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RnDr FOX:
I dont know what to do. :'( I am kinda at a stand still on anim8or. Ive only been using it for about two months yet what more can I do? Anim8or was real good at having tutorials for begginers (we all know the eggplant ;)) Once I mastered the easy stuff I went to intermediate tutorials. I didnt have as many choices but they were awsome! So I fugured it was time to move on. But advanced tutorials are rare and I have not found any. Anim8or just needs a push forward. Im not singeling out Steve or anything but there should be a giant community project in aid of anim8or. Help give people direction. I know you are all saying "Why should a noob tell us what to do" yes I am a noob but the people that are inbetween ok and awsome need a goal. Questions that I have asked people say that anim8or cant do that but lets find away around that. I found a program called blender but I dont want to use that I want anim8or! But everything I need blender can do. Everybody has talked about a book but what about something like thishttp://www.blenderart.org/issues/ it has topics and tutorials and tips. I just need some enlightment! Sorry about the long post  :-[

hihosilver:
So basically what I hear you saying is that you want more tutorials, and more advanced tutorials at that.  First, I hope to provide some in good time.  Second, one of the best things to do at this stage is to pick up your own project!  Instead of following exactly what someone else did, try diving into your own project and coming across your own challenges.  Now that you know the basics of modeling try applying them to an actual model you make yourself.  The tutorials are there to teach you the program and how to use it, so now try to utilize that.  So I'd advise getting yourself a project with a goal instead of just following tutorials.

ENSONIQ5:
I agree whole heartedly with hihosilver.  I have only been using Anim8or for about six months, and just about everything I know about it I gleaned from the PDF manual and experimentation.  The most important thing is to set yourself a goal.  For instance, how about attempting to model a room in your house.  Look at each item in the room, and think about how you might go about modelling it, creating materials, etc.  Each problem you face can be solved using the manual, the excellent tutorials on this site, or good old trial and error.  Certainly there are some things Anim8or lacks, like truly ray-traced reflective surfaces for example, but some lateral thinking usually provides a solution.

Nate_Bro:
I have been useing Anim8or since 2003, and I am always finding new stuff I didn't know it can do. my question is, what specificly are you looking for? I Know when ever i had a question about something i didn't know how to do, i just asked someone for help. Steve is a great guy, but he is only one person, and Anim8or to my knowledge is not suposed to be like Blender with a "giant community project". but I do think the Anim8or community is a good group of people. I think there will be more Utilities for Anim8or, and even more ASL scripts poping up. anim8or was made to be an Animation modeller, not a renderer. thats why i'm working on a anim8or to pov-ray Utility so an animation can be renderd in a raytracer.

kreator:
Why not join in the Animanon Community Project, Help make some models , learn the program, and enjoy using anim8or

http://animanon.xtreemhost.com

Oh BTW Nate Bro at last!
--- Quote ---anim8or was made to be an Animation modeller, not a renderer. thats why i'm working on a anim8or to pov-ray Utility so an animation can be renderd in a raytracer.
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