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Figure 51. Click here to view larger image.

Step 51

Then zoom-out by ALT+Right-mouse Drag in the graph window to see the. You will

see the infinite sine wave of looped animation for the right wing.

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Step 52

Repeat the last 5 steps for the left wing as well.




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Step 53

To drive the butterfly on a path create an EP Curve in the Top View like below or

as you want.




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Step 54

Select the butterfly‟s main body and SHIFT+Select the new path curve. Choose

“Animation” menu-set („F2‟ is the short-cut).




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Step 55

Choose Animate > Motions Paths > Attach to Motion Path.




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Step 56

Go to Perspective view and play the animation. The butterfly is moving through

the path, but orientation is wrong.




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Step 57

To correct this problem, we have to edit Motion Path Attributes. Open the

Attributes Editor and under “motionPath1” tab, set the Front Axis = Y and Up Axis

= X in the Motion Path Attributes group.




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Step 58

Zoom-in and Play the animation. Your butterfly should now move over the path

while flapping its wings. That‟s all of the animation.




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BURNING ROPE IN AUTODESK MAYA - TUTORIAL FOR BEGINNERS

Hi, and welcome back, I hope you liked the tutorial that I created on

basic materials. This time I am going to show you how to create an

basic and simple animation in Maya. The topic would be create aburning rope and the final result would be as shown below.

Burning Rope Animation. Click here to view larger image.

Step One

In this tutorial, we will make an animation of simple burning rope.

Let’s start with making a profile for the rope. Click EP Curve

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creation icon.


Step Two

Then in the Side viewport, draw a curve line as shown below or asyour wish.

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Step Three

Choose “Rendering” menu-set from the Menu-set drop down listlocated at the top-left corner of the Maya window.




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Step Four

Select the curve we have just drawn (if it is not selected). Then choose Window >

General Editors > Visor.




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Step Five

Under the Paint Effects (tab), in the left category-list, choose “Fibers” category.

Then choose the paint effect “wickerTubeProc.mel”.




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Step Six

Make sure, the curve is still selected in the view. Choose Paint Effects > Curve

Utilities > Attach Brush to Curves.




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Step Seven

The rope-like fiber paint effect is now prolonged through the curve. Thus it got the

fiber rope shape.




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Step Eight

Click “Render Current Frame” icon. You will see a pretty nice rope image rendered.




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Step Nine

Set the animation/playback end frame to 100.




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Step Ten

Open the Attribute Editor for strokeShape1. Make sure, you are at the Frame No. 1

of the animation. Expand (if necessary) the End Bounds groups under the

attributes for strokeShape1. Default “Min Clip” should have been set to 0.0. Leave

this at this value and right-click on Min Clip and then choose “Set Key”.




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Step Eleven

Go to Frame No. 100. Set the Min Clip value = 1. Then again right-click and choose

“Set Key”.




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Step Twelve

Play the animation and notice any frame (for example frame no. 29).




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Step Thirteen

Render the view at Frame No. 1. See the result.




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Step Fourteen

Render Frame No. 99 and see the result. You will see that the rope is going to be

exhausted at the end of the animation. This is what we want exactly for the rope.

But where is that fire which is burning this rope? Let‟s make that fire.




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Step Fifteen

When more than one object is in the view at the same place it is a bit difficult to

select the desired object in viewport directly. So instead, we will select the object

from objects‟ Outliner. Choose Window > Outliner.




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Step Sixteen

In the Outliner window, you will see 3 items are listed other than the default items

and “Stroke1” is highlighted as this was the last selected object.




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