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My "It Can't Be Decaled" series covers the flatten operation.

I thought you already did that?

I don't think you should be doing any editing of the mesh in the decal window. You can move CPs around but not changing connections.

But v16 still runs. Hmm. What if you make another installation of v18 into a new folder? Leave the old V18 where it is and install v18 into a completely new folder.

And as always... have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling?

Do the ones that don't work actually give an "expired license" message.

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OK, I see the cat now.

Very cool! Can you tell me more about the curvy interior squiggles in picture #4... Are they there to support an empty space? Do you define those or are they created by some software?

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I'm disappointed that isn't getting a better result for you.

As always, it looks wonderful, Rodger!

I still think that running in a Windows emulator environment is going to be the cause of a lot of problems.

I don't know if that is the problme or solution, but you can have both 64 and 32 bit versions installed and use the same license. Copy the master0.lic file from the 64 bit folder to the 32 bit version folder after you install it.

Matt, I notice that the file you get from Syntheyes is in the old pre-v13 A:M file format. Is it possible that if it were read by some version before v13 it would scale correctly? Then you could resave and move to modern A:M.

OK, here's the simple way and it doesn't need a video to explain it.... Add a model to your PRJ called Scaler. Turn on Snap to Grid and add one bone to Scaler that originates at 0,0,0 where the model bone originates and points in the exact same direction. Call that bone "CameraBone" Drop "Scaler" into your Syntheyes chor. Position it anywhere you want to be the center of expansion. In the Chor, constrain "CameraBone" to your Camera with Translate To and Orient Like constraints to (with Compensate mode OFF each time). on the "Scaler" model in the PWS>Chor and choose "Bake All Actions". Set the reduction level to 0 A:M will key the "CameraBone" to match the Camera motion and delete the two constraints on it. In the Chor, constrain the Camera to "CameraBone" with Translate To and Orient Like constraints, with Compensate mode OFF each time. (this is the reverse of what you did above) In the Chor, Add a Translate To constraint to every "TrackerX" null you deem important (with Compensate mode ON each time) to constrain it to the "Scaler" model. (not to the "CameraBone" bone, constrain to the model bone) Hide all the other Tracker nulls. Select the "Scaler" model, scale it with the corner manipulator. The camera motion and the nulls will scale in exact proportion.

Hold the presses.... I got the simpler way to work. Ignore the above method!

Ta -dahhh! SuperExpanderThing.mdl How to use it (on YouTube) (I forgot to mention it: a last step is to copy the camera parameters from the original camera to the new camera.) There may be an even simpler way to do this, but I haven't quite got it to work yet..

How are you applying it? "Texture" itself is a broad term. A:M textures can be either "Decals" (bitmaps) or "Materials" (procedural) A Decal doesn't repeat unless you explicitly set it to do that in its properties However, a "Patch image" is a variant way to apply a decal that causes it to be repeated on every patch.

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Matt, can you send me a tracking PRJ that has more camera translation motion? That will make the example clearer.

Matt, do you need to scale all 120 nulls or could you just pick out 3 or 4 key ones as the reference points for aligning your A:M world?

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