1st animation - ball bounce

3dMatt · 18-04-2004, 04:12 AM

wassup

I havent posted here in a while.
This is my first animation in Maya. We have to do a ball bounce animation, but this is just a test.

let me know whats good and bad about it.

thanks.

http://mttjss.tripod.com/cgi-bin/ball_bounce.mov

Wolfe · 18-04-2004, 06:40 AM

Good start. The ball should stretch out as it falls and squash at impact. Right now your ball is going back to a sphere before impact, looks off.

TheOnlyAaron · 19-04-2004, 10:06 AM

I would agree with Wolfe, it is prettymuch doing a pre-emptive squash on hitting the ground. just another key could change that around . Otherwise looks good.

martimus · 20-04-2004, 11:13 AM

hey i would agree with the above,

tell me what sort of course are you doing?

i just wonder cos ive never used maya, and am thinking of starting to learn

3dMatt · 21-04-2004, 03:22 AM

thanks guys.
I have fixed the ball from returning to a sphere before impact, but I need to render it out again. I also fixed the beginning so it has a little bit of a stretch before it hits the ground the first time.

martimus - right now it is a basic my animation class. we are learning the basics of keyframing, deformers(squash and stretch) and eventually a little about fluids. I had a basic nurbs modelling class before this one. Hope to learn alot more on my own time as well.

I will post the update tonight and show you the basics of my animation.(This ball bounce was just a test to get the basics down.)

3dMatt · 27-04-2004, 01:16 AM

Thanks for the help guys.
I have started the animation for the project.
the ball bounce was just the test.
Here is a playblast of the music scale version.
I know there is something not right about it so thats why I am posting it here.
It is a tripos site so I apologize. I also dont have a mirror site for it.
Let me know some critiques! File is music scale

http://mttjss.tripod.com/my3d/

3dMatt · 27-04-2004, 04:07 PM

anybody have any critiques?

Huden · 14-05-2004, 02:38 PM

The ball squeases itself before hitt the ground, thats seams to be a bit wicked

spliney · 18-05-2004, 04:54 AM

I love the music scale animation!! very funny

the comments on the other animation you already have: the ball is stretched before it hits the ground and it squashes relatively much considering its initial speed.. I'll try to create a similar ball movement here

Spliney

18-04-2004, 04:12 AM	#1
3dMatt Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tampa,Fl Posts: 30 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	1st animation - ball bounce wassup I havent posted here in a while. This is my first animation in Maya. We have to do a ball bounce animation, but this is just a test. let me know whats good and bad about it. thanks. http://mttjss.tripod.com/cgi-bin/ball_bounce.mov

19-04-2004, 10:06 AM	#3
TheOnlyAaron Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 38 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I would agree with Wolfe, it is prettymuch doing a pre-emptive squash on hitting the ground. just another key could change that around . Otherwise looks good. __________________ I like it, it's big, its gold, its fancy, FANCY PANTS!

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18-04-2004, 06:40 AM	#2
Wolfe Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Canada Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Good start. The ball should stretch out as it falls and squash at impact. Right now your ball is going back to a sphere before impact, looks off.

21-04-2004, 03:22 AM	#5
3dMatt Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tampa,Fl Posts: 30 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	thanks guys. I have fixed the ball from returning to a sphere before impact, but I need to render it out again. I also fixed the beginning so it has a little bit of a stretch before it hits the ground the first time. martimus - right now it is a basic my animation class. we are learning the basics of keyframing, deformers(squash and stretch) and eventually a little about fluids. I had a basic nurbs modelling class before this one. Hope to learn alot more on my own time as well. I will post the update tonight and show you the basics of my animation.(This ball bounce was just a test to get the basics down.)

27-04-2004, 01:16 AM	#6
3dMatt Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tampa,Fl Posts: 30 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for the help guys. I have started the animation for the project. the ball bounce was just the test. Here is a playblast of the music scale version. I know there is something not right about it so thats why I am posting it here. It is a tripos site so I apologize. I also dont have a mirror site for it. Let me know some critiques! File is music scale http://mttjss.tripod.com/my3d/

27-04-2004, 04:07 PM	#7
3dMatt Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tampa,Fl Posts: 30 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	anybody have any critiques?

14-05-2004, 02:38 PM	#8
Huden Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The ball squeases itself before hitt the ground, thats seams to be a bit wicked

18-05-2004, 04:54 AM	#9
spliney Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 51 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I love the music scale animation!! very funny the comments on the other animation you already have: the ball is stretched before it hits the ground and it squashes relatively much considering its initial speed.. I'll try to create a similar ball movement here Spliney

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