Tank Tread "along path"

[Percival]

I need some advice and how to clone tank tread along a path.

Thanks

[H2O-3DT]

what software are u using?

[Percival]

I am using MAX 5

[pheonex]

http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials/max/cattrack/cattrack.asp

somthing a little like this????

i know its not exactly what you asked for but the basic ideas still the same

[LittleFish]

and I would compare the resulting animation of that tutorial to the rotation of a tire (just more complex). You then animate the motion along the ground of the tank (with the track) and just coordinate the speed of each so it looks correct (akin to making a wheel look like it's not skidding/peeling out, or a walking biped look like its not sliding along the ground). (I learned something new today.:D )

but yeah, I think that's it though.

[Percival]

Thanx that did the trick