Map Object has been cranky since I've been using it. If you use it more than one time in the same gimp session, it will throw out error messages, but works anyway.

It needs a complete revamp with a larger preview window with an auto refresh among other things.

I could have swore PC did a revamp of the large preview for MapObject filter.Just for Linux though.

very cool kaleidoscope spinning box!

i still don't get it how to do spinning cube with gimp gap please..i need help!!!!

Ana, look at this tutorial. It's the one I got the idea for spinning the cube. Instead of choosing cylinder in the dropdown, choose box.
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yes I did that ,and it didn't work so i don't know what i'm doing wrong.
i did that tutorial with cilinder and it turned out good.

It's nothing you're doing wrong. It didn't work for me either. See the ones I posted here

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and here.

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I'm thinking that it needs to be much smaller in order to work. Map Object is a really cranky filter.

my cube is the same like yours in this second link ...... so you think that i must create smaller cube?????maybe 200x200
I just tried with 200x200 and it still didn't work ((((((

fun and frustrating huh ana. I am in the same boat..... When thingys work, they are great, when they don't it sucks.

So did I and it didn't work for me either. Broke up the box.

this is so frustrating...but you know what....i don't give up so easily

I hear your frustration, Ana, but I think it's the Map Object filter that is messing up, not you.

When I'm trying to make it work with the tutorial, it has my cpu's cranked WAY up when it's mapping to the cube.

so...is there any other way to do it,did you find some solution for this???

can anyone tell me what is this.....why am getting this message

That almost always comes up when you run the Map Object filter. Just close that window. I've had map object work anyway even when that message comes up.

Map Object really needs to be re-written so that it functions properly.

I thought I'd try doing it manually, changing the Y-axis 12 degrees with 30 layers. The first layer came out fine with a cube, the second layer came out in chunks so the work-around did not work.

I have to admit as much as i love Fenceposts scripts i would rather use GMICs sequencer here because it's so much faster.



Although with maybe more than 10 frames

Oooooh, I think I'm gonna be seasick!

Well I read your question, but not any of the comments so idk if anyone mentioned this or not, but fencepost has made a script for this as well as many others. Dude's got talent you should check his stuff out.

I don't know how you'd do this in GAP, but it is possible.

However I personally recommend using the script or doing it manually so make sure your projects dimensions are the exact same say 400x400. Then duplicate your layer a couple times, then select the bottom layer, and go to Filters/Map/Map Object and change Map to, to from Plane to Box, check transparent background, and click on the Orientation tab and choose how you want the cube to look when it starts out, and apply the filter. Apply the same for all the other filters, but move it on the x axis via orientation tab in the map object filter until you get to where you started. I recommend going by 5's or 2's so you get a nice smooth animation.

I tried it that way and the second layer came out in pieces.

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