heyvern wrote:There is no "point motion tool". It is the same translate point tool used to move points around on the screen. If you use that tool on another frame the point is "key framed".

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heyvern wrote:There is no "point motion tool". It is the same translate point tool used to move points around on the screen. If you use that tool on another frame the point is "key framed".
looks like that 512 paged tutorial costs :SRasheed wrote:Do (not just read, but actually do) the tutorials, supplied with the software, and perhaps buy the official guide by Kelly L. Murdock. This isn't something you learn in an afternoon. You really have to take the time to learn, especially if you have no experience as an animator.
You're excused, Vern.heyvern wrote:Sorry for the rant. I just don't think a lot of people "get it". I was a terrible student when I was younger. I wish I knew this back then. I would have made straight A's and learned how to write better and paid attention in math class.
so, Mr.Heyvern, im also sorry for this rant, but i dont think we are on the same pages.heyvern wrote:I love helping people, I really do. Especially eager new users who are just learning. A big problem I have is when it is obvious they haven't made any effort on their own first. When the original poster here made the comment about the "stupid elbow tutorial"... that was nearly it for me. That turns off my "teacher" mode like a switch.
That "stupid elbow" tutorial sticks in my head as the turning point for me. Constraints baby. Yeehaaa! I get it now! I did variations of that tutorial many times with Moho. Screwed it up too, made a bunch of mistakes. Got it completely wrong.
I don't know why I enjoy sharing my knowledge so much but I do know that the effort of teaching requires the same effort on both sides. I lose interest if the student isn't making the same effort as the teacher. Do the tutorials, read the help, search the forums.
My father was a teacher his whole adult life. I know he didn't do it to get rich, especially at the end of his career when he taught mentally challenged students basic skills so they could get jobs and support themselves. (as you may have noticed, I don't have THAT kind of patience.). To this DAY strangers recognize my name on my credit card (I have my father's name) and say my father was the best teacher they ever had. A manager I see everyday at a local convenience store was a student of my father's in junior high. She's my age and still remembers him. I think maybe that is why I do it.
Teaching is a two way street. It isn't a magic funnel of knowledge that just pours into your head. You have to want it. You can't learn AS over night. You can't learn it without reading the help files first. It is a weird different program.
I've seen it first hand right here on this forum. Those that excel with AS are the ones who make that effort to learn it. I've seen people in the first few weeks or even days with AS making animations... they aren't perfect... but they used the help and forums to get to get that far.
The help files are missing a lot of stuff. We can help with that here.
Sorry for the rant. I just don't think a lot of people "get it". I was a terrible student when I was younger. I wish I knew this back then. I would have made straight A's and learned how to write better and paid attention in math class.
-vern
I don't know where to start. Without some basic understanding of the tools this is a problem.... and since you already know so much, why not share your knowledge? i mean, thats why you are at this forum?
It describes bone parenting. If you did just that tutorial like 10 times you would know how basic bones work. Later on it goes into more detail in the help files.OK, let's add bones to the other leg. But first, we need to select the spine again so that the second leg will also be attached to it. Use the Select Bone tool and click on the spine to select it. Next, use the Add Bone tool to add three bones to the other leg as shown below:
I was on this forum first to learn Moho (former name). Then I got better at it and was able to help people. I don't have to do anything. I don't get paid.... and since you already know so much, why not share your knowledge? i mean, thats why you are at this forum?