Re: rubik's cube

[André Adam <a_adam(at)49games.de>]

Be careful, that should pretty much immediately get you into gimbal lock 
trouble.

   -André


pingo van der brinkloev wrote:
> ok I got a really easy solution.
>
> Make 9 boxes and distribute them 3x3x3 (the cube)
>
> select all the cubes and center their center in 0,0,0
>
> Now you can select sides and rotate them and it works like it should.
>
> Just remember to flatten the animation keys.
>
> cheers!
>
> pingo
>
> On 31/10/2007, at 14.47, Adam Seeley wrote:
>
> > 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.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM
> > > [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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