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SR-71

12-13-2006, 12:03 PM

Advise needed! I'm doing this tractor scoop animation but I need help. (In max)

What is the best way of doing this? Ass you can see in the picture. When the piston is going in, another pice will rotate and the next will push out and that will start to dump the scoop.

This is'nt the best explanation but hopefully the picture will tell it all :)

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/watsti/Map.jpg

SirRon

12-13-2006, 07:11 PM

Try asking in the Character Rigging (http://forums.cgsociety.org/forumdisplay.php?f=54) forum too, I think you have a better chance getting a full answer there.

I know it's not Max, but there's a piston tutorial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1cQiz91QVE) for Maya that uses aim constraints. That might help give you an idea on how to rig.

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