Oop, went too soon,
How about .... lattices that cover each of the 6 sides, which are then applied during each rotation, frozen and removed after the animation?
Again, not very interactive or scrubbable.
Adam.
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> [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Adam Seeley
> Sent: 31 October 2007 13:38
> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: RE: rubik's cube
>
> How about
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM
> > [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Oz Adi
> > Sent: 31 October 2007 13:35
> > To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> > Subject: Re: rubik's cube
> >
> > thanks guys, for the info.
> >
> > I've already tried the freeze transforms idea, and it does
> work, the
> > only thing that bothers me is, when the client want to change some
> > animation, it should be a nightmare (I need to do a 25-30
> sec one shot
> > animation)
> >
> > To try and improve this method,
> > I am thinking of having a square curve near each of the
> cube's side,
> > and a ppg with 6 boolean switches, each switch for each
> sqaure curve,
> > as the animator, it's my responsibility to make sure, only
> one switch
> > can be on in a given time.
> > Then have a scop on each little cube, to check which switch
> in on, and
> > rotate with it's corresponding square curve this is of course, some
> > kind of a "simulation", meaning I cannot scrub the
> timeline, because
> > the little cubes has no keyframes.
> > image: http://www.ozadi.com/pix/rubiks.jpg
> > but maybe after the animation is approved I can plot their
> transfomrs.
> >
> > what do you think?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Joe Laffey wrote:
> > > On Wed, 31 Oct 2007, kim aldis wrote:
> > >
> > >> You can pull them apart easily enough if you want to see
> how they
> > >> work. Peel the colours off and you'll see the screws
> that hold it
> > >> together.
> > >
> > >
> > > No need to remove screws to take the Rubik's apart. Just
> > turn one side
> > > 45 degrees, and then either stick a flathead screwdriver, or your
> > > thumb under the middle cube of the row and lift.
> > >
> > >
> > > I am sure there is Google/YouTube reference for this.
> > >
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