How make animation tank track in Maya

[MrSierra125]

I tried it and after a lot of failed errors it just seemed to work, but now when I get to animating if I try and rotate anything the components go absolutely crazy and fly everywhere lol.

Maya! why you so confusing!

[DeJass00]

It's the same way I learn in college. But what I don't like about it is, the track pieces is actually stretches and squashes. I'm still looking for a way to avoid that problem though. .w.

[2dFXman]

@DeJass00 Can't you pose your track and then create a curve, shape it in a track shape and then link them? 

[ankumack]

nice attempt.... at least you shared knowledge...very very nice..:)

[Att3ro]

Hi, Ive got a problem. When im about to link the wheels and the curve together with Wire Tool, I dont get a relationship. Can you explain some more then just press on the Wire Tool and press Enter, but this may have changed in Maya 2011.

[samana1407]

@Att3ro Perhaps in the setting wire tool is too small value Dropoff distance??? This can be seen at 46 seconds into the video.

Maybe in Maya 2011 is already on another, I do not know ... sorry

[VEGETADTX]

That's about the simplest and best Tank Treads tutorial I've seen. Thank you very much for this tutorial, I was searching for the similar tool and I know that in Maya there has to be such tool and now that I see that it exists I'm so happy and grateful.

Thanks a lot and keep it up!

[samana1407]

@VEGETADTX thank you

[predatortheme]

thank you man, your awesome :D

[samana1407]

@predatortheme thank you

[predatortheme]

@samana1407

no thanks you >:(

[samana1407]

@predatortheme = )

[TheAndyyyp]

Found out why it doesn't work sometimes. If you watch 'maya tank treads tutorial' on youtube you will see that the only difference between what samana1407 is doing and what you are doing is using 'special duplicate' to make your CIRCLE of tracks. Also it is a bit blurry on this vid but you have to increase the drop off value to decrease the distortion to your tracks.

[TVperson1]

How do you stop the tracks from changing shape too much?

[TheAndyyyp]

@TVperson1 increase the drop off value to about 10. He actually changes it in this vid but it is hard to see

[Metallica1guitar]

how did you do that at 0.42 - 0.43 ?

[samana1407]

@Metallica1guitar

I change the parameter Dporoff Distance, the newly created deformer Wire

[pXlor]

Nice for fixed tracks, but it doesn't work anymore if you try to rotate it

[samana1407]

@pXlor you need rotate only polymesh not a curve

[GoSonGo]

Thank you!!

Very simple and easy to follow, helped a lot :)

[kokoilie]

can you add audio?

and are the track components joined?

[samana1407]

Sorry, but my english is very bad.I can not understand the question,

but the tracks joined with component after applying Wire tool.

[kokoilie]

мой руский язык плохы я гавару болгарский язык... мой вапрос есть ли свяс (between) части для веригу

[samana1407]

За съжаление, все още не разбирам. Може би друг, който разказва ...

[kokoilie]

значи мойе да се разберем на български?

въпросът ми е дали звената на веригите са свързани? виждам че е един обект но не се вижда дали се свързани иначе може да направиш едното и да го копираш докато стане верига но дали твоите са свързани ми е въпроса

[samana1407]

Не, те не са свързани помежду си, това е просто polymesh

[kokoilie]

значи най на края намерихме общ език

благодаря все пак

[dasfsadfgdf]

@kokoilie аз съм българин пиши ми на скайп xxxthe_man_slayerxxx

[LeonardoGulli]

thank you so much

[skif3d]

молодец, вот только траки деформируются.. а это не есть хорошо....

[samana1407]

да, с деформацией есть проблема, но можно очень окуратно сделать, заметно не будет, особенное если всё ещё и крутится.