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Subject: how to

[e-mail] said:

>I'm trying to morph two objects, and I just can't figure it out.
> ...etc..
>Two planes, identical point and face count.  BlankWall is supposed to
>morph into TheWall.  "TheWall" is just "BlankWall" with a displacement map.
>
>They're saved as separate objects, loaded into Layout as BlankWall for
>the Current object and TheWall for the Target object.

   Just a thought, but if your target object is being displaced by a
displacement map WHILE IN LAYOUT, you won't get any morph at all.
   LW looks at the target object's geometry AS LOADED to get the point
locations for object morphing. Displacement-mapping is a frame-by-
frame process that does NOT alter the original target object data.
   It is this data that LW looks at to effect the changes to the
source object. If there is no difference, there's no morph.
   If this is the problem (well, it could happen... btw, where IS Judy
Tenuta(sp?) these days...), then just do a "Save Transformed" from the
Objects panel to save the target object in it's displacement-mapped
state. Then load it back in and, without a displacement map, use it
for the morph target object.

   Oh. And upgrade too. It's worth it. Better manuals, at least... :)

   -Jim

James G. Jones
Nibbles & Bits
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