moving camera along line

[Samir Kharchi]

Hi,

I assume you mean a spline line? Then simply duplicate this line and move it to your cam

[Mylenium]

To make the line actually draw, put the path spline inside a SweepNURBS object and animate the End Growth parameter, then use the technique described by Samir to get syncronous motion for the camera.

Mylenium

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[Robert]

i guess i should have emphasized that i’m new to Cinema, let alone 3d software. i guess i was hoping for more of a step by step approach as i haven’t created a spline or anything yet. i’m sure this technique has been done a lot but i’ve tried it in other programs such as Lightwave without any luck. i was hoping it would be a bit more straight forward in Cinema. If someone could post a step by step process of a camera following a line(s) drawing on that would be greatly appreciated.

thanks

[Lennart Wåhlin]

Hi Rob. I don’t want to be rude in any way. But if you haven’t even made a spline (your line) in Cinema yet, I’m afraid -any- instructions for your complete animation will not help much.
So.
Make sure how to make a Spline in Cinema.
Make sure how to use a SweepNURB, (and why, a spline is not rendered, you need the geometry the SweepNURB gives)
Make sure how to add a Camera.
And finaly, find out what the AlignToSpline Tag does.
These are the steps and objects you need for your animation.
Use them as described above:)

Cheers
Lennart

[Ronaldo]

You should invest $25 for Lynda.com and use Larry Mitchells course in C4D, the best 25 you’ve spent in a while. Or try Cineversity from Maxon, which is very good too but more expensive, although they do have free sections including splines I believe. Good luck.