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Hello there Could you try exporting from FormZ as an OBJ and see how that goes? That has usually worked for me.

Another way that 'should' be easier is to use the polygon outline/edge thickness etc in the objects Geometry tab. Only problem is that the line quality gives a jagged effect, even with higher sampling settings.

Hello fellas, I was thinking it would need to be a volumetric cloud type effect at first but managed to do it in after effects as a 2d composition. I used this tutorial to get a good start with it, you get some nice results - If you watch the video, he is basically blurring a lot of particle bubbles. Maybe this blurring could be added to a Mr blobby simulation to get the same thing? I haven't had a chance to play with Bullet yet, maybe you fellas have some ideas... Al

Sorry for some reason the uploader doesn't like my pics! Here's a link to somthing similar to what I need to create. It would be more like the red and blue images. http://www.wind-watch.org/documents/how-much-efficiency-is-lost-by-putting-hawts-near-one-another-in-a-wind-farm/ Thanks for any help Al

Hi there I'm trying to create a wind turbulence effect behind a wind turbine similar to the picture here...would K-mist or Fire work for this? Thanks Al

Hi there Does anybody know how to display .img files as thumbnail pictures in Windows 7 folders? I get a disc image icon as it's not sure of the file type. When trying to change type of file associated, I can't select Ei. OSX has always been able to understand this automatically. Maybe the problem is that windows .img file types are disc images by default, maybe there is a way to change this? Any help would be great Thanks Al

Yes Tomas, it was the UAC, Thanks very much!

Hi there Wondering if any of you guys have had problems installing version 8 on a PC? I've recently installed on a PC and it worked fine. This time, I add the dongle code, the splash screen comes up, then disappears. I'm using windows 7 home 64bit. Any help would be really appreciated! Al

The good thing about it too, is that you can emit from a point, a line or an area

If you use a PC, the Power PArticles basic works with this. You might have to download version 6 or 7 to find it in the sockets folder, but you can just throw it into your v8 sockets, it works fine.

Thanks Tomas, I was thinking that would work. You just get a nice explode effect with NItro... No I'd like to have Blaster though, it looks really good.

Hello people I'm using Mr Nitro to explode a model and need some of the pieces to bounce on the floor. I tried adding the object to Rodeo, but no luck... Has anyone been able to do this? Or is Blaster the only way to go? Nice one

Really nice AVT, how did you create your clouds?

Hi there Anybody have much luck with reducing polygons on objects without losing the basic form of the object? I'm basically trying to merge co-planar faces. I'm having the best luck with transporter, but I can actually lose faces too. Thanks a lot Al

Thanks Diego, I was just wondering if anybody has noticed a big difference. I've seen some boot up tests, they are pretty fast! cheers Al

Tomas, I need my authorization code to re-install the software, but I have lost the cd case with the code. Is there any way I can get hold of it? I had never worried about it, as I always used the site to get the code. Al

Hello there Is there a section on this site that allows you to find your dongle Authorization code? It was very easy to find on the last website. thanks Al

Hello there I was wondering if anybody has noticed render speeds quicker if using a SSD? I'd have thought it is mainly down to processor and RAM, but I don't know have many times a render accesses it files etc. Nice one Al

Hello there I was wondering if anybody has noticed render speeds quicker if using a SSD? I'd have thought it is mainly down to processor and RAM, but I don't know have many times a render accesses it files etc. Nice one Al

Hello there I'm hopefully soon to set up a pc render farm while working from an apple machine, but I've noticed that there is no colorphium and noise factory download for windows. Is this because it is not available? If so, scenes including these plugins would not render and could be a real problem. There is the possibility of installing the hackintosh OSX version on the machine, but I'm not sure how successful that might be. Any ideas? Thanks a lot

Hey Dave, If you are not too busy, we might even have some work that could come your way at the minute. What modelling software do you use?

Thanks for the replies fellas and hello there James, I have met you before, a few years back in Manchester. I was working with Ian and Rob at the time, how are you doing these days? They have pretty much moved on from Ei in general now, so I was just looking around the country to see if any users needed help with work etc. I work for 5 Square in Edinburgh at the minute, using Ei to create property/renewables/infrastructure/promo videos etc. The company is not as stable is it was, so it's good to know who is out there these days. It's funny, all the uk users mentioned above, have all been in a pub in manchester together!

Hello there Does anyone know if there are any companies in the UK that use Electricimage? Nice one

One way that might work, is to shine a light with rays through an object that has your image applied to it, then play with transparency on the object.

One way that might work, is to shine a light with rays through an object that has your image applied to it, then play with transparency on the object.