> Ups was for the Choreography Window,
> not the Animation Window.
> Sorry,
> Matthias
Hi Matt :
Oh , OK . Those directions from the manual were for the
Choreo window . I looked in there but still could not find
any "up/down" or "Fix attribute list" etc . Doesn't matter
anyway , I just thought there was something odd going with
the manual , or me .
Anyway , I know you like the Choreo editor , but I most
assuredly do not . I much prefer to move my model(s) by
hand in the viewport and then just create a keyframe for
that model , which will include everything from colour to
size to pose to VSL to rigidity etc etc .
Then I can come back to that keyframe and change what-
ever I like , and then copy that keyframe to anywhere I
like , as many times as I like etc etc etc .
This does not appear to be possible with V6 . Maybe it
is inside the Choreo editor , but I find that editor a
complete nuisance to use , and to try and use it for a
complex object containing many parts seems to be a per-
fect way to ruin a weekend .
Morphing is a smooth way , but keys are much more ex-
act . For instance , if you had a sound track that you
were trying to get complex objects to hit certain points
with exact movements , morphing is going to take you
forever and six days to nail it .
With a key it would just be a matter of setting that
key on the timeline and then moving on to the next one.
I guess we can do that now , but the 'Record' button
must be on . Somehow , that seems so wrong , to me .
I don't know me ... creating keys in the viewport seems
like such a simple , basic , ancient concept . No idea
why we would have to go inside that haunted house (the
Choreography Editor) in order to work with keys .
whatever
studio
> > Maybe some important ones, too:
> >
> > Hold CRTL+LMB Click on a choreograph sets it to
> > "Last active chor" or "Current Chor"
> > (the little point, which is by default in front of the last chors name
> > should
> > jump to the CRTL+LMB clicked object)
> >
> > Maybe you'll have a deeper ahhh effect to now:
> > > * . Only choreographs up to the current
> > > choreography are executed.
> > >
> >
> > Hmmm, maybe you'll ask what's this good for :-?
> >
> > Maybe you like to move the object, but you don't
> > like the "Translators", which will be created, if
> > the object is already animated, simply CRTL+LMB click the *.init
> > (the chor itself) then all animators are disabled.
> > Now you can move, reposition OR
> > change the shape of a binded object :-!
> > without getting translators or loosing the animation.
> >
> > Hold 1 (one) or 2 (two) key while moving keys
> > on a animation curve, locks the movement on x/y axis
> > (same as VSL curves ;-)
> >
> > Feel free to ask for more
> > (Chor Window is animators best friend :-)
> >
> > Matthias
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > - Original Message -
> > From: "studio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To:
> > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 8:24 PM
> > Subject: Mysterious Anim Window References
> >
> >
> > > Also , this is on the same page in the reference manual
> > >
> > > - 'Animation Window' ;
> > > ***
> > > * Attributes - Sub menus can be used for enabling/disabling
> > > attributes for keyframing. If an attribute is disabled, editing
> > > attributes with animation recording on will not create new key
> > > frames for it.
> > >
> > > * Show Choreographs, Hide Choreographs - These menus can be
> > > used for controlling the visibility of choreographs in the
> > > Choreography Window. Useful when managing scenes
> > > consisting of hundreds or thousands of animated objects.
> > >
> > > * Up, Down - These menus can be used for controlling the
> > > current choreography. Only choreographs up to the current
> > > choreography are executed.
> > >
> > > * Reset - Animation time line can be zoomed and panned via
> > > RMB + Ctrl and Shift keys. This menu restores the default scale
> > > and pan values.
> > >
> > > * Fix attribute list - This menu fixes the current animated
> > > attribute list so that no new attributes will be animated.
> > > However, the attributes already animated will be treated
> > > as usual.
> > > ***
> > >
> > > UP , Down , Reset ??
> > >
> > > I've searched high and low and I cannot find any clue as
> > > to what is being referred to here (above) . It sounds
> > > familiar but I can't find it in any window , and there
> > > is no example screenshot to show what it might look like
> > > or where it might be .
> > >
> > > thanks
> > >
> > > studio
> > >
> >
