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[jda]

Yah the texture is on the inside of the model, I flipped some normals and stuff, but the model simply needs to be re-unwrapped, and maybe re-textured.

Seanachaidh, if you're going to re-unwrap the model, please let me fix it up some more.

If all the faces are facing inwards you can just select everything in Edit mode and do Ctrl+F and 1 to flip them all at once... Works even better than Ctrl+N!
So I gather the normals are probably not all turned inside... or there's some other problem too. 

[John.d.h]

From what I know about normals, whether they're inside out or not shouldn't make any difference in whether or not you can see them.  Go ahead and try it, but I'm 90% sure it's not going to change anything.

[ElimiNator]

Yah, It dosen't mater in glest I am 100% sure.

[-Archmage-]

Guys, if you saw the model you'd see that flipping normals wouldn't fix the problem.

Seanachaidh, you mind if they see the model?

[jda]

Yah, It dosen't mater in glest I am 100% sure.

Yep, I just confirmed that myself.

[Seanachaidh]

yeah, I don't mind.  I need all the help I can get w/ this one.

[ElimiNator]

If you want PM it to me and Ill check it out.

[Seanachaidh]

Hello again, does anyone know of some very good tutorials about animating in blender?  I have an idea of how, but it never hurts to learn a few techniques to make things easier.  I've actually seen one, but it was only on how to make the armature.  I'm pretty sure there are videos out there, I just haven't found them yet.  

Any links would be appreciated.  Thanks in advance.

[jda]

Check the wikia. There's a "simple animation tutorial" video in there.
But the key to good animations really is good armatures, so learn them well.

[-Archmage-]

But the key to good animations really is good armatures, so learn them well. Wink

No that's about half the key, the other half is developing skill.

[ElimiNator]

If you want to know how to make the rig you could look a JhonDH's video.

[John.d.h]

Where I learned most of what I know about Blender is right here:

http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:Tutorials/Animation/BSoD/Character_Animation

[jda]

But the key to good animations really is good armatures, so learn them well. Wink

No that's about half the key, the other half is developing skill.

True. But you'll develop it much better with a good rig (for which doings will require developping skill too ).

The link posted by John.d.h is excellent! 

[Seanachaidh]

Where I learned most of what I know about Blender is right here:

http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:Tutorials/Animation/BSoD/Character_Animation

Hey thanks for the link. I haven't read all the way through it yet, but it seems to be very helpful.  I especially like the fact that you can download it as a PDF, since, my internets like to act up on me, thanks

Check the wikia. There's a "simple animation tutorial" video in there.
But the key to good animations really is good armatures, so learn them well.

Thanks, I'm definitely gonna check out the video.

....
P.S. Any more suggestions are always appreciated. 

[Seanachaidh]

Check the wikia. There's a "simple animation tutorial" video in there.
But the key to good animations really is good armatures, so learn them well.

Does anyone have this video in something other than AVI?  I'm unable to view and AVI at the moment, I'm havin a hell of a hard time finding the correct codecs.  

[jda]

Download vlc, it packs its own codecs, is one of the most (if not the most) solid/stable video players out there, it's opensource free and works on Linux, Mac OSX, Windows and serveral other operating systems:
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
If you don't like it as a videoplayer (its interface or whatever), you can just use it as a converter and convert that .avi to some other format (it can do that too! ).

[Zoythrus]

hey, im doing the animation for some units and i have a question - how do make parts of the model move off of their normal axis? (i can make the parts spin, but i want them to move around in the anim).

[ElimiNator]

I got your blend and I made the texture UV, redoubled it, converted quads to triangles, made the name of the texture have no spaces or capitals, and it works fine.

[Elim, Sean seems to be keeping this kinda secret, I removed the pic and sent it too Sean via PM. Just trying to keep it more of a secret, the way it has been so far. Sorry for editing your post, I know you hate it when I edit one of your posts. -- Arch]

Next time PM me, ok?

Sorry it was under immediate threat of being revealed, I couldn't wait. For future reference, I take immediate action when necessary.

[Seanachaidh]

Hey,thanks for doing that. Could You send me the files?

[ElimiNator]

O, sorry you are trying to keep this a secret?

And ok Ill PM you the blends.

[Zoythrus]

sorry to "bump" my question, but im kinda on a deadline and would like assistance...

[John.d.h]

Could you rephrase it?  I'm not sure what you meant.

[Seanachaidh]

O, sorry you are trying to keep this a secret?

And ok Ill PM you the blends.

Although the project is probably gonna have to come out into the open a little bit as we try to recruit a few more people to help with this faction, me and Zoy are trying to keep it under wraps at least until we finish off the most basic parts of ths factions, which will probably be about summer vacation.   

[-Archmage-]

Are you looking for work-force, or expertise?

[Seanachaidh]

Check the wikia. There's a "simple animation tutorial" video in there.
But the key to good animations really is good armatures, so learn them well.

Does anyone have this video in something other than AVI?  I'm unable to view and AVI at the moment, I'm havin a hell of a hard time finding the correct codecs.  

I'm bumping this because I accidentally had put my question within the quotes.