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General Category => General Anim8or Forum => Topic started by: spicy on March 05, 2008, 06:41:28 am

Title: How to make Animations using Anim8or
Post by: spicy on March 05, 2008, 06:41:28 am

Hi guys! I just want to know step by step, how to make animations, including where to put the bones and everything. If anyone can help. Thanks :)

Title: Re: How to make Animations using Anim8or
Post by: floyd86 on March 05, 2008, 10:07:01 am

I the manual (at the left of your screen) it's a explained very easy. I suggest first reading through the manual and if you still dont get it, then ask questions at the forum.
I hope this helps you.

Title: Re: How to make Animations using Anim8or
Post by: 3D Joe Wiltshire on March 05, 2008, 11:52:31 am

yeah, i agree with floyd, and the manual looks at all aspects of animation, everything you have asked for would take at least 1-2 pages to explain it fully

Title: Re: How to make Animations using Anim8or
Post by: spicy on March 06, 2008, 08:16:07 am

Yes, I have read the manual over 10 times. But still do not understand. Can someone please explain. Step by Step

Title: Re: How to make Animations using Anim8or
Post by: ENSONIQ5 on March 06, 2008, 09:09:16 pm

Basically, the magical thing about Anim8or, and indeed any animation package, is its ability to work out intermediate steps between steps you define.  For instance, you could make a simple animation of your spaceship, making it fly across the field of view, by defining a scene of, say 100 frames.  Select the first frame position on the scale at the bottom of your screen, click the icon with a key on it, so it turns green, and move the ship to the starting point.  Then, with the key button still green, select the last frame on the scale at the bottom, and drag the ship to its final position.  You should notice a white line that traces a path across the screen, from the ships starting point to its end point.  This describes all the positions the ships will be in during the animation.  Click on the key button again, to turn it off, and click on the first frame position again.  Now click the play button.  Your ship should move nice and smoothly across the screen, as the software calculates each actual position of the ship.

Thats the basics.  For such a simple animation there is no need to use figures (bones) at all.  I suggest following the excellent tutorials on this site, designed to teach the sort of knowledge you want.  And experiment.

Title: Re: How to make Animations using Anim8or
Post by: Tanzim on March 07, 2008, 03:01:44 am

this should explain the basics with bones
http://anim8or.com/tutorials/simplewalk/index.html
ENSONIQ5 explained the same thing, but without telling you about skeleton's

Title: Re: How to make Animations using Anim8or
Post by: spicy on March 11, 2008, 06:13:36 am

Thanks both of you! Just let me know if you find any other tutorials