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The manual is the best source for basic information: http://anim8or.com/learn/manual/4_object_editor.html#object_point_operations

As you might imagine, using the select tool with the proper element selected -- point/edge/face () -- allows you to individually select a point, edge, or face for further manipulation.

DRats, Im really sorry I wasn't clear..I meant..to select several verts,by like shift select , vs having to lasso them..

That comes in very handy when lasso'ing can be tricky.

I realize one can zoom,but that's a headache sometimes too.
anyway, just wondering.

ty
nl

Hi there,

I am having difficulty merging points. I select two points, click "Merge Points" in the "Edit" drop down menu, and select the maximum distance, but nothing ever happens. I have even tried to see if it would work if I set the maximum distance to 100 (I have also tried values as low as 0.001). But still nothing. I also have the most recent version of Anim8or.

Any suggestions?

Harry4

I'm new here as well, but love modeling/animating , etc, doing it for game development on my end.

I tried to merge at '0', but it won't do it, maybe scale works there, yet to try it.

I can get merge 100 or greater to work.

If you want realtime help, come over to irc.freenode.net, #amim8tor

Good luck Harry

nl

What is it that affects , some part of my mesh,  that would allow me to rotate this 'wing' from straight down in the picture, to 90D to the right ( without sheering) ? BY sheering, I mean that as I rotate, the verts /faces around the wing are  horribly distorted, so its a dead end trying that.

I tried it with verts, but the effect is far far too extreme, as doing it the unknown way I did it ( ugh) , had a much more subtle effect which is desired. Its more as if I was in some proportional editing mode, the movement wasn't extreme and allowed me to shape nicely.

What I saw reminded me of max or mayas' 'soft' mode, where moving things was a very gentle experience..almost like sculpting  of sorts...
 


weird
nl

P.s.--If I use the rotate 'icon' (r), then yes it rotates, but it just makes weird sheering actions of the faces , instead of rotating the entire thing on 'x' axis, as if to look like a plane's wing, literally..doesn't have to be 'curved' per se, just not straight out as it is now...I wish I could remember how I did this..

Simple sphere, subdivided,
chose two face, and extruded,

I then did bridging to remove gap, and started messing around,  being rather new to anim8tor.

I created a 'wing' like shape,  pointy at tip by scaling in ( I think).

Im not sure HOW I did this next trick, but I was able to  ( imagine you are viewing in top view!) take that extruded piece ( wing, as if wing on a plane) and 'rotate' it so that it was a actual curved wing shape, as on a plane, instead of sticking straight out .

I"ve tried everything and I can't figure out how I did it, can anyone figure this one out ? )

TH anyone! )

cheers
nl

hi

Experimenting here, so I loaded a ref image and it came in fine. I then went to ( following online tutorial: youtube) add 'lines' to it holding down shift for first point, and then proceeded to add more, but the 'lines' do not show up over the image, as the tutorial shows to be doing. Is this a windows 8.1 issue ( video ?) or am I just not using the right kind of image somehow ? It's just a jpg I found..a vase.

thx anyone
lee

THx everyone for the help as Im new to this app.

I"ll also try mirroring later as time permits, but so far at least its working by just working in front view

cheers
nl

Ok that might help me a lot, as yes, moving everything even when all selected and they move apart, so ya that's a good one, ty

But what I meant  was, Im having a hard time lining things up..Im quite new at this app, so Im prob. missing something obvious

I'll keep trying, but you have an idea what I"m not doing enough of let me know, i'll check back hourly.

cheers
nl