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    Default Re: 3D Spinning GIF

    I would say that it's a very good effort for your first attempt.
    Try experimenting with moving the lighting arrows to get rid of the very dark and light parts of the animation. (I see Keith beat me to it)
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    Default Re: 3D Spinning GIF

    Well done Alex.

    If you change the background colour to match the page where the animation will be displayed the dark 'jaggies' will go away.
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    Alex,

    Now that's something you can be proud of. A few tweaks to the lighting and background color as mentioned above and you'll be the talk of the geocache community for some time.

    Oh, and an enthusiastic welcome to TalkGraphics and the wonderful world of Xara Software, also!

    Bang up job,
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    Default Re: 3D Spinning GIF

    Thanks for the tips guys. I'm kinda struggling with the lighting. Have you any tips for me on how to reduce the light/dark glares?
    Thanks

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    Default Re: 3D Spinning GIF

    Click on the Show/Hide Lighting (Ctrl+Tab), start your animation, then move the lighting arrows around until you minimize the glare burst. Some trial and error is necessary because of the various shapes, bevels, extrusion depth, color schemes, etc. used in the animations. Since you've gotten this far, I'm sure you'll get the hang of it pretty quickly. Oh, and BTW, sometimes changing the color of the lights is more effective in reducing the glare than the position of the lights, alone.

    Check it out,
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    Default Re: 3D Spinning GIF

    Heres another attempt at a spinning GIF I did. I tried to reduce the glare on it.
    Let me know what you guys think.

    http://lancashire-geocoins.co.uk/dev...n_spinning.gif
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    Default Re: 3D Spinning GIF

    You've solved the glare problem, but I think you need to use a lighter colour on one or two or even all three of your lights. It's very dark in there.
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    Default Re: 3D Spinning GIF

    Ok, thank you

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ID:	128681I wanna make a 3D spinning gif double sided please help me

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    Hi Lock,
    Welcome to TalkGraphics. It's a long time since I've used Xara3D. Here's my attempt, hope it helps you. Also attached your logo as a transparent png image used as the texture.
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