Learning Blender: A Hands-On Guide to Creating 3D Animated Characters

Walking along a Path

Jim is now taking a lot of steps, but he’s still not moving in space! The following directions will show you how to use a constraint to make him follow a path while he walks:

1. Create a path by pressing Shift + A and then click Curve > Path.

2. Edit the points (in Edit Mode) of the curve to describe the path you want Jim to take. In this case, it should be a straight line. You can leave only two points of the curve, set the start point at the origin of the scene where Jim is located, and align the end point on the Y-axis. You might need to change the handles’ direction to make the curve’s interpolation linear; a quick way to do it is to select the vertices and press V: you’ll see a menu where you can pick the interpolation ...