Hi guys, i have downloaded the Apprentice Edition and have been messing around on it, this is my first experience with a 3D Animation Program (so please cut me some slack here ) i want to create a realistic looking bouncey ball like bouncing across the floor. I have the keyframes set and all, i just need to know how to do things like squash/stretch when it hits the ground and stuff, ya know? can someone help me please. Oh…and any helpful tips for just general stuff would also be appreciated :wink: Thx

Hey,

Yeah you can use a spring SOP like in the 3D Buzz Vids. www.3dbuzz.com You can also use a lattice or an edit with a blend sop. The Blend SOP will allow you to move from squash to stretch by having two different edits. You can watch the videos on this site too. They have a video on facial animation on this site that shows how to do the blend sop.

Cheers,
Nate Nesler

Another way is to animate the parameters on a Twist SOP (change the operation type to Squash/Stretch).