dave@pluto.dss.com (Dave Monachello) (04/19/91)
Hi again, Thanks for the answers to my previous questions. I hope this isn't another RTFM question but where in the lightwave manual is mapping anims onto objects described. Also where is the part about particle systems? If it isn't in the manual where can I get info on these features. thanks, dave
Scott_Busse@mindlink.bc.ca (Scott Busse) (04/19/91)
Speaking of RTFM, I have been reading the Toaster manual, and have not found any mention of acceleration/deceleration for object motion. Does this function exist? Any toaster/Lightwave experts out there? Thanks for any info... * Scott Busse email: O O O_ _ ___ ..... * CIS 73040,2114 ||| /|\ /\ O/\_ / O )=| * a763@mindlink.UUCP l | | |\ / \ /\ _\ * uunet!van-bc!rsoft!mindlink!Scott_Busse Live Long and Animate... \
mark@masscomp.westford.ccur.com (Mark Thompson) (04/23/91)
In article <4256@pluto.dss.com>, dave@pluto.dss.com (Dave Monachello) writes: > Hi again, > Thanks for the answers to my previous questions. I hope this isn't another > RTFM question but where in the lightwave manual is mapping anims onto objects > described. Also where is the part about particle systems? If it isn't Anim mapping was added by Allen at the last minute under the request of Todd Rundgren. I don't recall if it made it into the documentation. As for particle systems, I don't remember seeing any mention of them at all in the manual. So here is some info on each: Create a sequence of images called filename<xxx> where xxx is a 3 digit numerical sequence like 000 to 056. Then go into the images section of Lightwave and select load sequence. At the requestor, give it the filename (without the xxx) and then lightwave will sequence through them for each frame in the animation. Just specify that image when in surfaces and sequencing is automatic. Note, I believe you can use any number of digits you like but that number must be consistent throughout the sequence. I always use 3. Particles are simply single point polygons. You can create them in the modeler by selecting a single point and hitting <p> (keyboard short-cut for make polygon). They can be used for all sorts of things including explosions, waterfalls, rain, stars, etc. By setting motion blur in the camera section, they will leave trails when zooming past the cameras view when moved rapidly in an animation. Allen said he plans to further exploit their use in future versions of the software, but they are still fully functional now. %~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~% % ` ' Mark Thompson CONCURRENT COMPUTER % % --==* RADIANT *==-- mark@westford.ccur.com Principal Graphics % % ' Image ` ...!uunet!masscomp!mark Hardware Architect % % Productions (508)392-2480 (603)424-1829 & General Nuisance % % % ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
mikep@hpmwtd.HP.COM (Mike Powell) (04/23/91)
>Speaking of RTFM, I have been reading the Toaster manual, and have not found >any mention of acceleration/deceleration for object motion. Does this function >exist? Any toaster/Lightwave experts out there? Thanks for any info... >* Scott Busse email: O O O_ _ ___ ..... Hi Scott... no. accel/decel doesn't exist. I have written NewTek (Allen Hastings) about the need for better motion tools.... and hopefully they are in the works. Allen always seems to be writing 3-D code... a real hard-workin' guy! So expect to see Lightwave improve over time.... unless NewTek holds him back somehow. -Mike- ----------
mark@calvin..westford.ccur.com (Mark Thompson) (04/25/91)
In article <22060012@hpmwmat.HP.COM> mikep@hpmwtd.HP.COM (Mike Powell) writes: >Scott Busse writes: >>Speaking of RTFM, I have been reading the Toaster manual, and have not found >>any mention of acceleration/deceleration for object motion. Does this >>function exist? Any toaster/Lightwave experts out there? > Hi Scott... no. accel/decel doesn't exist. As Mike mentioned, explicit accel/decel control does not exist. However, creating accel/decel with the key frames is fairly trivial. It requires a little math, but with the spline interpolation, not many key frames are needed (you just have to watch for overshoot). It would be real nice if Lightwave graphed out distance, velocity, acceleration, angle, etc. over time and allowed interactive modification of that graph. I'll mention this to Allen. %~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~% % ` ' Mark Thompson CONCURRENT COMPUTER % % --==* RADIANT *==-- mark@westford.ccur.com Principal Graphics % % ' Image ` ...!uunet!masscomp!mark Hardware Architect % % Productions (508)392-2480 (603)424-1829 & General Nuisance % % % ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Scott_Busse@mindlink.bc.ca (Scott Busse) (04/26/91)
>> bobl@graphics.rent.com writes: Lightwave will read these in >> directly. (referring to Promotion paths)... Bob, I'm not familiar with Pro-Motion, (although I tried an early demo version of it) so perhaps you can tell me something about it. Does it somehow include spline/acceleration/deceleration info that is translated as a path object to Lightwave? This sounds like a similar technique to Sculpt-Animate 4D, where the points of the object/spline are significant, as in 1 point per frame. Is this how Lightwave interprets the info? Thanks for your help! -- * Scott Busse email: O O O_ _ ___ ..... * CIS 73040,2114 ||| /|\ /\ O/\_ / O )=| * scott_busse@mindlink.UUCP l | | |\ / \ /\ _\ * scott_busse@mindlink.bc.ca Live Long and Animate... \
bobl@graphics.rent.com (Bob Lindabury - SysAdm) (04/26/91)
mikep@hpmwtd.HP.COM (Mike Powell) writes: > >Speaking of RTFM, I have been reading the Toaster manual, and have not found > >any mention of acceleration/deceleration for object motion. Does this functi > >exist? Any toaster/Lightwave experts out there? Thanks for any info... > >* Scott Busse email: O O O_ _ ___ ..... > > > Hi Scott... no. accel/decel doesn't exist. I have written NewTek > (Allen Hastings) about the need for better motion tools.... and > hopefully they are in the works. Allen always seems to be writing > 3-D code... a real hard-workin' guy! So expect to see Lightwave > improve over time.... unless NewTek holds him back somehow. > > -Mike- Hmm...I don't have the manual here and I haven't played with it but I thought that there where some adjustments for acceleration and decelleration in the Object menu. I remember some graphs there. If you can't do it in lightwave, you can always create your paths with Pro-motion which I believe supports the above. Lightwave will read these in directly. -- Bob The Graphics BBS 908/469-0049 "It's better than a sharp stick in the eye!" ============================================================================ InterNet: bobl@graphics.rent.com | Raven Enterprises UUCP: ...rutgers!bobsbox!graphics!bobl | 25 Raven Avenue BitNet: bobl%graphics.rent.com@pucc | Piscataway, NJ 08854 Home #: 908/560-7353 | 908/271-8878