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Fade · 17-11-2003, 01:50 AM

Ok, I'm working on an animation of a couple of cars racing around a track, and I have the car models constrained to paths. The animation is simple when the cars on straights, but when I keyframe them to go round corners I just can't get it to look beleivable, the cars either slide around the track, or theres sharp movements as they move around the track.

At one point I have to get them to go round a roundabout which is particularly tricky. I've made some progress but I keep going back and changing things as I just can't get it right. Can anyone recommend a good tutorial for this kind of thing or has anyone else done a similar animation and could advise?

Thanks for any help offered.

17-11-2003, 01:50 AM	#1
Fade Full Access Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 113	Animating Cars Ok, I'm working on an animation of a couple of cars racing around a track, and I have the car models constrained to paths. The animation is simple when the cars on straights, but when I keyframe them to go round corners I just can't get it to look beleivable, the cars either slide around the track, or theres sharp movements as they move around the track. At one point I have to get them to go round a roundabout which is particularly tricky. I've made some progress but I keep going back and changing things as I just can't get it right. Can anyone recommend a good tutorial for this kind of thing or has anyone else done a similar animation and could advise? Thanks for any help offered.