Understanding Maya 3D Piston Tutorial

Maya 3D animation software tutorial on rigging a piston using constraints.

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[mansh99]

can you please tell me how you added those description arrows i mean the arrow along with name of part of piston

[japunto]

Those are called "annotations". I don't have Maya in front of me right now, but the way it works is you select an object, then click Create >> Annotation ( I think ). It'll ask for you to type in a name. Hit enter, and it'll create some shape nodes and a locator parented under your object. Look in the attribute editor for other options.

[MillsyDT]

Hi there i tryed out what you told me too do regarding the piston but i decided to animate it using the combine tool it looks alright too check it out on my videos... cheers for the help though :)

Millsy

[japunto]

Looks very nice. I don't follow your combine tool comment, tell me more!

[Nedfrenzy]

A really helpful and informative tut. Clearly explained, great pacing and didn't leave out any steps. Old version of Maya but all the principles are still current and VERY useful for any project.

[Srishtiangel08]

ohh thnk god!!! I was struggling to get that done!! finally done it through this tutorial!! thnks a god!!!

[WestNinja]

This video was very informative. Thank-you!

[frostbitedude]

Very nice tutorial sir, thank you!

[ianjohnjeffery]

Thanks for the video, created my own version. Took me 30 mins based on this tutorial :)

[devinj898]

Hi, do you know how I could create a three piece telescope and have it so that I can move the one end (the other could be completely static) and the telescope would evenly slide out - so the two pieces closest to the point being moved would slide nicely out of the first tube. Thanks!

[tarrizzzzzzzzz]

Guys I've got a little problem, please help me out. I made some hydraulics for some landing gear, and around one of the hydraulic pistons, such as the one in this tutorial, there is a spring. I think it's called a helix polygon.

Anyway, I want the spring to squash/stretch and rotate along the hydraulic pistons as they move.

Is there any reasonable way to constrain them together? Please give a brief explanation.

Thanx in advance.

[DEFUSEDvIMAGE]

I understand you tut very well. Very useful. I recommend that you upload more tutorials on your work.

[Xerferic]

thats more hydraulics than a piston. i came across this looking for like an engine piston tutorial.

[ramesh40000]

could u plz tell me what is the use of annotation?