[Matt Rhodes]

Hi GPGPGP.

If you’d like, you could send me the 3DSMax file. I’d be happy to take a look and see where it’s failing.

Send the file to: matt@zaxwerks.com

Thanks.

Matt Rhodes
Zaxwerks, Inc.

[Matt Rhodes]

Hi Carlos.

I did a quick test and I think the results came out pretty well:
https://www.motivatedpixels.com/banner_3d_flag.mov
(1.6 Megs — I’ll keep the file around for a few days)

The tips I’d give are:
– Make a Comp (or image) for your banner — mine was 1500×100 pixels
– I set Gravity to 1 and the Wind Speed to 3. I also pointed the wind right at the banners (Angle: 0 Elev: -10)
– For the flag parameters, I set the Bend and Shear values to 0 so that it didn’t bounce around too much
– I set the Horizontal Mesh to 18 and Vertical Mesh to 26 so that the folds would be horizontal
– In order to make sure there wasn’t too much bounce, I set Conform to 100
– I faked the blur and added some other movement fakery to get it to match

Note that this was a quick test, so I didn’t spend too much time trying to match up the look, lighting, or motion.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Matt Rhodes
Zaxwerks, Inc.

[Matt Rhodes]

Hi Frank.

When an object is duplicated, the same Object Style is used for both objects.

To remove this link, do the following:
1. Select the second object
2. Open the Object Styles tab
3. Select Swatch > Unlink Object Style

Now the second object’s materials can be modified without affecting the first object.

Let us know if you have any more questions.

Matt Rhodes
Zaxwerks, Inc.

[Matt Rhodes]

Hi Frank.

When an object is duplicated, the same Object Style is used for both objects.

To remove this link, do the following:
1. Select the second object
2. Open the Object Styles tab
3. Select Swatch > Unlink Object Style

Now the second object’s materials can be modified without affecting the first object.

Let us know if you have any more questions.

Matt Rhodes
Zaxwerks, Inc.

[Matt Rhodes]

Hi Michael.

Would you mind sending me your test file? I’d like to take a look.

You can email it to: matt@zaxwerks.com

Thanks.

Matt Rhodes
Zaxwerks, Inc.

[Matt Rhodes]

Hi Carlos.

Plese email me (so that I can get your email address) and tell me which
platform you are on.

We have an unofficial update that may solve your problem.

Email me at: matt@zaxwerks.com

Thanks.

Matt Rhodes
Zaxwerks, Inc.

[Matt Rhodes]

Hi Laurie.

Thanks for the info.

If you could send me a file that is giving you trouble (a good example file that shows how you’re using Zaxwerks — Comps embedded in Comps, etc.), I’d like to take a look. It may lead to clues or a repeatable problem that will help us track down any bugs.

You can send one (or more) .aep files to: matt@zaxwerks.com

Thanks a lot.

Matt Rhodes
Zaxwerks, Inc.

[Matt Rhodes]

Hi Laurie.

Do you have a particular file that’s giving you trouble?
If so, would you mind sending it to me so that I can take
a look? You can send it (just the .aep file) to: matt@zaxwerks.com

In particular, I’d like to find out what you’re doing when
the Invig crashes. Are you dragging objects, changing
materials, etc.

Thanks.

Matt Rhodes
Zaxwerks, Inc.

[Matt Rhodes]

Hi Jay.

Thanks for the suggestion.

We’ve discussed ways to make the Font menu easier to use, so an improvement
will likely show up in a future version.

Matt Rhodes
Zaxwerks, Inc.

[Matt Rhodes]

Hi Vince.

Take a look at ProAnimator 4.0 (out any day now). It makes this sort of animation easy.

Let us know if you have any more questions.

Matt Rhodes
Zaxwerks, Inc.