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#Not A Morphable Object!

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#25612From: Gregory LeVasseurOct 27, 1992 4:11 PM
Help! I am trying to morph an object and I keep getting an error message which says "No Morphable Objects". This seems to be an un-documented error message as I can't find it anywhere in the manuals. There is also no description of what determines whether an object is morphable or not. The objects in question are polygons created in the shaper and lofted. One has 26 vertices and the other 58 vertices. I have tried lofting them in various ways, i.e. tween on/off, contour on/off, etc. Nothing works. If I create a simple circle or rectangle and loft it with the same path (the default path) there is no problem, I get the "Morph to what?" dialog box. Shape/Check says my shapes are valid and the lofter lofts them perfectly. I just can't morph them in the Keyframer. Anybody know what's happening or what I am doing wrong?
#25618From: Yost GroupOct 27, 1992 5:18 PM
You're probably lofting objects with the Optimize button ON, and the different versions are being made with different sets of faces (due to optimization). The "No Morphable Objects" message isn't an error message… it's just a statement that no other objects in memory match the face list of the one you're trying to morph. Turn off optimize and you should be fine. – G
#25653From: Gregory LeVasseurOct 28, 1992 11:56 AM
Yup! That was it. And I thought I had tried it with that sucker turned off too. Anyway, thanks for the quick help. Greg
#25658From: Yost GroupOct 28, 1992 12:23 PM
Good news. Have fun, – G