Mortal Monkey on 3/6/2004 at 15:03
Quote Posted by sluggs
That UV tool isn't very precise. It could take alot of adjusting with the mouse to align the textures.
If you're working on a 10x scale and zoomed in as good as it gets, it is precise enough. Any more precise than that, and you should be working on a different engine. Once you get used to it, even 16-sided cylinders won't take more than 10 minutes to tile perfectly.
My only real grievance is that you don't have an option to not reset the alignment when you click the UV tool.
Ottoj55 on 3/6/2004 at 18:48
slugss, i'm a bit confused about the various buttons and which ones do something. a while back i was working on simplifying a model that targa gave up on, perhaps we need a technical explanation of anim8or and its functions, becuase i don't fully understand it yet. the eggplant tutorial also confused me, i couldn't get the stalk to bend without pulling the base along with it forming a giant shark fin looking thing. grrrrrr, its a tricky little critter.
Sluggs on 3/6/2004 at 20:52
Otto, You should check out the Manual for descriptions on the buttons and what they do. (
http://www.anim8or.com/manual/index.html) I didn't have any problems with the Warp Modifier tool to bend the stem myself. You have to make sure that it's only the stem that is selected and that it's a bit wider than the entire object, plus you have to make sure that when the tool is rotated, it doesn't lean into the base, or any other part of the object or that will get warped too. I didn't do it the first couple of tries myself. Also you may want to try other modelling tuts like modelling a head, to get yourself aquainted with even more tools and methods of building objects.
I'm going to give texturing a part of my fountain another go shortly. I have to do this! There's no point in making objects if i can't texture them! Thanx for the tips MM and everybody else - It is much appreciated. :thumb:
Ottoj55 on 3/6/2004 at 21:25
soon, soon i'll have an object to show off, i hope, soon.
Sluggs on 3/6/2004 at 21:42
Me too i hope! :D And fully textured! :tsktsk:
BTW, How have you got on with texturing Otto?
Ottoj55 on 3/6/2004 at 22:38
still learning object building, i'm just confused, i've looked at some models from lgs with the textures on, so i'm seeing bits of how its done, i need a tutorial when i reach that stage.
Mortal Monkey on 5/6/2004 at 08:29
Good work :thumb:
sNeaksieGarrett on 6/6/2004 at 00:06
nice!:thumb:
~SG
