it into one million dollars. And I believe it is in small (but not unmarked) $1 bills. That's a pretty good return on investment if'n you ask me. Free Money! Not that's service with a smile!

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The bar has definitely been raised for the next time!

Love this place..ask and you shall receive. Now for my next request..a million bucks! how about a set of binocs. I'd do Rodney's search, but I'm at work.

thanks to robcat's excellent tut on using A:M for making stereo movies, I've been able to start putting the submissions I do have in hand together. I'm also working on pieces of new animation to tie all of these together. I need a wheel chair model, but don't see one in the contributors section. Does anyone have one?

I'm in!

My youngest is a budding graphic artist, and had created a logo for herself a while ago. Today she asked if I could build it in A:M, and after a few hours, this is what she got. Sort of taking to it myself, might actually spend a few days and rig him and see how he animates.

I was just going to add that reading the TOAM manual would help you. There is a good discussion on timing.

Not a silly question at all. For me it all comes down to timing. Say for example you want your character to do something simple, like shrug his shoulders. Think before hand; how long does it take for you to shrug your shoulders? 1 second, half a second? Now, note how many frames per second you have set for your chor. Let's say 24 frames per second. So, your shrug, shoulders up and down, takes 1/2 second (for this example). That means, starting at frame zero, your go to frame 12 (1/2 a second) lift the shoulders, then at 24 frames (1 second) return your shoulders back. Now granted, this is an over simplification, but it should give you an idea.

The renders I have are dated 11/14/2012....

I'd just add that this mascot contest was incredibly popular, under the current parameters. It couldn't have had a better number of quality submissions, so why dink with what works. As was mentioned, there are three winners. I consider myself a winner just for getting a submission in!

That's good news...that'll make 5 submissions, so our overall length will be good. John I got yours as well, have to now review and sort the order to see how all of them will be ordered, then start stitching them together. thanks so far folks!

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Robert, I think I have something that I can use that I can also intersperse between each submission that should tie it all together... I'm going to start mapping it out tonight to get a feel for how it will come together.

Awesome!

There is no blame to be doled out here. "you can't fire a volunteer" ! I'm up for doing the production work. I think I'd like to approach this as a reboot for the project. A lot of time has gone by since the original submitters sent their work up to me, and as Robert said, there were a few others that didn't get their work in. I only have three right now, from Steve Shelton, MCossey,and MarkW. If there are any more then let me know ASAP. I will start reviewing the current three and begin the work on ordering the sequence, with the hope that more are ready but not submitted. I don't want this to drag out for more months, so no new projects should be started at this point, but if you have one done and you just need to render, then let me know. Rodney, your suggestion of a private forum is a good one, if it is all possible that would be great, if not perhaps I'll set one up on my blog site. One thing I'm not going to do is subject the project to endless debate over what should be done. If I'm going to produce it, then so be it, my decision will stand and come what may. So that's it. I'll product it. I'll look to a few others for a sounding board and perhaps assistance (I'm looking at you Mr Bigboote!, if you are amendable). I might be able to get a music loop put together that follows the original opening or closing credits of the original Hitchcock movie, but more on that later. So sit tight folks, between the latest mascot contest, and this project getting some legs under it, and we just might be off to the races!

Well, man. I of course had to cast my vote for my own...but I have to admit that it was tough. There is some quality work there!