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Traveling DNA Strand
I’m looking to find A) best way B) easy way to make a single stand of DNA with moving parts (gears) on the strand. I also need to give it depth and/or like you’re traveling along it to the end and have it twist or move on a path until the end of the strand…. all this with limited expressions and 3D knowledge! Ouch. Maybe if you know of a good tutorial that could help point in the direction?
THANKS!
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Well, here’s “a” way – not sure if it’s the best way…
The “CC scatterize” effect will take a flat piece of art and twist it into the shape of a DNA strand.
So if you can make a ladder (using paint for example) or using stroked masks and precomp that art then apply “CC Scatterize” to the precomp.
Now at frame zero, set right twist to “2×0.0” and make a key frame & set left twist to “0 x 0.0” (its default) and make a key frame there as well.
Now go 10 seconds in and set right twist to “4 x 0.0”
and left Twist to “2 x 0.0”This will twist your ladder into a twisted helix and then spin it.
Try adding “Scatter” amount to 1 or so which turns it all into little balls of energy — if you animate the scatter amount between 1.0 and 4 or so it will add a little vibration to your dna.
And now you can animate it’s journey so it will turn and move left to right.
If you email me at “jdpix at pacbell dot net” (no spaces) I’ll send you the test .aep project I made…
Jim Dodson
Quad 2.5 gig Mac – OSX
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