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Nice solution Larry.
Thanks Gary, I hope Wheels can come to terms with it.
hello all I finally found your tutorial under searching for my name (wheels), was not in the forum part I thought it was going to be.
I have attached images after following your instructions to show you where I get up to. With regards to the circle when I copied into xara you will see it does not have a black circle, just giving the heads up what to expect when you see the attachments.
Regards Mark
After uploading they did not put in order unfortunately but he should be up to work it out
OK Mark I think I see what is going on. You need to adjust the sliders in X3D until you get a perfect fit and placement. There are four sliders when you open the textures window. You may need to adjust all or perhaps only one or two until you get a perfect fit of your image. From what I’m seeing in your post it looks like you may need to adjust both the size, and the Y slider.
Another thing that does not look right is you have both circles side by side. Had you done it correctly, I think only one will show up at a time in the main window. Each is selected and textured one at a time.
You can select one from the text options if you wish but it is often easier to use the I-beam cursor in the main window.
You must get the black Page break between circles.
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This is more or less what you have now.
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This shows a circle about to be selected, although I have already textured and beveled it.
Play with the texture sliders and see what they do. And above all have fun.
Let me know how things turn out.
when I created a circle in designer graphic designer, I copied it, and pasted it into X 3-D.
The circle which was created was not black as you can see by the diagram are supplied.
I put a texture picture on one circle , using the exact description after that with the I-beam and the up arrow is where it could circles side-by-side I do believe off memory putting the circle side-by-side. I cannot get them above each other in your description, that's where something is going wrong.
I am going out of town for Thanksgiving so I won't be able to help further until Sunday evening at the earliest.
Maybe I should have posted this in the 3D forum so someone else might see it and jump in to help.
OK Mark perhaps the easiest way to do this
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Is make your circle in XPG and copy then in X3D (any version) in the main window from the edit munu paste, then using the I-beam cursor with nothing selected press Enter one time and you should see a blank screen with the I-beam cursor still showing then paste again this will give you what I am showing in the text window above. Now select one circle with the I-beam and texture it, then turn off the I-beam then turn it on again (I don't know if this is necessary, but it is for me) select the other circle and texture it with your other image. Now when you animate you will have a two sided animation. This works best for me if I check the box (show the front face only).
hello again thank you for the info, first of all when I make a circle in graphic designer what format should it be in when you make it as there was a number of selections to choose from different quality resolution.
Then I use the edit, copy, and pasted into xara from what you say.
I will start their first and then go step by step.
Hope your holiday was good, I did not realise you are back, regards Mark
I did exactly what you said, made a circle, copied into Xara, selected the first circle put a graphic picture on it, select the second circle with the i-beam as previous, put another graphic on that one, when I wrote that it, it has the same picture both sides, even though I posted a different one on the first and a different one on the second, using the same process.
In your article both of your circles are very close together what I did that on my site the bottom circle is further away than your demonstration.
Regards Mark
I just did a oval shape different graphics on work the same as the circle, what size would you suggest to make each item in graphic designer? I was trying to play around with putting text itself on one side of the oval shape but it did not work as I remember you can already do that in Xara.
I don't know why my one came in different with regards to the line spacing, I did only press the enter once, maybe my design was too big in the first place that is why was asking about what size to use.
Regards Mark
More to the above tutorials.
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Play with the tools in XPGD to see what each does. You can't break anything.
These really are fun programs.
Mark,
I must have missed your success. You did it! =D>
Size doesn't really matter except you need to make it large enough to comfortably work on. Bear in mind though that when using a bitmap image you need to work as large as the image wukk allow and reduce because of the pixelation. As far as the text goes if you want multiple lines of text and want to do it in XPGD, with your text tool type your text, center justify, put your cursor where you think you want to break it and hit enter, do this in various places until you get what you want, maybe reducing the size so it fits the shape. Now before exporting drag select your shape and text and group (grouping isn't really necessary as long as you have the necessary components selected, but it helps sometimes). Anyway I am proud of you for sticking in there and getting the job done.
Mark,
I was having trouble with your X3D file. Kept getting an error, so I remade it for you the best I could. So here you go.
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hello again stranger good to hear from you again, well regarding my work there must have been a fluke that I got it.
I will go step by step and show screen captures when I do it to show you what happens with the different spacing.
One nice looking back at the original tutorial, I saw that you make text on one side which I forgot about.
I'll try to make the text in xara, no wonder it's not working you have to do it in graphic designer.
I will do the other steps first and show you that and then I will attempt text eventuate.
They were the only pictures quickly I could grab it would not be at offensive to the forum.
That is a picture of me actually when I was 16 or 17 when I had my accident and became a quadriplegic.
Anyway thank you for the replies are not sure what happened and why you are getting an error.
Also when I open up graphic designer I'm getting an error message, I made a screen capture of the which I will post may be sent to the technical support.
Thanks again I will read through your stuff once more regards Mark
Hello again, here are some screen captures, they may not be in order, to what they should be.
One of the screen captures you showing what I need to do with line spacing to get it to make the same distance between each other circles is in your drawing.
There was another line spacing drawing the result, I think it is 72% that I needed to do to achieve your same distance between two circles.
I only did press the enter key once.
We need to get this right before I tried the text business, there is something you mentioned previously regarding text I was not sure what that was, something about group.
Thanks again for your help, we will get there eventually, but at least I have achieved a double sided circle with two faces at last.
Looks good Mark. The second image top row doesn't look right yet. I think you need to adjust the y values so there is no dark crescent showing.
hi again, yes but I still have two change the line spacing to get it to do what your one did, only pressing enter once, it puts it much lower then you're one which is why I have to use the line spacing.
Regarding the other comment, every time I make it new project that's what happens, I've deleted the text cannot get rid of the animation, when I open up the program it starts off with animation in and out, I've tried everything to delete the animation which is what you are seeing at the back of that circle if that makes sense
it is the 3-D cinema new feature that was in this version, I don't like it at all the scrolling text in and out up-and-down sideways.
Any suggestions on how I can delete everything to have a new project?
I will try to attempt text eventually, I was not sure what it meant by the group in one of your previous mentions above.
Anyway it least we have got there to make a double sided circle with pictures, I want to make a square one because most of the pictures I have two are just the texture size which is a good feature someone gave me through the forum.
I hope you understand what I'm talking about that circle with the other piece behind it like a half Moon.
Regards Mark
regarding that other comment I'm pretty sure that is extrusion off memory, I just want to be able to have a blank document with no animation no text, I can't get rid of the text but the only way to get rid of the animation is to stop it.
Still do not know what have to use line spacing to get to achieve your results one circle above each other.
Also regarding text because when you create a circle it is black in graphic designer to you have to change the colour of the circle or the colour of the text that was another question I forgot because the circle is black when created if it makes sense, sorry for all the problems appreciate all your help regards Mark
Uncheck the text and lights boxes in the animation window
Select your shape and click on the color you want on the color line or on the color selector in the bottom left corner (to choose any color you want) and make sure current fill color is what you are changing. Same is true for the text, also same when changing line color except choose (current line color)). To clear the line or the fill colors,right click brings up a menuasking which to clear but, left clicking clears the fil . When you copy and paste into Xara 3D Maker 7 the fill and texture will be the last one you were using when you closed the program.
X3D6 does not do have that handy feature.
I don't know about XPGD but I assume the same is true if you are using the current version, then the last fill you use will be the same on your next fill until you change it.
Yes it should. If you leave your computer running all the time, perhaps a simple restart may solve the problem. If not you may have other problems somewhere and the software may need to be un-installed
and re-installed. Are you having problems with any other software, or just XPD and X3D(whatever version)?
no problem of software, I try to do it the same thing as previous, I made a square in photo designer, I copied it into xara and pasted it, I turned the I-beam, press enter, pasted the other square. I selected one of the squares put a picture on it, selected the other square put a picture on it, in between each I was turning the i-beam on and off as previous, even through the instructions again step-by-step I only get one square with one picture, I even did a couple of times and gave up at and send you a message just to make sure you can do a square but I thought it would be able to because your shape was different to a circle so I could not understand why will give it another go after. I got web design also, I don't know how they say it can be so easy, yes if you use one of the templates but they have already got built in graphic, I try to delete it and it left part of it, anyway I will plod on, thank you for the reply you are a champion, hope the family is well regards Mark
It might look like you are only getting one square if you textured the same image and the same colors on each. If you do not want to animate then only one is needed. One question, when you selected the other shape are you sure it was not the same one? Try this, paste one shape and texture it then paste again and texture that one. When you paste the secone one it might appear with the same texture. Try something simple with no texture, merely changing the color like just one red and one blue or something like that. Now when you animate you should get just a color change.
You did it before it's just that the texture wasn't positioned quite right. Would it help if I or someone else rmade a video to show step by step how to do it? I have never done one before but I could try.
Note: if you pasted one shape in X3D and think you pasted a second, check the text options window and check so you know for sure. If you did you will see your shape, a page break beside it and the second shape below.
hello my friend, thank you for the reply, if you wish to make a video that would be good. Where you have a page break i.e. using the icon in the top right-hand corner or is it the same as doing pressing the enter key having the same effect as using the icon to make a page break?
I will give it ago after, regards Mark
As far as I can tell Mark, it does not make any difference, and you will get the same result either way. I did notice that I could select one of the objects in the text options window but still had to use the I-beam to select it to add the texture, otherwise both sides were the same.
just a quick reply, have not done anything could squares, can try to update it some problems, but will be around to it apologise for that after all your homework, what was the removal check from the text and lights for?
I will get men to the squares on the weekend most likely if not sooner, I really want to make the squares because a lot of the pictures fit into it better than the circles so hence my urgency,I was looking at the previous post on the previous page looking for the question I just asked about text and lights and saw you mention you can make different items with different tools, so sorry about the question previously, but I could not get it to work so just had to ask and I only found it now.
I'm so sorry for not getting to do your squares after all your hard work and persistence with me.
There are just not enough hours in the day from when I stay awake to do everything also tried to get the IT course done.
Anyway appreciate your help greatly and so sorry to keep troubling you.
I like the way it auto saves as well on this website, good feature.
Regards Mark
while I still had 3D open I made to squares in graphic designer, one red and one blue, I copied them into xara, they were not coloured unless I missed a step as I did it very quickly, cannot see very good too much computer, I had to cover them in Xara, they are both showing up and rotating red and blue, that's a good step, will try a texture of picture tomorrow will I can see better.
Should the squares come into Xara coloured from graphic designer?
At least I was able to achieve the squares, unbelievable you can spend all day tried to do something then the first time you try it bang anyway and will wait for your reply regarding colours, regards Mark
I admire your persistence Mark. I don't think you messed up. The object copied in Designer and pasted in X3D will not be colored until you color it or them. I was using Xara 3D Makwer 7 and they were because that version remembers the previous file and uses that information unless you have opened a new file with the default screen. I have a custom startup screen, textured and animated so when I paste the object it has the texture, and background color I had applied to my default screen so I always have to change everything to what I want at the time.
while I was bloody determined to get it because it will save so much time making a banner, instead of having to do two I can put a photo on one side and a photo on the other side.
And sometimes I make up to 12 at the time it will cut down immensely and look much better.
Also you did not mention about why it to turn off text and lights. Just wondering what it was in aid of, something to do with the question I asked possibly.
While at least we got there in the end which is all that counts and thank you feel persistence in helping me, you have been very kind to donate your time to my stupid requests.
I know and the people could probably make it quickly but this program has so many potential which I never knew about and still learning about.
The next thing I will tackle will be text on the emoticon.
I am truly indebted to your persistence and as I said in the last post some days you can spend ages trying to do it and then like last night when I can hardly see the screen from overuse it went straight away and worked.
Now I want to learn the other features in graphic designer and also Web design premium.
I thought it would be easy when I looked at the demonstration video on how to do stuff before I purchased it but it's not as easy as it's made out to be really
I don't know why they made the background dark, makes it very hard to read (talking about graphic designer and Web designer)
I just want to be able to make it standard banner that some people would make as there is websites available also that you can make for free but they are limited.
Anyway thanks a lot again if you can tell me why it were needed to turn off text and lights, regards Mark
Turning the lights off may not be necessary Mark, however if the text is not animating and the lights are then you would notice the lighting changing on the text even though the text itself is not animated.
I just checked this out and it is very noticeable at least on the one I have set up.
Open the attachment below, the text is not animating because I unchecked the animate text box but the lights are. That is why I suggested you un-check both text and lights.
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hello Larry, I was wondering if you can look at something make emoticons for a website and for some people and recently every time I make it and it is uploaded it is flashing instead off displaying properly as previous ones have.
I have reset the software is with no luck and I actually deleted it, version 6 3-D, when I went to reinstall it ran an error message would not be reinstall again, that was another pain, waiting for technical support at the moment.
I was wondering when I made changes to the software recently to make those squares if it is anything was happening after it which is why I reset the software.
I will upload a test to show you and then also the error message.
I did the same thing on Windows 7 made a test on their and it is still happening, would like your opinion regards Mark PS I have not done anything in writing text on the squares as of yet.
Regards Mark
Mark I really don't understand very well. You say your emoticons flash. Are they animated? I don't know what could be causing that, if you have other browsers installed, try opening in those and see if the problem persists. I use Irfanview as my primary image viewer, but it does not play some animated gifs properly so I only use it as a still image viewer, and maybe a couple other things. I saved your windows 7 test and opened it in Opera, IrfanView, Safari, Google Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer and it works properly in all those with no apparent flashing.
When you reset Xara3D6, did you un-install it then delete the folder or what did you do? The resetting issue has me somewhat confused. Is your Xara 3D Maker 7 still functioning?
hello Larry, thank you very much for the quick reply, was not expecting anything for ages, I know you are a busy person.
Regarding the animations, yes this is what I cannot understand they are working fine everywhere else except where they are supposed to be sent to for approval to be put on another website.
The only way I can explain it is if I give you the link, you can put a shortcut in their which I have called it and see what happens.
I have done many of these in the last 2 1/2 years since one of the people on here helped out making them heart spinning and leaving the text standing alone. Would you will want to have not mastered that, was only taking part of it and using it in putting my own text.
Back to the other problem regarding 3-D maker 7 that is what I used to make this one we are seeing because I cannot get my version six 3-D back because of the error shown.
Just in case I thought there was some problem with the adjustments which we made with lights and text I wanted to reset everything to see and sent another test to be approved, with the same result, so I I thought I would uninstall it and reinstall to see what happened, but unfortunately you can see the error that I supplied and will not go in.
I was using version 6 to make all those spinning heart and emotions and version 7 for all the picture ones.
As I made a previous test when I was in Windows 7 and uploaded that has both versions are working on Windows 7 and installed I did that to check up again with the same result.
It are just too hard to explain without seeing it.
The animations are made and sent up to be approved on the website for display, the one I supplied to you was just a test and also with appropriate language.
The website they are used for is an adult site where I talked to some certain people on and make banners and emoticons or some girls that I talked to.
So the only thing I can do is paste the link to the place where you can display the emoticon shortcut so I can show you.
There is little box at the top of this page on the right-hand side where you can put to shortcut and I will give you.
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You will see on the top right-hand side there is a search little box, when people submit their animations to be approved so that they are not pornographic in the fact that they cannot betray any children if you understand.
Here is a short cut to put in the Windows search box. ( :mlwin7tstsh ) if you put that into the text search including the: you will see what happens.
I know it is long-winded explanation but it's the only way I can show you what happens.
As I said I have made thousands of these with different text and never had a problem, we have our own profile page as well and I have used a direct link and HTML and they are both showing up okay on my homepage message window where people can leave messages because I do that for some testing.
So I cannot understand what's happening, obviously it is something to do with their website because it is something recently when they did some updates I suppose, and yet when people make normal banners with a square box and pictures and text filling it they seem to work fine.
Hope you understand the above, thank you for your quick response, was very good of you.
Also regarding version 6I just remembered a question you asked, I reset the software, I restarted the software, no change to the version 6 interface so I ain't deleted it actually uninstalled it, not from the Control Panel in Windows XP from the software list were its gives you give you all of the the xara programs in the all programs list
I did have a look in the and remove list and version 6 has gone from their, also I look for any folders and the only folders are for other programs no version 6.
Regards Mark
also I can give you a test to show you which one works to put in that search site, has a nice friend of mine are made something for, here is the shortcut ( :mldbsh )
this will show you what they are supposed to be like, sorry for the second reply I was thinking about it after I posted the previous message. Regards Mark
Mark I cannot load the page. All I get is a blank screen, no search box, nothing. Sorry
Mark, I still cannot access it. I have tried several times with opera and also with Internet Explorer always the same result of nothing. Maybe I am just missing something.