3D DVD BOX Inside

[Kenneth Hahn]

Hi Serge,

Thanks for the prompt reply. Maybe I need to start with something more basic? When I open it, do I use “open as layers”? When I “select invisible”, nothing shows up in any set, and I guess if it did, at this point I wouldn’t know how to assign it to a new set. Feeling very frustrated right now.
I have looked through the many wonderful tutorials you have here, but is there something that starts with the very basics? I don’t want to be wasting peoples time with the simple stuff, and I want to have an undestanding of how it should all work. I also just got Illustrator Class Room in a book, will that get me where I need to be to learn how to create things like you created?
As always, thanks for all your wonderful help.

Ken

It’s Not Just A Video,
It’s A Production

[Serge Hamad]

Hi Ken,

There is some confusion here I think.

Using the ai file I provided to construct your own box you should “Import as Layers” Yes.
All your objects will be automatically assigned to Set#1.
As you want to animate some of them individually to open/close the box. You must assign those you want to animate to a different set.

-Now before you do so, create a primitive (Sphere) for example, change its radius to something like (10) assign it to Set #2 for example. (See manual on this but basically you select the object in the Set-Up window and chose the set # in the set mini menu located right to the name of the object)

-Name your primitive Pivot if you want.

-Now here is what is going on: Invigorator places the pivot point at the center of any object that is first assigned to an empty set. So, if you go now place your sphere at the bottom left of your box then assign the rest of the objects you need to animate to set #2. Those object will all share the sphere pivot point.

-Select you sphere and check the Make Invisible box as you don’t want to see it animating.

Click OK when done go to the Scene Preview window (Effect window) select Set #2 and recenter the pivot point as I already explained.

Animate the Y-Rotation-Axis for Set #2 in your timeline.

Best way of learning Invigorator is to first go through the manual. Second, search the archives in this forum. Class Room in a book is an excellent book but it only handles AE.

I hope this helps. Let us know if not.

Salut.
Serge

[Kenneth Hahn]

Thanks Serge!!

Much clearer now. Funny thing is, I watched your Earth/Moon demo that you had created late last night (probably about 1AM actually) and it didn’t quite click with this. Now it does. I will play with this in a bit and let you know how it comes out.

Thanks very much,
Ken

It’s Not Just A Video,
It’s A Production