What would happen if you converted the keys to quaternions? Wouldn't that
solve it?
Andy
> 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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Joe Laffey | Visual Effects for Film
>>>> and Video
>>>>>> LAFFEY Computer Imaging |
>>>>> -------------------------------------
>>>>>> St. Louis, MO | Show Reel
>>>> http://LAFFEY.tv/?e07635
>>>>>> USA |
>>>>> -------------------------------------
>>>>>> . | -*- Digital Fusion Plugins -*-
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>> ----
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mail here will be rejected --> "Real Trap"
>>>>> <r_trap(at)laffeycomputer.com>
>>>>>> ---
>>>>>> Unsubscribe? Mail Majordomo(at)Softimage.COM with the
>>>> following text in
>>>>>> body:
>>>>>> unsubscribe xsi
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ---
>>>>> Unsubscribe? Mail Majordomo(at)Softimage.COM with the
>>>> following text in
>>>>> body:
>>>>> unsubscribe xsi
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> ______________________________________________________________________
>>>>> This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email
>>>> Security System.
>>>>> For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email
>>>>>
>>>> ______________________________________________________________________
>>>>>
>>>>> No virus found in this incoming message.
>>>>> Checked by AVG Free Edition.
>>>>> Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.12 - Release Date:
>>>>> 26/10/2007 00:00
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> No virus found in this outgoing message.
>>>> Checked by AVG Free Edition.
>>>> Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.12 - Release Date:
>>>> 26/10/2007 00:00
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>> Unsubscribe? Mail Majordomo(at)Softimage.COM with the following
>>>> text in body:
>>>> unsubscribe xsi
>>>>
>>>> ______________________________________________________________________
>>>> This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System.
>>>> For more information please visit
>>>> http://www.messagelabs.com/email
>>>> ______________________________________________________________________
>>>>
>>>> No virus found in this incoming message.
>>>> Checked by AVG Free Edition.
>>>> Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.12 - Release Date:
>>>> 26/10/2007 00:00
>
> ---
> Unsubscribe? Mail Majordomo(at)Softimage.COM with the following text in body:
> unsubscribe xsi
>
---
Unsubscribe? Mail Majordomo(at)Softimage.COM with the following text in body:
unsubscribe xsi
