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Subject: I need help badly!!!!

rust opened this issue on Sep 09, 2003 ยท 8 posts
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rust ( ) posted Tue, 09 September 2003 at 1:51 PM ยท edited Thu, 30 January 2025 at 11:22 AM

ok i ve tried everything, but i still dont know how to use the metaballs, i can create them btu how ddo i connect them and everything?? help me!!

derjimi ( ) posted Tue, 09 September 2003 at 1:53 PM

They connect automaticlly when they're close enough to each other. You have to render the scene to see the effect. J.

pauljs75 ( ) posted Tue, 09 September 2003 at 1:58 PM

Don't you also have to group them as well. Still using B4 here... But I remember playing with B5 in a store somewhere. If they're close already, it may be that you just need to group them.

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Aldaron ( ) posted Tue, 09 September 2003 at 2:01 PM

no, if you group them the group will not interact with other metaballs. As derjimi said the effect is only seen in the render otherwise they just look like spheres. Do a search on the forum for some more info on metaballs (negative metaballs, groups, interaction, etc).

catlin_mc ( ) posted Tue, 09 September 2003 at 3:32 PM

Rust, when you've got to grips with using metaballs come back here and we'll show you how to make negative metaballs. At least I think Aldaron will be able to 'cos I keep forgetting how. 8) How do you do it again Aldaron? Catlin

Aldaron ( ) posted Tue, 09 September 2003 at 3:46 PM

shift-click the metaball icon. It'll look just like a normal metaball (sphere) so it's a good idea to rename them.

Quest ( ) posted Tue, 09 September 2003 at 5:30 PM

It's also a good idea to put the negatives into their own family color for easy ID.

catlin_mc ( ) posted Wed, 10 September 2003 at 8:01 AM

I've got to write that down somewhere, thanks for telling me again. 8)

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