does the thumbtack work?

Wolfy215 · Post by **Wolfy215** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 3:10 am

IN C3DPS I’m making a 150 frame animation. An object rotates frames 1-60. I want it to stay still for 30 frames (T ill 90) than rotate another 60 frames.

I do the first rotate than I want it to stay still, so I go to frame 90 and push the thumbtack button for orientation and position, nothing happens to either one…
Am I doing this right?
Can you suggest a better way?
SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!!!!!!

OinkyPig · Post by **OinkyPig** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 7:07 am

It is quite easy.

1st select the object.

Go to frame 60, On the timeline, choose the orientation bar, rotate the object to where you want it to be. This automatically adds a keyframe on the bar

Then go to frame 90, on the orientation bar, "Add Keyframe" but do not change any orientation.

Lastly go to frame 150, choose Orientation, and rotate the object to where it is supposed to end at.

Run the Navigation Toolbar "Play" and it should display a rotation from frame 0 to 60, pause for 30 and continue to rotate to frame 150.

Cheers

Wolfy215 · Post by **Wolfy215** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 5:17 pm

Then go to frame 90, on the orientation bar, "Add Keyframe" but do not change any orientation.

that's what i was trying to do with thumbtack. how do you add a keyframe wwithout changing anything?

klowther · Post by **klowther** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 5:52 am

Wolfy215 wrote:how do you add a keyframe wwithout changing anything?

Go to frame 90 on the orientation bar and change any one of the x, y or z values by 1 to add the keyframe, then change the value back to what it was originally.

Hope that helps.

- Ken

OinkyPig · Post by **OinkyPig** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 10:00 am

Wolfy215 wrote:Then go to frame 90, on the orientation bar, "Add Keyframe" but do not change any orientation.

that's what i was trying to do with thumbtack. how do you add a keyframe wwithout changing anything?

Open Timeline Tool Bar,
There is a + icon with a little triangle on the lower left corner.

That just adds a keyframe without changing anything.

If you can't find it, probably got to mail a picture of it to you

Hope it helps

Wolfy215 · Post by **Wolfy215** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 5:26 pm

thank you oinky pig,

but i feel sooo stupid

thank you too ken for replying

OinkyPig · Post by **OinkyPig** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:41 am

Wolfy215 wrote:thank you oinky pig,

but i feel sooo stupid

thank you too ken for replying

I discovered it by accident too.. cause I had the same problem when I 1st started out

Some of my 1st few questions where also "stupid" questions...

Anyway, we are learning every time we dare to ask something.

Have a nice day