Comments on: Motion baker… that works

By: Simon Smalley

Simon Smalley — Tue, 25 May 2010 14:38:11 +0000

Awesome plugin! You just made my life a whole bunch easier! Thanks!

By: Petter Sundnes

Petter Sundnes — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:42:12 +0000

Then I would suggest that you replace the camera with a third null, and just use a motion modifier on the camera to make it follow that third null, so when you bake the camera, it will be correct in world space.

By: GuanoLad

GuanoLad — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:39:44 +0000

Thanks for the quick response.

That didn’t seem to work, but then I may have misunderstood.

I’m applying this to a Camera Path. It’s Parented to two Nulls affecting its position and bank, while it’s Targeted to another Null that is affecting its pan and tilt. (based on the motion tracking advice here: http://bit.ly/cR1W3p )

Does that make a difference?

By: Petter Sundnes

Petter Sundnes — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:33:54 +0000

The parent wont be baked unless it is also selected, so the best way around it is to go to the scene editor and select children recursively. If thats not what you are after, could you send me an example scene of how it is not working?

By: GuanoLad

GuanoLad — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:17:56 +0000

I’m having trouble with the generated keys not including its Parented Object’s motion.

I think it needs to have its motion calculated relative to an Origin point, then applied to a new object or Null, so the resulting path is not affected by the Parent and subsequently exaggerated.

Can that be done?