#Wierd Orbit
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Hi Ho:
I have been having a great time with Imagine 0.9. I can't wait for
1.0 to arrive. I heard it's to start shipping today, is it true, and if so
will it take the same amount of time to receive it as it did 0.9 ( in other
words have you reorganized your shipping department)? Last time it took
three weeks after they started shipping. Oh well, I can hope can't I?
The main question I have is, and I hope this is coherent: I have
just created a logo animation for a client. It is the word "STAR" and
between the "S" and the "T" there is a little flat star that should spin,
kind'a like a gas station sign. It is only 15 frames. Sounds real simple,
right?
I load the objects in to Stage, then go to the Action Editor (
which needs a "cut & paste", and a "print script" feature) find STAR, add
a 14 frame time bar to the Align line and tell it to rotate 180 degrees in
the Z axis, and go back to Stage to make the test animation. When I play it
back the star rotates, yes, BUT it orbits away from it's own axis.
I have tried to recreate the star from scratch. Same results. Any
body have a clue what I could be doing wrong, or a simpler way to achive
the same effect. I have tried interactive editing too.
Thanx Brad Hayes
Brad,
I kept having similar problems, and think I stumbled on the solution. when
you read this, you will see that it may or may not be a bug, depending on
the final instructions.
Load your star into the Detail editor, and using Transformations position
it at 0,0,0, and save it again. It should work the next time.
Don
Hi Ho:
I have to admit I had hoped for a better explaination, but Hey it WORKED>>>
thanks.
Brad Hayes