Hobbies And Interests
Instructions
Start "Anim8or" and select "File" and then "New Project" to begin. Select the "Cylinder" button, which is the third button from the bottom on the left-most row in the drawing menu.
Left click to begin drawing a gray square cylinder. Drag the mouse across the screen horizontally to make your box the size you want. Left click to place the corner of the box.
Right click on the cylinder to open up the cylinder editor. Name this cylinder "gun barrel" and change its length, color and location if desired. Click "OK" when you are done.
Select "Cylinder" again and click about 1/4 of the way from the left side of the bottom of the cylinder. Draw it downward and diagonal to the left to create a small handle for your gun. Make sure it is much narrower than the first cylinder.
Drag another cylinder down from 1/4 of the way down from the right side of the cylinder and drag another handle downward and diagonally to the right.
Right click on the original cylinder to open up the editor. Select the "Diameter" option and click on the "Start" text box. Type a slightly smaller number than the "End" diameter to taper your barrel.
Click on the "Line" tool, which is the sixth button from the bottom of the left row, and make a series of small lines by left clicking to create the starting point, dragging the mouse and then left clicking to place the end point. Create a small funnel shape for the barrel.
Select "Build" from the game menu and go down to the "Lathe" option from the drop down menu. Hit "OK" when the option menu pops up to create the funnel. Click on it and drag it to the front of your gun barrel.
Build a small cylinder on the left top of your gun barrel and pull it upward and to the left. Make another one at the bottom end and pull it down and to the left. Connect the far ends with another cylinder.
Make a small cylinder starting next to the left-hand gun barrel. Move the cylinder downward 1/4 of the length of your gun handle on the left. Connect the end of this cylinder with the handle by making a cylinder parallel to your barrel.
Make a tiny cylinder going downward inside of the two cylinders you just created. Pull the cylinder down about 1/2 the length and then make a perpendicular cylinder going to the right to make your trigger.
Add any other details you want to the gun using the same methods, such as sights, extra handles or ammunition barrels. Click on the "Mesh" button from the top menu to divide your gun pieces in smaller, maneuverable pieces.
Click on the small grid intersections on your gun pieces and drag them upward or downward to add contour to your pieces and make them look more realistic. Click "File" and then "Save" when you are finished working.