Can't fill an object?

Windmill · Post by **Windmill** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 9:10 am

Its all linked but doesn't want to fill! Any tips as to what I can do??? Why isn't it filling? Mohos animation tools are great but these vector images are driving me insane!

Nolan Scott · Post by **Nolan Scott** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 9:40 am

Well, if the shape is closed it would fill.
Check all the points and find the gap.

Just from the picture check around 2’clock.
(either a gap or some double-points or double lines)

Does this happen to all of your designs ?

Cheers
Nolan

Windmill · Post by **Windmill** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 10:19 am

I know that it needs to be linked up, but in that particular picture, I couldn't find a spot that was unliked, I was wondering if anyone else could.

Nolan Scott · Post by **Nolan Scott** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 11:07 am

If possible, please post the file

Windmill · Post by **Windmill** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 11:46 am

Hm. I don't know if I can do that, how do I do that?

I've currently managed to animate anyway, here but it does go in colour. Any tips? Is it because I'm using a demo? Why does it export in colour?

Rasheed · Post by **Rasheed** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 12:38 pm

Even when a curve is closed, you sometime cannot fill it, especially if two nodes are connected twice. See the example in this mini-tutorial:
• notfilling.swf (this is a slide animation; click on the animation to see the next slide; there 7 slides in it)

Rai López · Post by **Rai López** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 1:10 pm

Rasheed wrote:Even when a curve is closed, you sometime cannot fill it, especially if two nodes are connected twice.

...Yes, but even in that case you can fill it if you create a "temporary" point in that crossed line and then deselect it to fill all the selected circle shape for finally delete the temporary point (specially for it doesn't boder during animation) and get with this can fill all the shape with an only one fill, you try it, it's more simple that all that explanation

...Uf, there are so much possibilties working with vectors in Moho

Windmill · Post by **Windmill** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 8:27 pm

Hey thanks all for the help

So, any reason why it isn't exporting in colour?

jahnocli · Post by **jahnocli** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 8:36 pm

Do you have a trial version of Moho?

Windmill · Post by **Windmill** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 10:27 pm

Yes, doesn't it export in colour?

Also, how do I change the size of my working area?

heyvern · Post by **heyvern** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 11:08 pm

The demo exports SWF in black and white (no color).

The demo version exports AVI or QT with a water mark over the image.

Other than that everything else works the same.

-vern

heyvern · Post by **heyvern** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 11:16 pm

I would suggest doing all the tutorials.

There are many aspects of Moho that are not going to be instantly clear to you with out some experiementing and practice.

When I get a new application and... er... I am too impatient to do any tutorials or read the manual... the first thing I do is check EVERY SINGLE MENU COMMAND.

I just open a document and start playing around... not worrying about "creating" anything... I just randomly pick tools and click through the menus till "something happens".

You might find stuff "by accident". This is not the best way to learn but sometimes it can be a lot of fun... like a video game.

You should do the tutorials though. You do a few of those and everything becomes clear.

p.s. I am often surprised how much time some people will spend "learning" a video game... yet won't spend any time learning software with out specific directions.

-Vern

Windmill · Post by **Windmill** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 2:29 am

I jump straight into video games, they're usually very simple to pick up. With moho, I knew it was going to be different. I've tried working with vectors in illustrator before and failed. The tutorials I could find didn't help, so I gave up. Luckily, Moho has excellent tutorials that yes I've been taking

Thats why I was so confused, the circle was exactly what the manual said it should be.

Also, how do I change the size of the image I'm working with?

heyvern · Post by **heyvern** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 4:22 am

Windmill wrote:Also, how do I change the size of the image I'm working with?

What precisely do you mean?

Do you want to know how to zoom in?
Do you want to know how to change the dimensions of the project?
Do you need to scale a selected mesh?
Scale a layer?

Not enough info... too many answers.

-Vern

Windmill · Post by **Windmill** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 5:53 am

The dimensions of the area I'm working with