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Combining the bouncing motion of a ball with the forward motion of a dummy results
in a moving bouncing ball.
Using a Dummy as a Handle
You might want to move and animate a selection of objects individually but
also have the ability to transform them as a single object.
A good example of this is a camera on a tripod. You want to adjust both the
camera and its target individually but also want to move them together as a
single unit.
Procedures
To create a complex bounce motion using a dummy object:
1 Start with a sphere, then create a dummy object below the sphere, and
link the sphere as a child of the dummy.
2 Animate the sphere bouncing up and down above the dummy.
3 Animate the dummy moving.
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