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3D Studio Max
animating links/constraints?
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fat panda 22 posts18 Sep 2007hello kind folk,
i have a pretty simple animation to do, and have what is probably a simple problem that i'm clearly too basic to figure out.
part of the animation involves a truck driving into a yard, the side of the truck opens, and a forklift comes along and unloads a pallet from the truck and takes it away.
the problem i'm having is with linking the pallet to the truck while it drives into the yard, then unlinking it and linking it to the forklift. i can't animate the linking and unlinking of objects or constraints, so how can i make it fixed to the truck and then fixed to the forklift in the same animation? am i making any sense? i'm probably overlooking a pretty basic technique, but i can't think what it is. -
19 Sep 2007you might need to render this in 2 parts
Once with the pallet linked to the truck, then once again with the pallet linked to the forklift. Then combine the clips in AE or premiere.
I dont think theres an easy way to do it in max, unless someone else knows a way. -
fat panda 22 posts19 Sep 2007
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19 Sep 2007Nah mate there's a MUCH simpler answer
In your motion panel, in the list of controllers, click the very top controller (Transform: Position/Rotation/Scale), and then click the "assign controller" button....in the window that pops up, click "Link Constraint".
Now, in the motion panel, you'll have a set of new options that will allow you to animate links. Basically, just set the objects you want the pallet to be linked to, and at what frames. The link constaint controller will do the rest! (ie, "animate" the links--swap them--at whatever frames you choose) -
fat panda 22 posts19 Sep 2007that sounds promising! i'll give it a try thanks
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