3D Studio Reactor Tank

Tank animation created with 3D Studio Reactor. No plug-ins or scripts used.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• 3D
• Studio
• max
• reactor
• Car
• Tank

[GeKa007ZP]

how did you make the treads soft?

[Qtittb]

@GeKa007ZP The threads are not animated in 3D Studio.

Tank wheels were animated using reactor, then I've lined bones to the wheels, created a spline shape along the threads' path and constrained the thread mesh to that spline. PathDeform - percentage is a wire parameter to the first of the tank wheel's rotation rate.

More less. XD

[GeKa007ZP]

@Qtittb i didn't get it, but tnhx)

[Qtittb]

@GeKa007ZP Okay. Let me put it this way.

You can create a spline in 3D Studio, then make any mesh follow this spline's path using a modifier PathDeform.

You can easily edit the spline's shape with bones, if you rig it to any bones you want.

So, a spline is rigged to bones which are linked to the reactor animated tank wheels. Then, the thread mesh is linked to the spline with PathDeform.

[80amnesia]

no plugs nor scripts ?!O_o

[Qtittb]

@80amnesia

Nope XD

[bliglum]

the bouncing should be a little bit slower.. the way it is makes it look like a toy.

[TheHDReleaser]

Hi.

I was reading your answer to Geka007zp. but didnt understand alot. you dont happen to have skype/msn or what ever so I can ask you a bit question about how to bind/weld/connect or what ever you did to the wheels, so they go with the chassi.

I want the wheels to do exactly like urs. rotate, move up and down when they go over objects.

THanks

[GeKa007ZP]

@Qtittb

cool, tnhx)

[Warriorswell]

did you do the model outside of 3ds and import or just make everything from scratch inside 3ds? im a noob at this stuff and want to learn

[PDGFilm]

pls make a tutorial pls