1 Animation:Master © 2008 Martin D. Hash “Tin Woodman of Oz” Images by Hash, Inc. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Checker Combiners............................................................................. 21 Welcome ............................................................................................. 11 Checker Instance Menu ...................................................................... 21 Projects ............................................................................................... 11 Checker Properties.............................................................................. 22 Project Menu ....................................................................................... 11 Gradient Combiners ............................................................................ 22 Project Properties................................................................................ 11 Gradient Instance Menu ...................................................................... 22 File Info Properties .............................................................................. 11 Gradient Properties ............................................................................. 22 File Info Menu ..................................................................................... 12 Gradient Key Settings ......................................................................... 23 Image Folder ....................................................................................... 12 Spherical Combiners ........................................................................... 23 Stills and Animations........................................................................... 12 Spherical Instance Menu..................................................................... 23 Image Container Instance Menu ......................................................... 12 Spherical Properties ............................................................................ 23 Image Formats Supported .................................................................. 12 Turbulence Combiners ........................................................................ 24 Stills..................................................................................................... 12 Adding Turbulence to Other Combiners.............................................. 24 Animations .......................................................................................... 12 Turbulence Cache Menu ..................................................................... 24 Animation Instance Menu.................................................................... 12 Turbulence Properties ......................................................................... 24 Animation Properties........................................................................... 13 Material Containers ............................................................................. 25 Composite ........................................................................................... 13 Material Container Instance Menu ...................................................... 25 Composite Instance Menu .................................................................. 13 Particle Systems.................................................................................. 25 Composite Properties.......................................................................... 13 Adjusting the Particle Attributes .......................................................... 25 Sound Folder....................................................................................... 13 Random Seed ..................................................................................... 25 Removing Audio Files ......................................................................... 13 Max Distance Per Emit........................................................................ 26 Sounds ................................................................................................ 13 Streaks ................................................................................................ 26 Audio Formats Supported ................................................................... 14 Streak Instance Menu ......................................................................... 26 Using Sounds in An Animation............................................................ 14 Streak Properties................................................................................. 26 Sound Tips .......................................................................................... 14 Particle Sprites with Collisions ............................................................ 27 Sound Instance Menu ......................................................................... 14 Sprite Systems .................................................................................... 27 Sound Properties ................................................................................ 14 Sprite System Instance Menu ............................................................. 27 Material Folder .................................................................................... 14 Sprite System Properties..................................................................... 27 Material Caveats ................................................................................. 14 Sprite Emitters..................................................................................... 28 Materials.............................................................................................. 14 Sprite Emitter Instance Menu .............................................................. 28 Material Override Precedence ............................................................ 15 Sprite Emitter Properties ..................................................................... 28 Editing Materials.................................................................................. 15 Duplicate Sprite Emitter....................................................................... 29 Material Displacement......................................................................... 15 Drag and Drop Sprite Emitters ............................................................ 29 Material Instance Menu....................................................................... 15 Blobbies............................................................................................... 29 Material Properties .............................................................................. 15 Blobby Instance Menu......................................................................... 30 Attributes ............................................................................................. 16 Blobby Properties ................................................................................ 30 Applying a Texture Plugin ................................................................... 16 Hair...................................................................................................... 31 Adjusting Texture Plugins ................................................................... 16 Hair Instance Menu ............................................................................. 31 Turning an Attribute into a Combiner .................................................. 16 Hair Properties .................................................................................... 31 Attribute Instance Menu ...................................................................... 16 Hair Guide CP Shortcuts ..................................................................... 32 Attribute Properties ............................................................................. 16 Hair Guide CP Shortcut Cache Menu ................................................. 32 Surface Properties .............................................................................. 16 Hair Guide CP Shortcut Properties ..................................................... 32 Material Combiners ............................................................................. 21 Hair Guide Shortcuts ........................................................................... 32 Adding Turbulence to Combiners........................................................ 21 Hair Guide Shortcut Cache Menu ....................................................... 32 3 Hair Guide Shortcut Properties ........................................................... 32 Specified Booleans.............................................................................. 55 Hair Systems....................................................................................... 32 Stitch ................................................................................................... 55 Hair System Instance Menu ................................................................ 32 Bones .................................................................................................. 56 Hair System Properties ....................................................................... 32 Bone Orientation ................................................................................. 56 Hair Systems....................................................................................... 34 Bone Instance Menu ........................................................................... 56 Hair System Properties ......................................................................