Tutorials
This page contains a list of tutorials which all give simple step by step
instructions with corresponding screenshots. A wide range of design
and animation techniques will build up in this section which should
culminate in a comprehensive 'manual of excellence' :) These tutorials
are now available in more languages than just english - a list of available
languages is displayed at the top of each tutorial.
Developer Documentation
Details of how to write plugins are described here
Contributing
If you feel you can explain a method of using OpenFX to create a building
block technique that will be useful to others, please submit screenshots
and brief step by step instructions of your tutorial to
Stuart.
Animator tutorials
Designer tutorials
Title |
Description |
Author |
Support files |
Boolean |
This is a tutorial aimed at beginners to OpenFX and 3D modelling in general. It explains how to cut one object out using the boolean action in the OpenFX
designer.
|
Andrew Heyworth |
None |
Simple Skeleton |
This tutorial is for beginners who want to make a model that can be posed easily using the skeletal structure. Updated: Revised version available
(02.03.2001)
|
Keith Kelly |
quicktank.mfx |
Shampoo Bottle |
This demonstrates the use of the Lathe tool in the designer and texture mapping. It also shows how to use the animator to create a simple static scene.
|
Andrew Heyworth |
tutorial.zip |
Rubber Bones in Designer |
This shows how to use the rubber bones mechanism to distort objects in the designer. |
Stuart |
tutorial.zip |
Shrink Wrap |
This tutorial shows how to use the shrink wrap feature (based on the marching cubes concept) to build models with a regular mesh arond any arbitrary shapes. |
Stuart |
tutorial.zip |
Paint Map |
This tutorial shows how to use the enhanced map painting dialog (also called the Texture Coordinates Edition) to fine tune image maps to achive a good match between the image map and the way it covers the painted facets. |
Stuart |
tutorial.zip |
Renderer tutorials
Title |
Description |
Author |
Support files |
Renderer Settings |
How to use the renderer settings - especially the Ray Tracing settings. |
Stuart |
None |
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