Re: flickering lamp

Hi Magus, many thanks for these ideas, I now have plenty to work with 
& try out!
Cheers,
Alex

--- In [email protected], Magus Thom Potter 
<DragonPagan01@N...> wrote:
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> Alex Cull wrote:
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> > Hi all, just a quick question re making a lamp flicker during an
> > animation, much like a candle flame. 
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> » *Thom says:*~ I wonder if you could do that by applying a cloud 
> texture to the lamp, then animating that. You might need to adjust 
the 
> colors in the texture's buttons, then see if the animation could be 
done 
> on the lamp buttons. I could test it, and get back to you.
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> PS: Are you using the particle generator for the flame? You might 
go to 
> Materials and gain up the emitter as well. Then on the "Map To" 
click 
> "Emit" once or twice.
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> PPS: Just checked, you could do it by animating the materials 
attached 
> to the lamp (use keyI to lock size and\or offset) then just set the 
lamp 
> to sphere and adjust its size. Hope that helps.
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