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Demongo
11-22-2005, 01:43 PM
Ok, I gotta helicopter and i got its rotor now what i want to make is the helicopter flying around while the rotor is turning at the SAME SPEED and always rotating around the helicotpers top axis. I just cant find a way to do it coz every time i rotate the helicopter the rotor starts going crazy!! becoz its turning on the Z axis i hope someone understands my problem.

thx for any help
ARTillery
11-22-2005, 02:22 PM
I hope I understood what you're trying to do.

I animated the rotor rotating one revolution and modified parameter out of range to relative repeat so the rotor keeps rotating forever..and linked the rotor to the body of the helicopter then animated the helicopter on a path using a path constraint controller.

here's my test file..I hope it'll solve your problem
Demongo
11-22-2005, 07:13 PM
Yo THANK YOU its what i need just tell me how did u link the rotor ON to the box?
Werewolf006
11-22-2005, 08:06 PM
the Link tool next to select.
good idea ARTillery, I keep forgetting about those. but I'd change the keys to linear. since there is no easment in rotor movement.
ARTillery
11-22-2005, 08:49 PM
@Demongo: no problem mate..glad I could help.

@werewolf: of course..I should've changed the keys to linear..forgot about that..just wanted to explain the overall workflow.
did u mean out of range types when u said u keep forget about those?I think they're very important..I use them all the time..especially in stuff like rotor or anything constantly moving/rotating..
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