Space Ship Thrusters

[bobobo878]

I have recently created some spaceship models with gmax. I want to make a trail of thrust that follows them for the walk animation. However, I am new to animating with this program and do not know how to. I realize that the best way to make the thrust itself would be to make a semi-transparent cone mesh behind the ship. The problem is I do not know how to make meshes that are only visible during appropriate animations. Can anybody give me some pointers please? I have tested the models and apart from their lack of animations they work fine.

 

[xXm0RpH3usXx]

u need to add an invisibility track in the dope sheet i think...

though i would maybe consider ribbons....

 

[bobobo878]

Allright, do you know where I can find a tutorial or something like that on ribbons?

 

[xXm0RpH3usXx]

just search here and wc3c, maybe the-helper.net?

 

[bobobo878]

Allright, I'll look again, thanks.