Get learning Anim8or!

R Soul on 18/11/2004 at 00:27

Reference Image
If you have a picture of an object you want to build you can load it into Anim8or as a gif/bmp/jpg.

Go to Build > Reference Image.
At the bottom, select Load, then find the file.
Once it loads you can reposition and stretch it. Although it has a yellow bounding box, it is not an object.

It's a great way to keep the proportions correct whilst simplifying the shape to keep down the polycount.

GORT on 18/11/2004 at 15:30

For me, the texture part is easy. It's just converting the AIs for thief 2. :tsktsk:
Otherwise, I would of had a couple of new AIs for my third mission. Anyway, I've got another new object done. It's a walkie talkie. If anyone wants it, just ask for it. :cheeky:

P.S. I'll give you some pics to preview it first.

GORT on 19/11/2004 at 15:33

Hmmm...
Maybe I should post the pics here so everybody will see it.

Who wants to post them up? :cheeky:
Like I said before, I'm giving this walkie talkie to anyone that wants it.

Speesh on 20/11/2004 at 02:36

I can post them up again. Just mail me.

G'len on 20/11/2004 at 13:14

A (http://www.musicexplosion.net/glen/Surgic.zip) surgical bed is ready.

Inline Image:

http://www.musicexplosion.net/glen/Surgical.JPG

And for an in-game shot, with a "patient" :ebil:

Inline Image:

http://www.musicexplosion.net/glen/patient.jpg

Edit: I've just repaired the broken links/images in my previous model posts; they should all work now except for the molotov cocktail. if any of you have the cocktail ZIP file, please send it to me.

angrypenguin on 20/11/2004 at 15:16

this stuff is amazing

i especially like the moped

i would try and learn it but i have only just got enogh time to work on my fm :(

mayby in a bit.....

Yandros on 20/11/2004 at 15:25

That's nice, G'len... I imagine Dark Arrow could use that in his haunted hospital mission.

G'len on 20/11/2004 at 19:48

(http://www.musicexplosion.net/glen/Gtube2.zip) "Statis" Tubes, Aliens-style, for your Mad Scientist's pleasure. Included are also "occupied" tubes - one with a very big rat inside, another with an SS2 spider inside.

Inline Image:

http://www.musicexplosion.net/glen/Gtube2_1.JPG

Ottoj55 on 20/11/2004 at 20:06

g'len, those are just what i need for my newest mission.

SneaksieDave on 20/11/2004 at 23:31

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/putsomepicshere/eggplant.jpg) W00T.

Not exactly like the author's, some not-so-great proportions, but hey not bad for a first try. Didn't take too long either. :D Tried 3DS years ago and was just confounded.

Quick question - couldn't find this in the tutorial, or help, or this post. How does one deselect one of many items? So if I was using right click to multi-select, but accidently choose one wrong vertex, how to deselect it? Please don't tell me it's "start all over?" Surely he didn't leave that very basic and needed functionality out...