11

Hierarchies

Image

In the previous lesson, you learned the basics of animating simple objects. Now you will learn about the mechanics behind multi-object animation.

In this lesson you will learn how to create a hierarchy of objects and how all the objects that make that hierarchy interact with one another.

Objectives

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

•  Create your own hierarchies

•  Use different tools to create and select hierarchies

•  Understand the use of proper tools to help in your animations

•  Understand the difference between Transform and Modify

•  Use helpers during your animation process

•  Build an animation rig

Mechanics ...

Get 3ds Max 8 Essentials now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.