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Anim8or is not saving properly - why?
Itinaeroa:
--- Quote from: DragonSlayer on February 08, 2014, 01:44:36 pm ---When you use the "save" option, the program saves to the last edited/opened file. "Save as" saves a fresh file under a different name. Using "save" after using "save as" will cause the program to save in the new file location, like using "load" then "save" will save to the loaded location, even when the file name is "_autosave########.an8". Using the "save" option is fine, you just have to be wary of where it is saving to.
From your first post it sounded like you lost all the progress from the point on from the bone influences. If everything else you did stayed then I'm less sure of what the problem is.
Did you edit the mesh or figure in any way, as many/most every way that does destroys bone influences from what I've done, and heard of.
Did you have multiple files saved including quicksaves? It's often easy to misplace progress if you load or save where you did not intend. Try saving to a new location and opening that file, after making some simple bone influence edits. If it's a saving error with the old file, perhaps anim8or is having issues with the file being partially corrupt, and saving to a fresh file will fix it.
Did other files you have end up with the same problem as well?
Edit:I just loaded a file up of my own, and the bone influences are working fine for me on the saving/loading end...
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Sorry for the confusion, I only realised that it was just the bone influences that were resetting after I posted. I set up anim8or the way Kreator suggests and I did what you suggested and did a few bone influences on a figure. Then I 'saved as' and closed the program. I re-opened the program and opened the file and checked the bone influences. They have reset.
I am using version 0.98 of animator it has the date 23-Jan-14.
:-[ :'(
kreator:
Ok I have set up a file with a model {Bob_ITs} a skeleton (our Stumps Rig)
and a sequence I just used four bone influences on the legs, (Bear in mind this is only a test!)
Then "Save as" The Save option is not available on First time projects so Save is ghosted
Restarted 0.98 Anim8or and reloaded the Project, The influences are as I set them.There was no resetting
Moved Them About a bit More, adjusted the influences and then used "Save"
Restarted Anim8or, Loaded the file and were as I left them so No Reset.
I don`t normally use these bone influences as it hard to see all the little points and it looks a mess if you have a whole skeleton. Have you tried weights, (which I use ) do they re-set
Test file attached see if it works.
I assume you have all the Joint limits set in the Bone editor?
Edit: Came back to the file Later in the day.... Loaded it up and all my settings were saved so carried on with the influences looking good! (see updated Attachment)
Itinaeroa:
At first your file was fine. I opened and checked the bone influences, see attachment Test_influences
Then I modified the length of the bones and adjusted the bone influences, see attachment Test_Influences 1
Then I 'saved as' and closed. Re-opened and checked the bone influences, see attachment Test_Influences 2
???
DragonSlayer:
Me mixing up names again... I was thinking weights, not influences. So I did a test as well. I made a cylinder and put two bones in it and used bone influences instead of weights. It carried over without a problem. I tried editing the influences in it a bit, adding a sequence, editing the bones, adding it to a scene; but each time the file loaded properly. So I'm stumped. The only thing I can think of, and I'm not sure will help or even be that useful of an idea, is to re-download anim8or and try it again. But again, I'm not sure that would help, as it would be rather weird for anim8or to have been corrupted through download or something, but work properly in every way but loading bone information. :-\
Oh, one last thing, are you the administrator on your computer? I'd think if you were saving somewhere you're not "supposed" to would stop the file entirely, but I'm pulling at straws.
kreator:
Don`t use "save as" Your writing a new file, just go to the menubar and use File/Save
If painted weights are working ok, then bone influences should also .
Try the newer 0.981 version of anim8or see if that does the same
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