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Introducing Autodesk Maya 2015

Chapter 8: Introduction to Animation

Maya topics covered in this chapter include the following:

• Keyframe animation

– Animating a ball

• Throwing an Axe

– Path Animation

• Object Replacement
• Setup for Animation
• Animating a Catapult

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Keyframing

• Bouncing a ball is

the best introduction to animation concepts

• It’s usually best to

begin with overall animation and timing keyframes, then finesse

• Creating a

hierarchy to help isolate animation

• Editing Animation

– Graph Editor

• Reading and

Adjusting Animation Curves

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Throwing an Axe

• Building the Axe

and Target

• Animating overall

movement – blocking

• Adding weight:

follow-through and secondary motion

• Motion Trails show

you your animated path

• Path Animation is

used to animate an object along a curve

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Animating Along a Path

• Creating Text

in Maya

• Objects can

travel along a pre-defined path (a curve)

• Objects may

also deform along their animation path

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Animating the Catapult

• Double check

pivots and hierarchies

• Synching up

the animation

• f the winch

and the arm

• Using

deformers to animate

• Editing the

curves

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