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Introduction
Add Points
Note: the images below are just snapshots of a real ANIMOIDS session. You can't click on these buttons nor make the Animoid move!


Introduction
You'll be glad to hear that compared to moving points, adding points (nodes) is easy!

As you move points on your Animoids you might find that you can't add the level of detail you are looking for because there are too few points to move. When that happens, you use the following procedure to add as many new points as you need.

It's often useful to move the basic Animoid's points as close as possible to what you think the final product will be before adding new points. That way, the new points will probably be moved less.


Add Points
First select the Add Point action:

   

to bring up the ADD POINT Control Panel:

   

Next, you display your selected segment as a Wireframe then pick two adjacent points on that frame, as shown:

   

Next click the Add Point button on the ADD POINT Control Panel. That will add a new point midway between the two selected points:

   

The new point won't automatically be highlighted (picked). But it is usable (for moving or for adding even more points) just like any other point on the segment.

Note, if you:

  • Select points that are not together,
  • Select more or less than two points
you'll get an appropriate error message when you click the Add Point button.


More
Go to the start of the Tutorial.

Try the Set Texture tutorial.



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