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Discuss All aspects of 3D animation, Animation principles and methods, how to prepare a 3D model for animation, where to find character animation references and how to use particle animation for special effects. Talk about Animating shaders, lights and cameras.
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No new posts in Softimage Xsi: Image crashing Softimage Xsi: Image crashing
This didn't start happening until recently. Everytime I go to apply an image,

0 822 January 26, 2007
PolyGru
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: How to work faster: Use XSI. :) Softimage Xsi: How to work faster: Use XSI. :)
Here is a nice article about how SOFTIMAGE|XSI increases your productivity.

0 859 January 26, 2007
dwp
No new posts in 3ds Max: Hair Tut 3ds Max: Hair Tut
Hi All After a about a year away I decided to start up a site again. I have

0 895 January 25, 2007
Natashka1954
No new posts in 3ds Max: Q about illustrate! 3ds Max: Q about illustrate!
My lights doesn't seem to cast any shadows on a cel material, is this possible

0 982 January 25, 2007
Plumbum
No new posts in 3ds Max: bitmaos and deep paint 3ds Max: bitmaos and deep paint
I'm trying to paint an object with Deep Paint 3d. I'm having trouble

0 899 January 25, 2007
AmberPrince
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: Get rid of the sliding problem Softimage Xsi: Get rid of the sliding problem
Now I finished the walk cycle but it's really painful. I have to put a lot of

0 1023 January 25, 2007
cord474
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: shadow map flicker Softimage Xsi: shadow map flicker
Hello! When I render an animation of a character I get weird flickering

0 1170 January 25, 2007
Frank Tinoco
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: Image clip viewer Softimage Xsi: Image clip viewer
Is there a way to zoom out of your image clip viewer or even move around the

0 877 January 25, 2007
Robbie Zhang
No new posts in 3ds Max: Paul steed's book animating a character 3ds Max: Paul steed's book animating a character
Found this a few minutes ago Animating A Character With 3ds Max Steed,

0 941 January 24, 2007
TzinMaoSui
No new posts in 3ds Max: funny cartoon movie in progress 3ds Max: funny cartoon movie in progress
Hello. Look at the begining of my new cartoon project (DivX

0 850 January 24, 2007
TanusiaTC
No new posts in 3ds Max: max just my tool 3ds Max: max just my tool
if you are the max's useer,you will luckly,i don't konw the MAX what it is

0 939 January 24, 2007
Derek
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: Clusters and parallel processing Softimage Xsi: Clusters and parallel processing
As far as i know, Softimage XSI is optimized to exploit SMP. Is this 'out of

0 991 January 24, 2007
broodling
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: Making a Cage think it's a Lattice...kinda Softimage Xsi: Making a Cage think it's a Lattice...kinda
Heya guyz :) Other people have posted similar problems as this, but mines a

0 1202 January 24, 2007
Frank Tinoco
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: rgba_matte not working properly Softimage Xsi: rgba_matte not working properly
I tried to create an rgba isolation matte. some selected objects in my scene.

0 882 January 24, 2007
dwp
No new posts in 3ds Max: Display text for dialogue in track bar/ 3ds Max: Display text for dialogue in track bar/
Does anyone know how or if it is possible to display text in the track bar for

0 1052 January 23, 2007
Gloski
No new posts in 3ds Max: ugent: problem with IK setup when animating 3ds Max: ugent: problem with IK setup when animating
Dear fellow 3d enthuitast I have set up a bones system for a cartoon

0 1055 January 23, 2007
Yarlagad
No new posts in 3ds Max: merge animation 3ds Max: merge animation
When I merge an animation stored in an identically rigged model into another

0 1614 January 23, 2007
FireWall
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: SI|3D differences Softimage Xsi: SI|3D differences
I've noticed the price drop in Soft.|3D but i haven't seen anything (and I

0 896 January 23, 2007
Viggo Hoskins
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: XSI@mIRC ? Softimage Xsi: XSI@mIRC ?
hi there ... Just curious ... Are there any chatrooms related especially to

0 1000 January 23, 2007
Alicci
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: U and surfacel selection Softimage Xsi: U and surfacel selection
I am trying to select the surface area or uv maps that i imported from lw.

0 947 January 23, 2007
Rod Sigler
No new posts in 3ds Max: MaxScript question 3ds Max: MaxScript question
Hey I just DL'ed Rollin' 1.0 from scriptspot. It calculates the amount of

0 1027 January 22, 2007
Frank Tinoco
No new posts in 3ds Max: Cluster-O-Matic and Morph-O-Matic 3ds Max: Cluster-O-Matic and Morph-O-Matic
Anyone here ever use Cluster-O-Matic or Morph-O-Matic for facial animation. If

0 1207 January 22, 2007
Vertox
No new posts in 3ds Max: GRRRRRR  Corruptions  GGRRRRRRR 3ds Max: GRRRRRR Corruptions GGRRRRRRR
Had to happen didn't it.. a week after saying to a friend that I'd never had it

0 889 January 15, 2007
Viggo Hoskins
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: Nice work! Softimage Xsi: Nice work!
If you have not seen this yet, you might want to take a look at

0 971 January 15, 2007
Theamxyz
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: make it planar ? Softimage Xsi: make it planar ?
hi there ... missing out this button :) (i know i sound like maxing) is

0 1180 January 15, 2007
Sid Conner
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: duplicate symetry Softimage Xsi: duplicate symetry
I get 'ERROR : " - " when trying to use

0 1401 January 15, 2007
Gina
No new posts in 3ds Max: Reactor cloth question 3ds Max: Reactor cloth question
Hi all, I'm trying to animate a piece of paper a la alladin's magic carpet with

0 1265 December 28, 2006
Charles Smith
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: mirror weight (again)  with 2 symetrical Softimage Xsi: mirror weight (again) with 2 symetrical
i guess a lot of ppl will model the way i do. The hands and legs of my

0 1455 December 28, 2006
DoggyJP
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: how to apply motion from BVH or Acclaim  file Softimage Xsi: how to apply motion from BVH or Acclaim file
how to apply motion from BVH or Acclaim file to defoult rig or skeleton (like

0 1525 December 28, 2006
indico
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: Trajectories Softimage Xsi: Trajectories
i am looking for a way to display an animated object's trajectory (similar to

0 1415 December 28, 2006
Axan
No new posts in 3ds Max: Additions to rig... 3ds Max: Additions to rig...
Hi, -- Some additions to the IK- Rig including hands and

0 1096 December 27, 2006
3dRebel
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: Linked parameter not updating Softimage Xsi: Linked parameter not updating
Hello people, So I linked parameters of several objects to the rotation of a

0 1091 December 27, 2006
Rod Politoff
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: Getting rid of the Symetry Mapping Template Softimage Xsi: Getting rid of the Symetry Mapping Template
okay, i am playing around with Symetry Weight using Template these days to get

0 1079 December 27, 2006
Pyata
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: SoftBody issues Softimage Xsi: SoftBody issues
Hi guys When I up the sampling rate of a softbody over 5 it stops any

0 1023 December 27, 2006
XsiBigot
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: renderable splines? Softimage Xsi: renderable splines?
ok ... short and easy question ... where can i set curves to be

0 1102 December 26, 2006
QuaGo
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: Global Illumination, final settings Softimage Xsi: Global Illumination, final settings
Hi people, I am wondering what are good settings for Global Illumination

0 1205 December 26, 2006
Fordicio
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: Toon Help! Softimage Xsi: Toon Help!
I've somehow agreed to have a toon shader ready to render in three hours, and i

0 1063 December 26, 2006
Vertox
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: Clips and Softbody Softimage Xsi: Clips and Softbody
Hi, I've the ears of my character animated with a soft body dynamics and the

0 1090 December 25, 2006
Etnic Evil
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: isner spine Softimage Xsi: isner spine
heya guys, I'm doing some character animation and looking at using that

0 1204 December 22, 2006
Pusher
No new posts in 3ds Max: Question using layers for animation 3ds Max: Question using layers for animation
Okay, I was wondering if it's possible to load a motion capture file on a layer

0 1625 December 21, 2006
CC
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: Frame Padding Softimage Xsi: Frame Padding
does any know were to set frame padding in XSI like you can if maya..... yes I

0 1795 December 21, 2006
DoggyJP
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: Cartoon Fight Softimage Xsi: Cartoon Fight
Hi, Does anyone have any suggestions for making a cartoon fight scene in

0 1247 December 21, 2006
drop007
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: Is there anyone had used DNT for XSI Softimage Xsi: Is there anyone had used DNT for XSI
I found there is no cloud simulation,and where is the Renderworld? This

0 1120 December 20, 2006
Kiffy20
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: upper body rig Softimage Xsi: upper body rig
ive tried alot of combination none of them seem to work right any

0 1058 December 20, 2006
Natashka1954
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: Adding shape source kills envelope?? Softimage Xsi: Adding shape source kills envelope??
I've generated some shape souces for facial animation and enveloped my

0 1177 December 19, 2006
Murat
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: Multiple rig and skeleton on the same model ? Softimage Xsi: Multiple rig and skeleton on the same model ?
Hi, I would like to know how I can put 2 skeletons (and rig) on the same

0 1219 December 19, 2006
Max3D
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: Motion capture special. Free data Softimage Xsi: Motion capture special. Free data
Hi All. MOTEK Amsterdam has put online the generic part of STOCKMOVES mocap

0 1573 December 19, 2006
euGeniu
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: Cluster Center Softimage Xsi: Cluster Center
Hello, is there any way to easily move cluster center like pressing INS in

1 1225 December 18, 2006
Andyba
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: static cling? Softimage Xsi: static cling?
Hi folks me again, does anyone know if static cling is still included in XSI

0 1021 December 18, 2006
PiX
No new posts in Softimage Xsi: Simulating Cloth, but without using cloth plu Softimage Xsi: Simulating Cloth, but without using cloth plu
Hello, Anybody know any tutor that can show me how can create object to

0 1056 December 18, 2006
drop007
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