360 rotation while moving along axis - Polyloop

freshly · 6th June 2006, 13:58

Some how I posted this question as a tutorial original Sorry!

Hi all,

I am fairly new to Carrara and I am finding it a little difficult to animate objects. I am trying to rotate an object 360 as well as move it away and from the camera and rotate it of off the original axis, I hope that makes sense.

Anyways are there any tutorials that could enlighten me, remember I do not want to use the camera to go around my object.

Thanks any help is appreciated!

tonymax · 6th June 2006, 18:52

hi.. I cant help

but i have tried and only seem to be able to rotate an object a maximum of 180 degrees so any help here would be appreciated..

freshly · 6th June 2006, 18:54

Ya exactly, I am having the same issue, it seems really complicated to do so in Carrara.

are · 6th June 2006, 19:47

All I can suggest is moving to half way through your animation and rotating the object 180 deg. , then move to the 3/4 point of the animation and move it a further 90 deg. and then to the end and set it to the full 360 deg.

I hope there is an easier way - but I don't know it.

Narration · 6th June 2006, 20:49

well, I think you need three points in the rotation, however you arrange them.

This is done by placing the prop at 0, 120, and -120 in sequence.

Regards,
Narration

freshly · 13th June 2006, 22:49

I found a better way to rotate objects, using a modifier (rotate or spin).

Doug.S · 14th June 2006, 03:32

Move the "hot point" to rotate about an axis not on center of the object/bounding box.

yoda · 26th July 2006, 11:34

using the spin modifier is the easiest way of rotating it: less than 1 will make it rotate slowly and bigger than 1 will increase it's speed.

6th June 2006, 13:58	#1 (permalink)
freshly Spline Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 32	360 rotation while moving along axis Some how I posted this question as a tutorial original Sorry! Hi all, I am fairly new to Carrara and I am finding it a little difficult to animate objects. I am trying to rotate an object 360 as well as move it away and from the camera and rotate it of off the original axis, I hope that makes sense. Anyways are there any tutorials that could enlighten me, remember I do not want to use the camera to go around my object. Thanks any help is appreciated!

26th July 2006, 11:34	#8 (permalink)
yoda NURBS Booleans are your friend Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 104	using the spin modifier is the easiest way of rotating it: less than 1 will make it rotate slowly and bigger than 1 will increase it's speed. __________________ matériel utilisé: bi processeur intel Xeon 2.4 Ghz hyper treading / carte graphique ASUS 6800 GT 512 Mo / 2 Go DDR 333 / ecran LG Flatron 19 pouces....

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6th June 2006, 18:52	#2 (permalink)
tonymax NURBS Booleans are your friend Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 117	hi.. I cant help but i have tried and only seem to be able to rotate an object a maximum of 180 degrees so any help here would be appreciated..

6th June 2006, 18:54	#3 (permalink)
freshly Spline Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 32	Ya exactly, I am having the same issue, it seems really complicated to do so in Carrara.

6th June 2006, 19:47	#4 (permalink)
are AKA RamPackWobble Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Anglesey, North Wales, UK Posts: 216 Images: 2	All I can suggest is moving to half way through your animation and rotating the object 180 deg. , then move to the 3/4 point of the animation and move it a further 90 deg. and then to the end and set it to the full 360 deg. I hope there is an easier way - but I don't know it.

13th June 2006, 22:49	#6 (permalink)
freshly Spline Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 32	I found a better way to rotate objects, using a modifier (rotate or spin).

14th June 2006, 03:32	#7 (permalink)
Doug.S Vertex Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Rochester Hills, Michigan Posts: 22	Move the "hot point" to rotate about an axis not on center of the object/bounding box.