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#making tractor tracks

    19-Jun-95 00:02:34
Sb: #making tractor tracks
Fm: Dave Edge 75170,1461
To: all
I am trying to do an animation of a tractor that has tracks rather than wheels. The tracks are a rubber material with big treads on them. I want to animate the tractor and part of this involves making the treads move around the track path. I have considered making the treads separate objects and making them all follow a path that is the shape of the track. The problem is that I think all of the treads would have to start in the same place which is not what I want. I am now considering a morph to move the treads to the next location around the track and then just repeating it. I was wondering if anyone would have any brilliant tricks that I could use? Thanks.