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pivot orientation in the Hierar chy > Pivot panel
beforeusingthisutility.
Although many of the settings are the same as in
the Path constraint, this utility is not dynamic; you
have to click the Apply Follow button each t ime
you change an object’s animation or the utility
settings. When adjusting banking settings, move
to the point at which the object is at the sharpest
turn, then alternat ely click Apply Follow and
adjust the ban k ing sett ings to get the right affect at
the extreme corner.
Tip: You can also use an Orientat ion 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/bank.
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 b utton
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 Options group
Cont ains the parameters that specify whether or
not to use bank ing, and the ban king settings.
Bank—Turnontocausetheobjectstobankaswell
as follow the trajec tory.