robcat2075

fortunately, the dose of reality thing is part of his goal

So where do i find it?

A:M is designed to store its last configuration in the registry so a user can easily pickup where he left off. As a general rule I'd have each student do a "Reset settings" at the start of each exercise and get them used to closing that Library window and other startup rituals. I like Rodney's idea of running a script that copies clean copies of everything you need to the various satellite computers before your class. Absent a script, if you can see the satellite HDs from your station it would be a matter of preparing a master folder you can copy the contents from to the matching folder on the satellite. One drop and drag per machine. The imagery for the presets is actually contained in the .pre file. A preset doesn't appear and yet is present in that station's A:M folder? Being a methodical person I'd compare files between a station that displayed them and a station that didn't. I see six presets in my preset folder If the fault isn't obvious I'd just reinstall A:M on that machine. (I never use the presets. I check the "advanced" button that enables setting individual render parameters.) "Final" Option settings "Final" Output settings and "Save Options" settings (Compression) You just gotta present the change the right way: "Treasured students... that video showed one way... but I'm going to show you the way the real hard-drinkin' CG artists do it..." Dragging also works from the windows interface. You can drag a .mdl or .prj or .cho file from an open folder into A:M and it will be loaded into the PWS then you can drag a model into a chor, or >edit it.

I'll give it a try!

Welcome back! Looks very cool. Don't miss the very fast "FakeAO" plugin elsewhere here that forum member jenpy has created. That ought to be a boon to people doing interior like yourself.

I think you can also key the "frame" prop of an image sequence to be controlled by the pose.

on the pose's name in the Pose slider window while you are editing it>Settings You can then set min and max values for the pose. Set 0 and 8 and the slider will have 9 steps although you can still enter decimal values in the numeric field.

Got it. Thanks!

Wow! that was fast turnaround! I like that. Congratulations on the gig! I bet they'll want more spots in the future.

They are stored as .pre files. On my computer they are in C:\Program Files (x86)\Hash Inc\V15.0\Presets Your path may be somewhat different but there must be a presets folder in your install somewhere. well, you've heard my opinion of the library... Get them to use regular file operations. Outside of TAoA:M references to the Library are exceedingly rare. There's always more than one way to do things and that concept would be a good lesson for them. Don't know the answer but that's better than getting that message before you want to quit.

Trying like hell to get it done..I'll touch base in the morning with a go/no go Wherever you are , you're ahead of me.

I also see that those frame names aren't padded with zeros like the like the original chor was set to do. I need that or i can't load them in order.

I get a blank dir There's some other way to give me a link that makes it public. But I need them all in a zip too or i'd have to download them all individually.

something is not working there. Even after I login to DropBox I still can't see your files.

ok...whew, 163 MB! thanks!

Lovely work, as always!

ah... DL-ing it now. thanks.

In no particular order, here are the entries, finished or in progress that I'm aware of so far... number got it mouseman (still rendering, that's ok) got it NancyGormezano(where's the final version?) got it JohnL3D got it dblhelix (still in progress) got it Gerry (still rendering) got it tbenefi33 (still in progress) got it wedgeeguy got it TheSpleen(where do I find the final files?) got'em thefreshestever wip? thejobe got it glenn (can i get all the frames in one zip?) got it me (still working) JohnBigBoote aka Matt Cambell (in progress?) got it fae_alba (in progress) got it is there anyone I've overlooked, missed, or forgotten or still working in secret?

something must be missing from the URL. I get a 404 error.

Look at this near the top. Lathe it with 8 cross section. domeCrossSection.mdl

lathe it and don't try to make the top CP exactly in the center. leave a tiny hole at the top.

If you're going to use refraction, model your dome so it has thickness like real glass would and not as a single surface.

You're probably correct but (full disclosure) all these renders are from v13. In 2009 when I tried opening my usual "outdoor sunny day" project in v15h, global illumination was not working as expected and since A:M is being supported by one programmer working for free in his spare time, give it a quick test in v16 if you're up to date on the subscription and see what happens . Or if you can post the test case I'll try it .

One more thing , Ralph... before you start explaining keyframe animation, watch my screencam tut on "Keyframing Options". I don't recommend you show it to your students to start with because it's a bit too much information, but beginners will almost certainly punch wrong buttons without realizing it and it's important for you to be on top of this so you can know why they are getting unexpected results and know there's a reason for it.

Roger, if you can make a test case, say, with just that one panel that shows the render problem in AO that would be a good AMReport thing.