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If you'd like to be notified when this issue is resolved, please e-mail me (morgan@anzovin.com) with "Tiger" somewhere in the subject line. Otherwise, just watch this space.
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TSM Update
by Morgan- 4 replies
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The latest revision of TSM2 is available for download here: TSM 2.07 This fixes the issue with TSM Rigger failing to find systems and/or crashing in A:M 12.0q. As always, you should close A:M before running this installer, and you'll need to use your TSM2 serial number to activate it. If you have any problems installing or using TSM2, you can contact me at morgan@anzovin.com.
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A new version of WeightMover is available here: WeightMover 1.01 Use your WeightMover serial number to activate it, and contact me at morgan@anzovin.com if you have any problems.
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People have been asking for a quick summary of Anzovin Studio's products for A:M: The Setup Machine 2 (TSM2): Plug-in for AM v11 and later; rig any character in minutes WeightMover: Add-on application; quickly weight your character for good-looking deformations AM QuickStart 2 CD: 2-disk beginner's tutorial covering creation and animation of a character Animate! w/Cristin McKee CD: Multidisk course in character animation Animate with The Setup Machine CD: Raf Anzovin shows how to use TSM2 rigs Animate a Face CD: 2-disk tute; Justin Barrett shows methods of face anim and lip sync AM in Live Action CD: 2 discs; Sam Buntrock mixes AM and video footage, …
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Hi folks, I haven't been checking this board as regularly as I probably should be -- In part because TSM2 seems to be pretty much bug-free, at this point, and partly because I'm just really, really busy. However, if you do have problems with TSM2, you can always contact me directly at morgan@anzovin.com.
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Hey Anzovin Folks, Come on now...I ordered that baby on the 12th...it's now the 17th & still no CD...help me out here...
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We're announcing a contest to create models in A:M for the upcoming release of The Setup Machine 2. Yes, we need cool models created in A:M 2004. Specifically, we are looking for: --A four-armed alien warrior (think Tars Tarkas from the E.R. Burroughs John Carter books) --An evil giant squid --A centaur Specs: Models must be high-quality and professional. They must be animatable, with moderate and efficient, not overdense splinage. No hair. No clothing. No rig. No weighting. Textures can be minimal; we will be looking mainly at the geometry. How to submit your work: Create a web page and put on it links to one or more screenshots of the model mesh …
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This question may have been answered already, but to save time in searching for it...are there any plans on making TSM2 for the Mac on OSX?
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TSM2
by Paul Forwood- 34 replies
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Hi. I have two questions that I hope someone can answer for me: 1) I have just installed the TSM2 update(2) and, though the installer took me effortlessly through the uninstalling and reinstalling, I now find that the plugins do not show up in A:M Beta2. I have checked in the HXT folder and everything seems to be in place. Any ideas? I have three versions of A:M currently installed, (Versions 10.5, 11.0t and 11.1 Beta2). TSM2 is visible in the HXT folders of both 11.0t and 11.1 Beta2. When reinstalling the installer does not allow me to edit the destination path for the installation. 2) I tried to rig a bird just prior to updating TSM2 but the Rigger didn't…
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Hi all! What are people's opinions of the videos available from Anzovin? I just got A:M recently and I'm picking up the animation stuff pretty well, but have a lot of difficulty with the modeling. Thanks for any opinions. Steve
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We're now offering the first volume in a new multi-disc series on character animation with Animation:Master. Animate! With Cristin McKee, Volume I: Animation Fundamentals <http://www.rafhashvideotapes.com/animatecdroms.html> Animate! With Cristin McKee is essentially a complete course on character animation for beginning to advanced-intermediate animators. Future volumes will be released as each disc is completed over the next few months. You can see a sample at: <http://lib1.store.vip.sc5.yahoo.com/lib/rafhashvideotapes/animate1preview.mov> In this initial disc, Anzovin Studio animator Cristin McKee thoroughly explores the techniques a…
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Morgan is promising me that she will be ready to demo TSM2 at Siggraph. It's actually kind of a brilliant thing she's made--very cool. She should be showing it off at the Hash party . . . Steve Anzovin Studio
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I think I've seen demonstrations of turning a foot at the "ball" of the foot in characters rigged with TSM 1, but how do you do it? Turning the toe or heel control (which originate near the ball of the foot) just gets me a twisted foot.
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I have created a quad skeleton for my T-rex and can't get past assigning cps to the rig. The problem is that the rig has so many bones in it. Attached is a pic of the model with the rig. The spine has five bones, the legs have seven bones, the neck has five bones, etc. I have absolutely no clue how to assign cps to all these bones. Looking at other models from the AM Extra CD only added to my confusion. None of those models have all the extra bones the TSM2 rig adds. Most of these models have one or two bones for the neck, spine, etc. The assignment of the cps seems pretty straightforward in those models. The TSM2 documentation doesn't help either. The ba…
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New Anzovin Studio TSM2 Animation Contest! A:M Animators! Win prizes and undying glory! (Or at least the sober admiration and respect of your peers.) In our new contest, Anzovin Studio is looking for superb, exciting, gut-grabbing, heart-wrenching, and guffaw-provoking short character animations created using The Setup Machine 2. Here are the contest rules: DEADLINE: Thanksgiving Day! November 25! Winners will be announced November 26th. PRIZES: Complete set of Anzovin CD-ROMs. Or, if you've got that, copies of all new Anzovin products for the next 6 months. Your choice. NUMBER OF WINNERS: 3 ANIMATION PARAMETERS: --Must be created u…
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I'm using TSM to rig my robot. One thing I noticed is that TSM gives the arm and leg 4 bones instead of 2. I gather this is for more arm control/more organic look? Anyway, I wanted my robot stiffer. Also, there were too many spine bones. So what I did was removed a few bones to change the rig a bit. Is this going to ruin how the rig works? Is it a bad idea in general?
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We're now taking orders for our new CD-ROM tutorial "A:M QuickStart, 2nd Edition." http://www.rafhashvideotapes.com/ With more than 2000 sold, "A:M QuickStart" has been Anzovin Studio's bestselling tutorial since the first edition was published almost two years ago. This edition is entirely new for Animation:Master 2004 and contains even more detail about how to use A:M's many powerful features for character modeling, surfacing, rigging, and animation. The 4 hours of video tutorials on "A:M QuickStart 2" are given by Anzovin Studio's Nat Stein, lead instructor of the UMass character animation course originally developed by Raf Anzovin and Bill Young. Nat ta…
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I'll be out of the office for medical reasons for a couple of weeks starting tomorrow. Raf and Morgan will be checking the forum regularly in my absence. Thanks, Steve Anzovin Studio
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We knew it might be coming, but none of us expected it this soon. As I write these words, Steve Anzovin is dying of cancer and kidney failure. He has only a day or two left. He asked me to say goodbuy to everyone for him. I know he enjoyed running the Anzovin Studio store immensly, and being part of this community. We're going to try to keep everything running normally for the most part, but anyone who's ordered CDs in the last week or so may see some delay in shipment. --Raf Anzovin
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We're looking for new topics for upcoming Anzovin training CDs, and we'd like to hear what you all would like to see. Please suggest topics that you think would be valuable, but that do not directly compete with Hash's Siggraph tutes. For example, we might consider doing a CD on hair and fur, but only if the content was very different from that of the Siggraph tute on the same subject. And if you feel you are competent to author an expert-level video tutorial of 2 to 4 hours, please get in touch with me at steve@anzovin.com. Steve Anzovin Studio
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Are there any plans to post a sample TSM2 rig for users to test drive? I'd really like to try out the stretchy limbs and IK/FK switching before I consider buying. I've found TSM1 rigs for download on the Azovin web site, but not TSM2.
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We shipped out the first batch of Sam Buntrock's AM in Live Action CDs, and we're eager to hear any comments or critiques from those of you who've had a chance to view it. Let us know what you think! Steve Anzovin Studio
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A quickie screenshot of the The Setup Machine Builder plug-in. TSM Builder lets you specify parameters, such as number of arms, for any body plan, then lays down the bones right in A:M. The TSM Flipper plug-in mirrors the bones and TSM Rigger does the constraints and controls. The Biped tab covers standard variations for humans and humanoids. Quadruped is for animals, Multiped is for bugs, centipedes, and other oddball body plans, and Parts constructs single parts so you can assemble them yourself into anything you can think of. <http://www.anzovin.com/TSM2/TSMBuilderscreenshot.gif> And here are some sample movies of new rig features. The …
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Hi all, I got the TCM 2 some time ago and only now got to actually use it. The problem is that when I try to use any of the models I rig with it in an action they get bent and/or twisted when I turn on the TSM constraints. I tried to run the TSM rigger on two of the models that came with TSM (Ogre and Animation Character) and the result is the same. There must be something dumb that i'm doing to cause this! Thaks for any input!
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I most of the other training materials that they offer. I am wondering if the NonLinear cd is worth getting. I am sure that I would benefit from it but I would like to hear some opinions on it from some people that have it. Thanks Leo
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Glad to see this forum. Not sure what to think! So let me start with this: I've heard a lot about TSM. It really seems like a must have utility. Now with the impending change/addition to an A:M plugin it would seem like this is the time to jump on board. So convince me... why do I need The Setup Machine?
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I love all the Anzovin training CDs that I have gotten so far and would love to get more but I'm getting poor buying all these. Maybe there is a frequent buyer program from Anzovin that I don't know about (hint, hint)?!?
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Elbow Joint
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Does anyone know how to go about limiting the elbow joint? I don't want it to bend backwards. I see there is an elbow constraint in the pose sliders, but it doesn't seem to stop the the fore arm moving.
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There is jubilation in Massachusetts today, the Bambino's Curse is broken, and in our overbrimming joy we dropped the price of everything in the Anzovin Studio Store. For as long as we feel happy! http://www.rafhashvideotapes.com Steve Anzovin Studio
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Thinking of getting TSM2, but have a few questions... Is it worth it? Can I set up pose sliders for the fingers in addition to being able to roll the handles of the finger bones? If I feel that the pelvis and body bones in the control rig are too small, can I scale them larger in the model window? (will this mess anything up?) Can I put the heel IK control going straight back rather than having it diagonal? Thanks
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Just tried to use the TSM Builder plugin, and the Rigger plugin, in the latest A:M update, and it won't build a rig, (although Flipper works just fine) and the Rigger gives the error "No systems Found". Not a HUGE deal since I can just rig in a version back, but kind of annoying. Has anyone else had this issue?
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As a brand new user of TSM2 I am probably going to have a few questions about what I can and can't do so to avoid hasseling the Anzovin crew at this busy time I am posting here to hopefully gain some insight from experienced users. Question: When fitting a skeleton to a model is it essential to only use the Scale (S) and Move (M) commands or can you click and drag a bone as normal? The documentation only mentions the S and M commands so I am assuming that I sould not deviate from that practice but I would like to get that straight incase it leads to a problem in the rig further down the setup procedure. Thank you for any enlightenment. Paul Forwood
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Hello everyone, I decided to create my first animation for this contest, I hope that you will be lenient. I thank Hash for this fantastic program 3D, and Anzovin for your plug-in TSM2 which enabled me to create this animation very very quickly. My name is Thierry Lejeune and I live in France, and I am 36 years. A screenshoot of TSM2 in action: A second screenshoot with the result: and a last in animation: Animation for the contest is >> here << Thank you with all the team for this contest! PS: sorry for my bad English...... Best Regards, Thierry
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Hi all the family and all !!! Here is a link for the animation for TSM2 that i have do! I hope you should like it! : http://am.francophone.free.fr/galerie/Michel Estival/images/Anzovin Azgane.mov ( Clic on this link, and after "Galerie " and for end "Animation"...Yes!Yes!) I have do it with the character rigged of TSM2 that i have win with the Centor. Michel ESTIVAL http://estival.michel.free.fr http://www.artactif.com/indexE/estival.htm Here is a short state on me... My name is Michel ESTIVAL, painter. I use Animation Master since 2001. This is my first animation of a character, and i think that TSM2 is a very good produc…
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OK, So I am down to step 5/8 adding new bones/smartskin using TSM2. I need references/advice for: 1. Breast movement (suitable for spring system?) 2. Shoulder (Smartskin or Bones? - examples) 3. Hips (Smartskin or Bones? - examples) This will be to set up my female characters: Cheers
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Hello, Iv played with the animation guy rigged with tsm2 and have decided that it is a definate must buy for me. But Just before, I'd like to know a few things. I use AM on a pc and a mac because its a dual operating system piece of software, Do I get access to both versions of TSM? Does it come with instructions as to how it is used? Thanks in advance Regards - Nixie
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Hi, I can't use Weight Mover (old & 1.01 version) with my models created in A:M v13e. When I start Weight Mover and open the model file it just says "Reading the file" but nothing else happens. Model is here: WM-test.mdl Russel
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Hi, Following a different thread, I came across this. Check it out. http://www.naughtypictures.co.uk/projects/...t/proxy-tut.htm Steve P.
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Are Weightmover and A:M Weights obsolete now? I was rigging a character this weekend, using the new control points weights in V11. It seems to have all of the control of these add-on products, and was incredibly easy to set-up. I had purchased Weightmover, but never got around to using it. I mainly wanted it because of the way you could do scales and other things that you want to not stretch as they bend. Now you can just click "Balance Connected" in the Control Point Weights dialog,and it's done! The process was so simple, and the results so good, that I wondered if there was any reason for Version 11 users to use them, or if they were only really useful for Ve…
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When, pray tell, might we expect this CD-Rom?
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When I load TSM I get an error message Unable to load plugin also I noticed when I went into Am I see TSM Builder & TSM Flipper , but no TSM Rigger?
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If you pre-ordered, you should be getting your link and serial shortly. If you'd like to order now, you can do that here: http://www.rafhashvideotapes.com/ As always, send any bug reports to me (morgan@anzovin.com). I'll be sleeping for a while, though.
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Are people happily using TSM2? Am I the only one waiting for a fix for the thumb and leg problem? Are they even problems or am I doing something wrong?
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We're now taking orders for Sam Buntrock's AM in Live Action CD, at our usual pre-order discount. It's a 2-disc set chock-full of amazing goodies. Shipment will be in time for the holidays. http://www.rafhashvideotapes.com/aminliaccd.html Steve Anzovin Studio
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Hey- I hope I got it all right, as far as the rules and all. I'm not a web guru, but I went and got a 250Free.com website and plopped my entry in there. I was severely limited by the 2mb bandwidth per file maximum, so my movie is quite small. THANKS for the contest! About me and my entry. My name is Matt Campbell from Detroit Michigan, USA. I find TSM2 a perfect compliment to Hash's simplicity. My 'Rollin Stones' project is eventually for demo reel, as is my CrimeBomb characters. Matt Campbell Entry can be found at: http://mcampbell.250free.com
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okey, since i seriously suck at rigging, and want to get it over with , im thinking of buying TSM2. im going to rig a human character. ive got kinda two layers at the top of the torso (kinda like a unzipped jacket), will that cause any problems? and otherwise, any good reason to, or to not buy it would be appreciated.
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I was having trouble controlling my old skeletons - rolling, range of motion, etc. From what I could tell, TSM2 was supposed to help supply a more usable skeleton. I figured that it would give some semblance of reality in motion. I didn't expect it to be all set up for me, but I did expect it to help. With the great help of another user (I bought TSM2 but have Tiger and it doesn't work) I put the TSM2 skeleton in my model, assigned CPs, and just to test the motion, I created an action and moved the arm (haven't started on smartskin, fanbones, etc). Below is what I get. When you build and install a skeleton with TSM2, doesn't it have some sort of constraints or anyth…
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Cristin McKee has finished volume 2 of her Animate! series, and it's now available, along with volume 1, at: http://www.rafhashvideotapes.com/animatecdroms.html This is the only complete animation curriculum based entirely on Animation:Master. In this second disc, Anzovin Studio animator Cristin McKee takes you step-by-step through theory and techniques of intermediate character animation, with the goal of helping you bring your characters more fully to life. As in volume 1, Cristin discusses ways to avoid common animation mistakes and provides a number of "live" animation examples, highlighting the production process of a professional animator. All o…
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hello all. ok,...ive been playing with Animations Master for a while now, and i have nothing but great things to not only say about the program itself, but the vast library of training materials the come though the community. i got a couple of the older tapes from hash and the first older Quickstart Disc from Anzovin,... lately i was exposed to this Animation Mentor website, and i was curious. but then i went back to the Anzovin website after i purchased the "Facial Modelling" cd-rom, to find they now offer the "Animate!!!" training series, which in my research looks to be the same thing they offer on the "mentor" website. now,... my question is, would a person wanti…
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When can we expect to have a working TSM2 for OsX Tiger? Thank you in advance, Gustavo Muñoz
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