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Quick View Other Tutorials    Anime Studio Tutorials     Frame by Frame Animation     Hippo Tutorial     Carlos Lopez Gonzalez, In depth 3D video tutorials on Anime Studio     Rigging An Image In Anime Studio     Creating A Custom Color Swatch In Anime Studio     Bone Tutorial     Importing Poser OBJ's into Anime Studio Pro     DK's Easy 3D Head Rotation Using Scale Rotate     The Animation Process     Drawing Characters in Anime Studio -------- Manga Studio Tutorials     Creating Color Logos in Manga Studio     Manga Studio Debut - Creating Word Balloons     Manga Studio Getting Started: Video Tutorials     Manga Studio EX - Importing 2D Images     Lincy Chan, TOKYOPOP Artist, In depth tutorials on Manga Studio     Manga Studio EX for Poser Users - Importing 3D Objects     Getting Started with Manga Studio - Adding Effect Lines     Getting Started With Manga Studio - Adding Colors     Getting Started With Manga Studio - Pasting Computones     Getting Started with Manga Studio - Using Screen Tones -------- Shade Tutorials     Use MagicalSketch to Edit Shade Objects     Renaming Browser Entries     Area Renders     Beveling a Polygon Edge     Shade's TextEffector Tool     Using the Spiral Line Tool     Use Sounds In Shade Animations     Move Items Quickly     Use Line Fit to Match Surfaces     Close the ends of Curved Surface objects     Resize your Renders     Add Spotlights And Cameras     Set Center of Rotation     Import Poser Files     Beveling Edges In Shade     Hidden Shade Features     Export Double-Sided Polygons     Use "Switch" To Edit Curved Surfaces     User-Defined Shortcuts In Shade     Add And Delete Control Points     Mirror Copies of Curved Surfaces     Create Polygon Meshes Quickly     Q&A- How can you use caustics easily in Shade?     Q&A- How can you make a regular heptagon? -------- Vue Tutorials     Working with Layers     Poser Import Demo     Text Editor Demo     Replicate with Variation Tutorial     Basic Material Editor Demo     Advanced Illumination Settings     Multi Object Ecosystem Demo     Simple Ecosystem Material Demo     Mixed Ecosystem Material Demo     Global Illumination Baking Demo     Image Based Lighting Demo     KickStart Tutorial     Multi Layer Rendering Demo     SolidGrowth Demo     Metablobs Presentation     File Synchronization Demo     Object Replacement Demo     Foreign Objects in Ecosystems Demo     Rubber Plant Creation Demo     Radiosity Demo -------- MotionArtist Tutorials     Creating a new Photo Album Template Using an Existing Template     How to Import a Poser Animation into MotionArtist     Creating Rollover Effects Using Variables     Using MotionArtist to pan across a picture     Creating a Smooth Looping Slideshow     Creating a Digital Photo Album     Integrating MotionArtist SWF files with Yahoo SiteBuilder     Build a Pop-Up Menu Using Variables     MotionArtist Variables Explained     Embedding MotionArtist Projects Into Web Pages     Creating an Animated Banner     Integrating MotionArtist SWF files with VCOM's WebEasy Professional     Create SWF, MOV and AVI Files From Image Sequences     Creating a new Website Template using Existing Templates -------- Poser: Talk Designer     Introduction to Talk Designer Expansion Kit -------- Poser: HairTutorials     Making Curly Side-Parted Hair     Making Windblown Hair     Creating a Beard in Poser 6 -------- Poser: Figure Creation     Bad to the Bone - 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Creating Rollover Effects Using Variables For MotionArtist 3 How to create a rollover effect using variables, one of the new features in MotionArtist 3.0. How to create a rollover effect using variables. Insert 2 objects onto canvas by dragging and dropping them from the Parts Palette. Object 1 is Mr. Mallet and Object 2 is Mr. Crab. Select Object 1, Mr. Mallet, by clicking on it and Right Click your mouse button to select its Properties. Follow Steps 1-7 below: Step 1 - Click on Variable in Properties dialogue box Step 2 – Select the Set Value when Roll-over checkbox Step 3 – Click on Settings Step 4 – Click on Add in the List of Variable Settings dialogue box Step 5 – Variable should be on Variable1, Select the Set the Value checkbox in the Variable Settings dialogue box Step 6 – Insert the Value 1 Step 7 - Close all of the Open dialogue boxes by Clicking on [OK], [Close], [OK], [OK] At this point you're back on the canvas. What you've done is set the Value in Variable1 to 1 whenever the mouse pointer is rolled over Object 1, Mr. Mallet (that is whenever you are Previewing or have created the SWF output. Now what we want to do is show Object 2, Mr. Crab, whenever a mouse pointer is rolled over Mr. Mallet, Object 1. Follow the instructions below: Step 1 - Select Mr. Crab, Object 2 by clicking on him, and Right Click your mouse button to select his Properties. Step 2 -Mr. Crab's Properties show up, Click on Variable. Step 3 – Select the Show/Hide by Variable Value checkbox Step 4 – Click on Settings Step 5 – Click on Add in the List of Conditional Settings dialogue box Step 6 – Variable should be on Variable1 in the Variable Settings dialogue box Step 7 – Select the Equal to checkbox Step 8 – Insert the Value 1 Step 9 – Select True for conditions Step 10 - Select the Show checkbox Step 11 - Close all of the Open dialogue boxes by Clicking on [OK], [Close], [OK], [OK] Now, all your work is done. When Object 1, Mr. Mallet, is rolled over Variable1 is set to 1, Object 2, Mr. Crab, is shown whenever Variable1 is Equal to 1. So if you roll over Mr. Mallet, his friend Mr. Crab shows up. To get Mr. Crab to disappear when you roll off of Mr. Mallet, follow the instructions below: Step 1 – Select Mr. Mallet and Right Click him Step 2 - Select Properties Step 3 - Click on Variable in Properties dialogue box Step 4 – Select the Set Value when Roll-off checkbox Step 5 – Click on Settings Step 6 – Click on Add in the List of Variable Settings dialogue box Step 7 – Variable should be on Variable1, Select the Set the Value checkbox in the Variable Settings dialogue box Step 8 – Insert the Value 0 Step 9 –Close all of the Open dialogue boxes by Clicking on [OK], [Close], [OK], [OK] Then: Step – 1 Select Mr. Crab, Object 2 by clicking on him, and Right Click your mouse button to select his Properties. Step 2 -Mr. Crab's Properties show up, Click on Variable. Step 3 – Select the Show/Hide by Variable Value checkbox Step 4 – Click on Settings Step 5 – Click on Add in the List of Conditional Settings dialogue box Step 6 – Variable should be on Variable1 in the Variable Settings dialogue box Step 7 – Select the Equal to checkbox Step 8 – Insert the Value 0 Step 9 – Select True for conditions Step 10 - Select the Hide checkbox Step 11 – Close all of the Open dialogue boxes by Clicking on [OK], [Close], [OK], [OK] Click on Preview in MotionArtist to see for yourself, or roll over the mallet below in the final Flash file.