HVA animation help

Tony · Last edited by Tony on Fri Mar 06, 2009 4:58 pm; edited 1 time in total

Ok guys I need help.. I really want to put 5 animated props on a Kirov I'm making. so here's my question, do i place the props into position with hva position or vxl offset and in what order do i move into place and rotate?

Every attempt has resulted in the prop rotating completely around the kirov and not on an axis.

I should know this already Rolling Eyes

MT · Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 6:19 pm Post subject:

I believe voxel offset is for putting it in place (i.e., moves the axis too)
And HVA Position/Rotation moves it per frame (without the axis).

So move the props with offset, then put their HVA rotation per frame.
(not too sure about this, hope it helps)

Tony · Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 2:05 am Post subject:

I tried that.. and still this is the result after i position the section with voxel offset and use rotate by tool or hva rotation... the axis does not change.

I need someone who knows exactly how to do this to help me out... please.

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SSTG · Rocket Cyborg **Joined**: 19 Nov 2007

I know mig did this once but unsure how he did it i've got the same problem with a custom kirov I did

Orac · Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:45 am Post subject:

it's because you're rotating the section around the wrong axis. Whenever I do this (I've just been doing a very similar thing today) I first delete the existing HVA. I then set the axis of the rotors to be exactly about the axis (eg. the rotor rotates around the Z axis). All I have to do then is move the rotor to the position I want it in, and rotate it through frames.
(Hope this help, If it doesn't, well, I'm sorry)

Tony · Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:31 am Post subject:

i did rotate the forward facing prop on the Z axis, as I would rotate the ones facing up on the Y axis.

I'll just start over and when I get it right I'll write a tutorial... which is long overdue for this tool

Tony · Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 4:07 am Post subject:

please... someone write/ make a video tut on something a little more advanced than animating a helicopter with one rotor.

SSTG · Rocket Cyborg **Joined**: 19 Nov 2007

I've checked through both peters.sans (big green kirov) and Migs kirov he did for MO both use different ways migs have 0 voxel offset and peters are done with a offset yet theres no problems tried both with my kirov but I got roughly the same problems

Regulus · Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:38 am Post subject:

ah yes, the mysterious .hva.

First: Add a frame to the animation.

Second: you have to go to Voxel bounds, then go to OFFSET and set them all to ZERO, I REPEAT, ZERO. Make sure that they rotate correctly before you go to the next step.

Third: Use the HVA POSITION option in the drop down and move the desired pieces into their proper place. DO NOT USE VOXEL OFFSET.

Fourth: Copy your frame, and then rotate it by some angle to get an animated prop or what have you. Here is an example to prove that this works.

Hope this helps a little better. ALSO NOTE: Put things you want animated in FRONT of the main body of the voxel. IE, put all the propellers in front of the Zeppelin in the Hierarchy while making the voxel. Please refer to the one i upload as an example.

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Tony · Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 2:49 am Post subject:

Thanks Regulus, You could not have made it more clear #Tongue

i see that it's gonna take a few tries to get all to look right.

SSTG · Rocket Cyborg **Joined**: 19 Nov 2007

Aw man thats a relief to learn how to fix that thats gonna be a great help for mechs probably once I start some on them thanks for that I may release this version of the kirov gunship (heavy modded WW version) but its mainly for AG SA now so not sure yet

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