Motion Paths | Maya Animation Tutorial Part 4

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Channel: Game Dev Academy · 2015 · Education

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In part 4 of this motion path animation tutorial for Maya you will animate the first 10 frames of the propeller spinning and then use the graph editor to change the tangents to linear. You will also set the post infinity of the curve to cycle to make the propeller spin indefinitely.

Videos in this series:

1. Introduction - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyLKVCfc1tQ&list=PLsPHRLf6UN4nAoMxz3wwGK6-u0q-RFdPK&index=1
2. Download and Set Project - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL-6AolJVTA&list=PLsPHRLf6UN4nAoMxz3wwGK6-u0q-RFdPK&index=2
3. Parent the Propeller to the Plane - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZjpVEzZQW8&list=PLsPHRLf6UN4nAoMxz3wwGK6-u0q-RFdPK&index=3
4. Animate the propeller using key frames - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFT_PZNkG9M&list=PLsPHRLf6UN4nAoMxz3wwGK6-u0q-RFdPK&index=4
5. Create a motion path with CV Curve tool - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGM9iOrv3Ro&index=5&list=PLsPHRLf6UN4nAoMxz3wwGK6-u0q-RFdPK
6. Attach to Motion Path  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hIvJ3WT2P4&index=6&list=PLsPHRLf6UN4nAoMxz3wwGK6-u0q-RFdPK
7. Edit tangents and make the plane bank - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gub5E8_Jylw&index=7&list=PLsPHRLf6UN4nAoMxz3wwGK6-u0q-RFdPK
8. Create terrain with height map - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjuBaeE-WUk&index=8&list=PLsPHRLf6UN4nAoMxz3wwGK6-u0q-RFdPK
9. Add a sky dome - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAtsNjgKulI&index=9&list=PLsPHRLf6UN4nAoMxz3wwGK6-u0q-RFdPK
10. Create and add a glow map - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpzE6u4cWRs&index=10&list=PLsPHRLf6UN4nAoMxz3wwGK6-u0q-RFdPK
11. Animate camera using parenting - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oDMwzZ63SU&index=11&list=PLsPHRLf6UN4nAoMxz3wwGK6-u0q-RFdPK
12. Add a second camera - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auH861k7VDo&list=PLsPHRLf6UN4nAoMxz3wwGK6-u0q-RFdPK&index=12
13. Depth of Field (using the distance tool) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B3pBTjHlA4&list=PLsPHRLf6UN4nAoMxz3wwGK6-u0q-RFdPK&index=13
14. Adding Depth of Field - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlbxugkXYks&list=PLsPHRLf6UN4nAoMxz3wwGK6-u0q-RFdPK&index=14
15. Render settings and batch rendering - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1tBWNBshaY&index=15&list=PLsPHRLf6UN4nAoMxz3wwGK6-u0q-RFdPK
16. Preview rendered animation using Fcheck - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXBp41ZqKnI&list=PLsPHRLf6UN4nAoMxz3wwGK6-u0q-RFdPK&index=16

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