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Very cooll!!

Hello, all. I've been away for a while. Got real sick and couldn't spend much time at the PC. Feeling better now and getting back into Stephen's marvelous toy. I am building the most detailed models I ever have. Crap ton (for me) of eye candy surface details.

I have a possibly stupid question about materials. (Don't believe there are stupid questions? Watch a video of Rumsfeld and the newsies during Desert Shield/Storm.) Here goes: I know how to edit a material and how to copy one. What if I am cleaning up the project and I want to delete a material? Is there a way to do that?

Thanks in advance. I'll go back to my rat killing and leave you good folks alone.

From artray traced to photoshop and finally to ai

Thank you very much, this looks like what I need. I will try to figure out the scripts and how it works. You have been very helpful!

The basic way to place copies along an axis is actually to use copy/paste. You copy/paste the original object and then move it with the use of "SNAP to GRID" tool. Set the spacing as needed. Then select the two objects, copy/paste again, calculate the new spacing needed, change it in "Snap to Grid" spacing Grid settings and move. Repeat as many times needed. In some easy situations it is a solution.
Anim8or doesn't have a built in command for automation like this. But there are scripts ! You can use a "path" tool to set a path along which your object will be duplicated. Also there's a script for copying mesh ( source ) along another mesh ( target ), but I think the one with the path is what you need.

Here are the links : a) For the path script Animating Tank Treads in Anim8or ( use the first script )
b) For the mesh to mesh ( most likely not for your case ) Script: Copy "Source" mesh to "Target" mesh

By "Object" you mean "shapes" inside an actual "Object" , I guess. Or I didn't understand it right. ( duh, yes, still )

Hi all!

Help me, please.

How can I automate the placement of copies of objects along the coordinate axes, specified guides, or along the edge of an object?

For example, I'd like to make a fence near a factory and need to place many identical posts along the perimeter of a rectangle.
Another example is to place posts along a road.
Another example is to place beads along the edge of a dress.

Gratitude comes from 2 generations here. Anim8or ai integration next ?

Like for three days I'm struggling teaching it to understand Anim8or. Man, that thing is so dumb ( Well it is capable, sure. Very fascinating how things are evolving. But that "I" - for Intelligence is still a joke

Gratitude comes from 2 generations here. Anim8or ai integration next ?

I am happy with anim8or of how it is but I understand that you may want other rendering options and particles to save time and be more creative. Your animation, scene are beautiful. Have a nice day.