wat r frames

theenjoisk8r · Post by **theenjoisk8r** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 5:49 pm

im just getting into moddeling, i think i got it all down, i just want to know wat frames are.

SilverStone641 · Post by **SilverStone641** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 5:54 pm

if you've ever done anything i flash you'll know. I don't know how different 3ds is from flash but in flash, here's how it works:

You create the 1st from.
you tell it to create a motion tween
Then you go out say, 20 frames and set up a second keyframe.
In the second, you move something, say an arm, up from it's first keyframe position

When you play it back, it should move from keyframe to keyframe.

this, again, is very basic, but i hope this helps with the general idea.

Patrickssj6 · Post by **Patrickssj6** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 5:56 pm

i think he means the frames wich you link to your level or watever

Danke · Post by **Danke** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 5:57 pm

It's somewhat different, 'motion tween' is a lot easier to do in 3dsmax, you just press the animate button, arrange it how you like, move to the next frame or skip a few and then arrange it again. There are plenty of good tutorials on it. Just google it.

SilverStone641 · Post by **SilverStone641** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 5:58 pm

ooooh. In that case:

Frame: A small box created OUTSIDE the map that is labeled frame

Once you create things like, bases, water planes, etc. Select those items, and using the link tool found in the top-left side of the tool bar, drag from the selected items to the frame. Then press H to view whether they were linked to the Frame.

Click the plus by the frame tree to see what is linked.

Hope that helps!

Patrickssj6 · Post by **Patrickssj6** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 6:03 pm

I WAS RIGHT!

SilverStone641 · Post by **SilverStone641** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 6:05 pm

dude, i didn't know it was that easy in 3ds!!! I'll have to animate more!!!

theenjoisk8r · Post by **theenjoisk8r** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 6:06 pm

thanks, would that solve the geometry not linkd to frame problem. i wasnt linking it

SilverStone641 · Post by **SilverStone641** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 6:07 pm

yeah, it won't export without linked frames and stuff.

Patrickssj6 · Post by **Patrickssj6** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 6:07 pm

@silverstone
no "I was right because" he meant the frame wich you link to the level and not to animated things.

theenjoisk8r · Post by **theenjoisk8r** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 6:12 pm

YAY a new problem...

Chimp Error: Unable to find any used materials.
Ensure your objects have materials assigned to them

Danke · Post by **Danke** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 6:16 pm

Umm..... make sure all your objects have materials assigned to them. Make sure they're either standard or multi-sub object at parent too.

theenjoisk8r · Post by **theenjoisk8r** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 5:25 pm

does that mean they all hav a name?

Patrickssj6 · Post by **Patrickssj6** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 5:54 am

I think they must have the same name as the tif. file.

theenjoisk8r · Post by **theenjoisk8r** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 2:52 pm

how do i do that? or know if i did that?

SilverStone641 · Post by **SilverStone641** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 4:50 pm

ok, in 3ds, hit M that will pull up materials. Under there, click on any sphere with a texture on it. Then in the top of that window below the spheres it'll say material #whatever
make sure thats the same as the .tif you're using. especially in sky and water textures etc.

Danke · Post by **Danke** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 5:16 pm

... You just use +sky for the sky, and the material doesn't have to have the same name (or maybe the bitmap child does

)

theenjoisk8r · Post by **theenjoisk8r** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 4:04 pm

ok...im new to modeling, and basicly i hav a modeling program (acctually two, gmax and lightshape3d). everything, you know, that you just said...doesn't mean crap to me right now lol. i think i should just look around some more or something. this stuff is freakin confusing.

{GR}Snake · Post by **{GR}Snake** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 9:39 pm

theenjoisk8r wrote:ok...im new to modeling, and basicly i hav a modeling program (acctually two, gmax and lightshape3d). everything, you know, that you just said...doesn't mean crap to me right now lol. i think i should just look around some more or something. this stuff is freakin confusing.

i agree its REALY FRIGGIN confusing!

Pie · Post by **Pie** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 9:47 pm

theenjoisk8r wrote:ok...im new to modeling, and basicly i hav a modeling program (acctually two, gmax and lightshape3d). everything, you know, that you just said...doesn't mean crap to me right now lol. i think i should just look around some more or something. this stuff is freakin confusing.

Why dont you download th Video tutorials. Those would probably explain everythign for you and you even get to see it.