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re:disco
11-08-2007, 12:08 AM
need some help
i created text in text object and distributed words along the spline
with spline effector

then i wanted to move camera thru the words
i attached align to spline tag to it
but it has absolutely different behavior than spline effector
camera is rotating and flipping

how to solve prob?
i want incoming words be vertical :)

Per-Anders
11-08-2007, 12:59 AM
Use a little xpresso to solve this, create a matrix object with just a single particle in it, then use either the align to spline, or simply the object mode and use the spline itself, and animate that particle going along the spline as you want. Now in Xpresso use a mograph data node to get the particles matrix and set your cameras matrix using that. And that's it.

re:disco
11-08-2007, 09:42 AM
i did as you said, but result is the same as if camera
was moving with align yo spline tag

could you take a look at scene file?

tcastudios
11-08-2007, 11:35 AM
Your spline is going straight downwards in its first curve, that's why the camera flips.
Either adjust the spline sligthly by moving the first two points a bit or use a rail path
for the AlignToSpline Tag, a second spline serving as a upvector.

Cheers
Lennart

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