[Back again]

Hey all. Been using A:M mainly for creating 3D printable models over the past few years, but looking for ward to getting back into rendering and animating.  Looking forward to bothering all you Maestros again.

 

 

Thanks,

            Rich

[Removing internal patches]

It completes the external walls below. If I reattach that spline, is there a way to make it not form that inner patch?

 

[Removing internal patches]

Thanks, Rob. Didn't work though.  Is there a way then reattaching a spline to make sure it only patches in a certain direction? (horizontal, but not vertical a la below)

Thanks,

        RIch

 

 

[Removing internal patches]

Hey All,  got a model with a couple of 4-point internal patches that are causing Cura to show it as non-manifold.  How can I remove those patches?

 

Thanks,

         Rich

[Support, Orders, etc.]

I appreciate it. Nothing there.  Guess I'll wait for a reply.

 

Thanks,

           Rich

[Support, Orders, etc.]

I bought it through the Hash store a looonng time ago.  Mine's never re-upped automatically, though. I usually have to reach out to Orders to get mine re-upped.

[Support, Orders, etc.]

Hey all, anybody got any info on Hash Support or Orders?  Trying to re-up my sub, but not getting any response and just wanna make sure everything's alright.

 

Rich

[Grass doing insane things]

One thing I DID notice was, I turned the streak emitter off on my waterfall, and the grass stopped acting crazy. what's the connection?

[Grass doing insane things]

Hey all, have a landscape with quite a bit of grass, and grass is doing something I don't understand; from frame to frame, it will just extend and go crazy, taking up half the landscape. This is what it looks like before

 

and this is after

 

most of the time, I simply remove and readd the patch, but it seems to be doing this more and more, and I can't figure out why. Any help is appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Rich

[My new PC: AMD Ryzen 7 1700]

Actually, maybe I shouldn't be reading this....can't afford a new mainboard/combo right now

 

Rich

[My new PC: AMD Ryzen 7 1700]

Yeah, I was wondering how the renders would do with this CPU..

 

Rich

[I'm Martin, and I'm Back]

Hey Martin, was it you at the Chicago WizardCon back in---oh, 2003 or 2004? At the Hash A:M booth demo-ing the software?

 

Rich

[Now available: Additional Rendernodes]

I con only imagine the single PC that would be able to support 64 rendernodes...

 

Rich

[Any good tree tutes?]

Hey all,

Still working on the landscape and looking for a good "how to do a tree" tutorial.

 

I've got one, but having a hard time making it look full.

 

Thanks for any pointers,

Rich

[Looking for recommendations for assembling animations]

A:M will convert an image sequence to a video file.

 

Load the image sequence into your images folder.

>Save As>Animation

 

 

Do this in 32-bit A:M for Quicktime choices

Didn't I read in a thread last year that Apple had stopped Windows support of QT on Windows and that wasn't going to be an option going forward? That's what originally got me interested in Media Encoder. I had originally been using 32-bit A:M for just that reason

 

Rich

[Looking for recommendations for assembling animations]

from a set or TGAs. Was using Adobe's Media Encoder, but the trial ran out. Looks like to only way to get it is to purch one of the Video apps from Creative Cloud at $20/month. Anybody got a better alternative?

 

Thanks,

Rich

[PC upgrades to have A:M chor run faster]

Hey all, quick question:

What's the single PC upgrade that has the most effect on how fast A:M runs with a complicated chor on the screen/s? Got a 8-core with 16g ram, but only a 750GTX as a vid card. Would a newer video card make make it smoother rotating the landscape, etc?

 

Thanks,

Rich

[Anybody seen this OpenGL errror when starting RenderMess.?]

Hey all, has anyone seen the following errors when starting renderMess?

 

followed by this one after hitting OK

 

 

RenderServer is on Win10--both PCs I'm gettting this error constantly are Win7--the Win8 PC I also get it on but a restart will ofttimes fix it.

 

It's been some time sine I ran Server/Mess, but I could've sworn that I was still running 10, but I'm not certain.

 

Thanks,

Rich

[Gradient measuring]

Robert,

Thanks for that; I appreciate it. Now I get it, although at first glance it seems counter-intuitive. Great vid!

 

Thanks,

Rich

[Gradient measuring]

Hey all,

Been away for a few months and seem to have completely forgotten how to create a gradient. I read the Tech Ref, but I'm not clear: When the techref mentions "measuring from the pivot", does that mean the center? Also, is it the center of the example sphere or the patch where the mat will be placed? For example, if I have a line of patches approx 50cm tall that I want to split between two textures, would the gradient read:

 

Start

X 0cm

Y -25cm

z 0cm

 

End

x 0cm

y 25cm

z 0cm

 

This is kinda puzzling me. I've successfully created these in the past, but I winged it, and I'm trying to gain greater control over them.

 

Thanks for any advice,

 

Rich

[Landscapes]

Robert,

I've played with push a few times; still getting the hang of it. can't find any documentation, so just sort of winging it;

 

Detbear,

Never really gave Sketchup much consideration until now; we had a graphic person at work who used to use it; looks fairly nice. May have to peruse some tutes

 

Thanks for the heads ups, guys

 

Rich

[Landscapes]

Hey all, working on landscaping, possibly to be incorporated into an interactive format,

flyby0.mov

 

 

My question is, in order to be viable in such a format, what size have people experimented with? Do you create interactive/game landscapes in one big piece (which seems incredibly unwieldy after a while) or do you go from individual landscape to individual landscape (through the game engine? Still learning.

 

Anyway, right now I'm still working on the first piece of landscape (about 5000cmx5000cm) and am looking for ideas on where to go.

 

Thanks,

RIch

[Quick texture question]

Hey all, is there any resource out there concerning texture creation including how the "pattern" on the graphic is translated to the model (for instance, if I'm creating a human skin texture and I put a single age spot in the dead center, how will that be displayed on the model?) Is a texture just a glorified decal that's repeated over and over?

 

 

Thanks,

Rich

[Wireframe is smooth, but wireframe/shaded isn't]

Hey, all. Been working on a face for a while. For some reason, all of a sudden, in shaded mode (with or without wireframe), the model looks as though it's gone into peak mode, bias handles don't work, and I can't figure out what I did to it. Wireframe mode, however, is smooth. Any ideas would be welcome. Thanks.

 

Rich

 

[Smart skin VS Fan bones VS CP weights]

Right now, I'm having issues where wrists are becoming pencil-thin when twisted. I ran across a tut some time ago concerning "thinning" and how to minimize it through different methods, but I'm at a loss to remember where right now.

 

Rich