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  newbie question – how to prevent objects from cutting through each other in animation

  Posted by Mark Driesen on January 16, 2010 at 2:00 pm

  Hello there,

  I’m just taking my first steps in the “Zax” world and one of the things I struggle with the most is avoiding objects from cutting through each other in an (by “try” generated) animation.
  Is there an easy solution? Or do I have to adjust every object manually, and if so what’s the best way to do it…

  I joined a screenshot to show my problem.

  

  Mark

  Mark Driesen replied 16 years, 3 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Edward Wu

  January 19, 2010 at 7:02 pm

  Hi Mark,

  When using the “Try” preset animations, the program applies a pre-made animation onto your object. This means that it will act according to the pre-made animation, and not take into account where your objects are, or whether they intersect with other objects.

  If you have an animation in mind, the best way is to create the animation manually, so that the animation flows according to how you’ve imagined it. If you are working with presets to get the flow of the animation together, you can go to individual pose positions, and re-arrange the object so that they don’t intersect with one another. If the animation is intersecting at a transition, consider adding more “Arch” to the animation so that it flows in a different direction. You can also add more poses to give the animation more control.

  To push your objects back, you can use the “Move XYZ” controls in the “Animation” window. Select the checkbox, then type in a value for “Z” and it will move your objects further or closer to the camera. This will help prevent your objects from intersecting.

  Best,
  Edward
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  Mark Driesen

  January 19, 2010 at 7:11 pm

  Ok great!
  I’ll try this

  Thanks

  Mark

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