• Maxon Cinema 4D

  Animate Anchor Point of Array Object? (clip included)

  Posted by Jason Connolly on December 2, 2005 at 1:32 pm

  Hello the COW!

  OK, I think is simple, but I can figure out how to do it. I have an array object of cubes (see clip here) that animate outward from the center point. How do I animate(or key frame) the anchor of the array object so the cubes animate out AND rotate on an axis at the same time? I want it to look like the cubes are the petals of a flower opening up. I can’t see anywhere that I can add a keyframe to the anchor point of the arrray. I should also add that I did ‘make editabe,’ so I can control rotation, but how do I animate the anchor point over time?

  Any feedback welcome!

  Thanks!
  Jason

  Robyn Rhodes replied 15 years, 10 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
• 2 Replies

• 

  Jason Connolly

  December 2, 2005 at 5:51 pm

  By adding a null object between the array and the cube, the null object allows me control over the rotation of the array.

  –Jason
• 

  Robyn Rhodes

  June 15, 2010 at 4:13 pm

  Thanks Jason! One detail that’s important is the “Arrayed” object must be a child of the null with-in the Array, and you don’t need to touch the Null at all.

  I’m only half the thing I say I am, the other half are me.

Reply to this Discussion! Login or Sign Up