David

Thanks Gyro and Tomas for that. Merge will be the solution for me.

Hi to all, How can I export object in fact file with settings in info window (like X-form, Shading, Shadow...)

Thanks WHD. David

Hi to all, I have two things about Plug-in's. 1. Where are the plug in's like Rodeo, MrFont... in EIAS 8. Why are not included? Is it possible to make a link here for download all relevant plug-in's for EIAS 8? 2. When I try open ParametricSurface.plm from Plugin menu, I get this message, which talk about "plug-in's interface from Project Window". Where/What is this?

Hi Tomas, I was not asking how to do something, but I was trying to illustrate with some examples, how confusing is working in Animator. So my suggestion is to take a look on such procedures and make them to have the same look and result in all situations. That the same logic is used in different situations. This will make interface more user friendly. Let us look your answers 1) -OK I use command + Space bar (both pressed) and moving the mouse -in Top View (zooming) yes -in Side View (zooming) super -in Front View (zooming) super -in Camera View (orbit) ups ups ups... -let us press the option key and click the “loupe icon†-in Top View (fit to window) ok -in Side View (fit to window) super -View Image window (nothing) ups ups ups... -let us click the “loupe icon†-in Top View (zoom out) ok -in Side View (zoom out) super -in Link Editor View (nothing) ups ... -in View Image window for zoom out you have to press ctrl key Q: Do we use the same application? 2) This was just the example. I know how to move the entire path of camera. The problem is that I expect the same behavior if I click on the middle of camera icon or in the middle of an object.. 3) Thanks, I didn't know that. 4) I just expect that moving the Dissolved geometry slider has effect on preview of the material. Regards David

Hi to All, I'd like to make a point on some existing confusions (interface) which make me crazy and I suggest to take a look on them. 1. Interface of Animator in general is very confusing. The good example of that is "zooming" which is different almost in each window. How is possible that I have to use different keys to zoom in floor plan window, camera window, image window or link editor window, and this are all window of the same application. It is not the same if I click on loupe icon in floor plan window, or in link editor window, and so on ... 2. Animating camera or certain object is not the same. If I click on the middle of camera icon on the certain keyframe I will moving camera position only in this keyframe, if I do this with object the whole path will moving. 3. Scaling the parent of objects. If I select the parent of objects, I can move (transform) and rotate the whole group, but scaling will work on each object of the parent separately. 4. in the "object material window" under Geometry, choosing the dissolved option has no effect on preview This are just a few things which illustrate the confusion interface of Animator. The solution for this might be to make the possibility for users to make his own shortcuts. Regards David

Thanks Ian, Yes, the normals on the model are the problem. I made this model in Archicad and I realize that fact model from Archicad does not have smoothed normals. The only solution is to save model from Archicad in 3ds format and then import in EIAS. The material names in 3ds format are lost, but I can live with that. The list of materials is very long, is it possible to merge materials in Animator? (I know for "Merge Groups" option in "Import Object", but this is not useful for me)

Hi! How to make material more smooth on the curve surfaces, so that I don't see the triangles of the model?