maya tools help

[vijay thammagoni]

1 what is bake simulation in animation were to use the tool

2
when and were to use local and world modes in rotation and translation axis that means were should we apply local and world modes

[Nukie]

1:
I am guessing you are doing something with MassFX (3DS Max) or Cloth. Bake simulation means that the computer pre-calculates the simulation you have made into keyframes, so the animation can be used for rendering. If you won't bake the simulation, your work won't be rendered as an animation.

2:
The world axis is always parallel to the world, where the local axis is parallel to the object. Lets say you have a slightly (or heavily) tilted object, and you want to move it along its z axis is a strait line. Then you will use the local axis to make it more easily to move the object.

[Nukie]

Lol. One day later and now I see it is a maya based question. Anyway. I think what goes for 3DSMax also applies for Maya.