To create a motion path by attaching an
object to a curve
- Create a NURBS curve.
The curve is the path
along which the object moves. The direction you create the curve
is the direction the object moves.
- Select the object you want to animate
on the path, and then
-select
the curve.
NoteYou can animate many
objects along the same path curve by first selecting the objects,
and then selecting the curve. You must select the curve to be used
as the path curve last.
- Select
Animate > Motion Paths > Attach to Motion Path.
The object moves to the point on the
curve where it is positioned for the current time. Also, two motion
path markers with numbers appear at each end of the curve. These
markers indicate the position and time at which the object moves
to those marker positions.
- To view the animation of the object,
click the Play button in the Playback controls.
TipIf your object does
not follow the motion path, it may be due to existing transforms
on the parent of the object. To move force the object to follow
the path, attach the parent of the object o the motion path instead
of the object, and then move the parent’s pivot until the object
(its child) is on the path.
