svetlik Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 v190j.1 Windows 7 Followed the manual to the word for setting up sprite emitters for fire, smoke etc. but can't get any color in the sprites in spite of setting up the rgb channels in Action as instructed. Can't find the "moron" mode switch. Been over the instructions a dozen times. (the one in the manual re fire, smoke and sparks) What am I missing? (I'm sure its something embarrassingly obvious. Any help appreciated greatly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted June 20, 2020 Hash Fellow Share Posted June 20, 2020 I 'd have to see what you're doing. If you want to bring it to Live Answer Time tomorrow we could look at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted June 20, 2020 Hash Fellow Share Posted June 20, 2020 After some testing on a simple case I think there is something wrong with how color is getting keyframed over the particle's life, but I'm not sure yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted June 20, 2020 Hash Fellow Share Posted June 20, 2020 update... It seems to work on a case I made from scratch but I dont' know why it didn't work when I edited a previous PRJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svetlik Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 Thanks for the response. Here is a screen shot of the timeline in Action of the animated color & resulting render. Not sure if I can make it to the Live talk but I'll try. Have also tried making this from scratch with new object (sphere) from scratch several times with same results, so it's gotta be something I'm doing wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted June 20, 2020 Hash Fellow Share Posted June 20, 2020 The archive of our June 20, 2020 Live Answer Time discussion is now at... https://forums.hash.com/topic/48801-live-answer-time-less-live-archived-versions/?tab=comments#comment-417868 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svetlik Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 Thanks for your help today robcat. Was able to get color to work but not until I deleted that Action file. I found that once something gets "broken" in AM it must be deleted and started over or it will never work. I tried going into the material directly from the material folder after today's Live Talk and still couldn't get any color until that damn Action file was deleted and then boom there were all the colors. I've run into this many times with lots of items and here was another example. This also tells me that you can't do this type of thing in Action as the manual instructed but please tell me if that's wrong. This may help other people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted June 21, 2020 Hash Fellow Share Posted June 21, 2020 Hooray for success! Which manual and which tutorial is that in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svetlik Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 Think I got it from the website. Dated 2008? The fire tutorial page 174. I can send it to you but its 21 megs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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