Wondering how to make a prop appear later in the animation scene then Dissapear. For example: 100 frame movie. When ever I add a prop in frame 50, the prop tends to be in a the frames. How can I get it only to appear in Frame 50 to 70. This is a light prop, like lasers.

Hide the prop in frames where it shouldn't be visible. Scaling it down so that it's completely inside another mesh is one option. Moving it outside the camera frame is another. Keyframing the materials to completely transparent is a third, if you're using Pro Pack or P5.

Gosh, my grammer was bad. I was very tired and sorta fustrated fighting this technique for animations and even in poser.

Using P5

Wonder, is their a script where you can put a prop in the middle of a scene, then I can get rid of the prop later. When I have the light prop somewhere else, then appear where I like it to have. You can see it move to its location. I tried that technique which is very annoying. Another example, for a candle scene to light it up using UltimateFIRE by romanceworks. (Their is a free candle flame in the freebie). Camera is focused (At a distance)on the candle that is not lit. Then in frame 50 the flame prop is used so the candle. Do not like to have the prop in all my frames. Only when necessary, and thinking it will take up ram. Little_Dragon Going to use your advice on shriking the prop, then later in the scene will have it actuall size. Will give that a try.

Message edited on: 12/04/2004 12:28

If you can see it move, you've probably allowed Poser to do an interpolation. Be sure that the moves are sharp, taking exactly one frame. You should set the spline to Linear, then use the keyframe to force the tight move. In this example, the ball will be invisible (way underground) from frame 10 to 20.