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Follow/Bank Utility 631
pivot orientation in the Hierarchy > Pivot panel
beforeusingthisutility.
Although many of the settings are the same as in
the Path constraint, t his utility is not dynamic; you
have to click t he Apply Follow button each time
you change an object’s animation or the utility
settings. When adjusting b an king settings, move
to the point at which the object is at the sharpest
turn, then alternately click Apply Follow and
adjust the ban k i ng settings to get the right affect at
the extreme corner.
Tip: You can also use an Orientation Constraint to
manually control the rotation of the object as it
movesthroughspace.Whilethisisnotautomatic,
it allows more fine control on individual frames
than other methods.
Procedure
1. On the Utilities panel, click the More button,
andchooseFollow/Bankfromthelist.
2. Adjust the options in the Follow/Bank
Parameters rollout.
3. Select the objects you want to follow/ban k.
4. Click t he Apply Follow button.
The objects orient themselves at the start frame,
and follow or bank along their trajectories.
Interfa ce
Selected Object group
Displaysthenameofthecurrentselection.Ifmore
than one object is selected, "Multiple Selected"
displays.
Apply Follow button
Apply Follow—Applies the settings and generates
rotation keys. Each time you click this button,
rotation keys in the specified range of frames (set
in the Samples group) are deleted and regenerated.
Follow O ption s group
Cont ains the parameters that specif y whether or
not to use ban k ing, and the bank ing settings.
Bank—Turnontocausetheobjectstobankaswell
as follow the trajectory.