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Animating sub-objects with Linked Xform

Animating sub-objects with Linked Xform - 3ds Max Tutorial

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Animating sub-objects with Linked Xform

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- [Narrator] In the next few episodes of this weekly series we will see how to create this cool effect which is a spark gap transformer, commonly known as a Jacob's ladder. Along the way, we will learn several techniques in 3ds Max. This week we will learn to use the linked X form modifier as an animation tool. Last week we used linked X form as a non destructive modeling tool. Now we'll link sub objects to animated helpers to achieve complex deformations. In the spark gap example we'll create a spark object. It'll be a chaotic, noisy spline with end vertices linked to these point helpers. Later we'll animate the helpers with path constraints. The helpers are currently positioned over their respective paths. These two electrode objects on the left and right are actually editable splines. With linked X form we can be sure that the end points of the spark always touch the electrodes. Let's create the spark object. We want to snap to the pivot points of these point helpers. Go up to the…

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