Autodesk Combustion 4 Fundamentals Courseware

Animating with a Null Object

Lesson 27

In this lesson, make several layers appear to spin by using a null object to control the camera’s position.

Overview

You can use a null object to animate other objects in a composite. Although the null object itself is an invisible object with no dimensions, other objects can be linked to it to follow its movement. For example, you can link the camera to a rotating null object to have the camera rotate around the composite.

In this lesson:

• Arrange three layers to intersect in a star formation.

• Add a null object to the composite, and then animate its rotation.

• Animate the camera by parenting it to the ...