alice-teacher Making a mermaid

[Don Slater]

The Alice 3 models are different form the Alice 2 models in that they are constructed as a single unit (which allows soft-skinning for more satisfying animations) and not as a collection of objects. What is lost in this is the ability to detach individual parts of an object (you will notice that you may only turn and roll the joints / subparts of an object, not move them), and at present, the ability to change the opacity of the subparts. 

I will check with the design team if this is a feature that can be implemented.

I am sorry,
Don Slater

On Apr 27, 2014, at 6:59 PM, Myers, Jeannette (Wisniewski) <Jeannette.Myers at montgomerycollege.edu> wrote:

> I have a question for the alice-teachers list:
> 
> I'm asking my students to animate a fariy tale.  Can you give me some ideas for making a mermaid in Alice 3.1?  In Alice 2 you could make parts of the body invisible, but I haven't found anything equivalent in Alice 3.1.
> 
> Professor Jeannette Myers
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