Newbe Problems

[Dark Salvation]

Hello,

I just stated to setup the bones in my model and am unable to return back into Model mode. It's grayed out. What a loser? Anyways, some help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

Frank

www.frankfreeman.net

freemf@ci.loveland.co.us

[Bruce Del Porte]

Hey Frank,

 

If you are in the modeling window, what do you have selected? I'm not sure how to get the yellowman icon to grey. If you are in a chor or action, be sure the model is selected and then hit the yellowman icon.

[trajcedrv]

keyboard shortcuts:

 

F5 Modeling mode

F6 Bones mode

[Dark Salvation]

Thanks guys. I don't think I have anything selected but you never know. I tried clicking off everything and unhiding to no success. I'll try it again and the shortcut keys. Thanks!

 

Frank

[Dark Salvation]

Ok. I got A:M running and tried what was suggested. No luck. And the F5 key just makes a ding sound? I've attached a screen shot of my tool bar. Thanks!

 

Frank

[Chad_Hunt]

from your tool bar you are in an action window. Close that out and open your model from the project workspace, under objects, then click F5 for modeling and F6 for bones mode. This is where you need to be to construct your skeletons. Hope this helps get you in the right direction

 

Chad

[Dark Salvation]

Thanks for your help. I tried just double-clicking on my model in the project workspace and it finally changed the mode back. Thanks for your help!

 

Frank

[Fuchur]

You have to be a bit carefull.

A:M will open a new window for quite everything you do. For example a new action, model, material, etc.

If you dont close the windows, there will be many behind eachother. So even if it feels strange because you could think the changes will be lost (they wont) close all the windows (NOT A:M, just the window).

That will help you to run A:M more stable (sometimes you will run into trouble if too many windows are open) and you will keep the overview of your project better.

 

I ALWAYS only use 1 window if the possibility is there. If you model and want to animate: close your window.

If you animated in an action and want to transfer it to a cheoregraphy, close the action-window, etc.

You can always access everything you did through your PWS.

I only have one exception of this rule: Smart-Skin-Windows. There it is not really useful to close the modeling-window because you will go back very soon.

 

*Fuchur*

[the_black_mage]

when i first read this it sounded to me like you have all the splines locked....