Here's a technique I use for this kind of situation:
1. Create a control object (a null or simple curve) and wire it up to the Bend operator using an expression where the y-value of the control drives the Bend amount. 2. Select the deformed GEO and the control object and duplicate as many times as you need. 3. Each duplicated control object should now automatically be linked to its corresponding duplicated GEO object. 4. Draw a 4-6 point curve starting at origin and moving to the right 5. Select all the Control objects in the order they were created, and path constrain them to the curve 6. When the contraint PPG pops open, type L(0,100) in the percentage field (this will linearly distribute all the controls down the length of the curve). - Now, your curve represents the distribution of your bend across all of your objects. - Animate the curve, and it animates all of your scene objects. - This works for all kinds of situations. - Try using a parametric curve constraint instead of a path constraint, if you don't want auto smoothing on the result. -Bradley On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 1:34 PM, Werner Ziemerink <wer...@luma.co.za> wrote: > ** > Hi gang. > > How would I go about offsetting keys on fcurves? > > For example an cylinder with a bend opp that is animated...now duplicate > this object 50 times. What would be a quick way to offset the keyframes per > object say 10 frames? > > Anyone out there have a script for this? > > Regards > Werner > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 7252 (20120627) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com >
