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Please let me know possible procedure(s) to fix. The file is listed as a .mdl file in the folder, so . . . Thanks!

I was saving a newly rigged model in A:M v15j+ on my Mac running OS 10.4.11 when the power to my computer was disrupted during the save. Now, when I try to open the model in A:M it's properties (bones, groups, etc.) are listed in the workspace window, but the model itself, and it's name, do not appear (see attach picture). The model is still listed in the folder in which I saved it, showing a file size of 553k, but it won't "appear" in A:M. I do have a "pre-rigged", "pre-copy-flip-attached" model saved under a different name, but I'd like to know if there is a way to access the rigged model again before beginning the rigging work all over again. Thanks.

Is there a way to render a model performing an action in a choreography so that the model and it's shadow are all that render with alpha channel = ON in the rendering options? Basically, I want to render a scene to targas with alpha channels with only the model and it's shadow appearing in each frame.

Thank you! I guess I have some preference messed up in photoshop where a pasted object is placed several pixels askew from the copy. Really appreciate the help & the edited file!

Rob, I'm having trouble downloading this project and would like to explore this topic more. Can you advise me how to download this since clicking and/or right-clicking on the link just sends me to a page with script? Great looking clouds! Thanks, Chris

Here it is. Black_Dog.tga

I am rendering a scene with 2 models and a targa imported as a layer in a choreography. The tga image appears with a "white" outline when rendered. I have edited the image in photoshop, making sure all of the edges of the image are black, and included an alpha channel and played with the layer's options settings - "flat shaded", "occlusion", etc. - but the white outline continues to render. The image I've attached is a render using the"white render" settings I just found in another post in these forums (very beautiful, soft rendering style! - thanks, Jason!), but this "white outline/edge" I'm describing appears on the targa no matter what rendering options I choose. How do I get the image layer to render without this outline? Thanks. horse0.tga

Thanks, Nancy!

I am trying to repeat an image sequence imported as a layer in a choreography. As the attached jpeg shows, a "show more than drivers" icon is unavailable in the choreography. Where can I access "show more than drivers" for this image sequence & what the best way to repeat this 9 frame sequence? Mac OS 10.4.11 using A:M 15.0j+

You're saying there's no "Curve" listing in the menu like there is in my video? What's the mac equivalent of right clicking supposed to be? Do that. And show me the menu you get when you do that. Well - it seems the 'right-click' function on my Wacom stylus is not set up properly to function correctly with A:M. So, what I'm getting by 'right-clicking' with the pen can be seen in the attached screenshot. I guess it's working as a 'shift-click' in A:M for some reason. Once I found the correct keybard mac equivalent to 'right-clicking', (control-click) the menu with "Curve" appears just as your video shows. Sorry for the confusion. Thanks.

Thanks, all, for the help. Gerry, your method works perfectly! Thanks so much!

Thanks, guys. The video's great, Rob. Unfortunately, using Mac running OS 10.4 I can't seem to get the Post-Extrapolation dialog box to appear when selecting and right-clicking the keyframe points. The Channel CP Setting dialog box appears with the interpolation method choice.

Okay. I've keyed the two frames. Where do I choose Post-Extrapolation>repeat? Using v.15j

I have a character model with a 24-frame walk cycle that I rendered as a .tga image sequence that I want to use as a decal on another model. How do I get the walk-cycle image sequence to repeat as a decal on the other model within a choreography?

What are the system requirements for running the latest version of A:M on Mac OSX? Am I just dense, or is this information very difficult to find at the Hash Store or here at the forums. I'm already running one subscription on a Mac running Tiger, but am wondering when Tiger is no longer supported.

There are start, stop frame numbers in the render options for the camera as well as a step option (normally 1) - if you want every other frame it would be set step = 2. I have never tried step 3 or 4 but I suspect that would work as well Thanks, Nancy! That's very cool!

I am rendering a scene and want to render every third or fourth frame. Right now I'm just entering the frame numbers with commas between each in the custom frame options dialog box when rendering, but I feel that there was an easier method that I am forgetting. Is there a way to set a render so that it renders only every other frame or however you want? Also, as my reason for rendering this way is to get a choppy, "stop-motion" look to the animation, is it possible to accomplish this in a choreography when there are camera movements and I want the camera movement to be smooth while the models I am animating have the jerky stop-motion look?

If you are having a problem moving/reordering Poses in the Properties Window you can create a temporary Folder, drag and drop the Poses into that Folder... then drag and drop the Poses out in the order you wish to have them. Finally, delete the temporary folder. ...this is the same thing mentioned above but with more words. Thanks for the simplified answer, Rodney. I am a simple man. Part of my problem was not precisely grabbing the "target" icon to the left of the pose name, but trying to select the pose from the name, which continued to cause incorrect results.

I am able to reorder the poses in the User Relationships folder in the PWS, but the poses in my model's 'Properties' window stay in the order in which they were created. Is there any way to change the pose order in in the properties window?

That did it! Many thanks!

I've been fooling around with several cloud images on a hair material, basically trying to create a face model made of billowy, cloudy material. I have been rendering both in the modeling window and in a choreography and keep getting black "sooty" coloring along with some clouds. I have the transparency of my model set to 100%, so the only thing rendering is the hair material. I've messed around with properties til I've run out of ideas. Can someone point me in the direction to achieve what I trying for? Thanks.

That solved the problem! Thank you.

Thanks, mtpeak! I'll give it a try and see what happens.

Thanks for the link. I have also created a model using the body of the 2008 rig with a head created by me. I've done quite a bit of editing, poses and whatnot, on this model and would like to use it without creating a whole new model. How did you "re-export the model from an action" to fix the problem? Being able to do this would alleviate a lot of work I'd have to re-address with the fixed model from your link.

I've used the 'model' key - I don't know where the 'translate, scale, rotate, other etc' keys are. The choices I have are 'model, branch, bone'. ' I didn't see them on your screen capture? Weird. tools/customize/commands/frame I probably got rid of them when customizing my workspace (not really knowing what they were for). I'll reboot A:M after restoring to the factory settings and see if they show up. If not, I'll add them to my toolbar. Thank you.