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Use this tag for questions or issues pertaining to animation and Blender's animation system.

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Shape On Animation Path Is Wobbly And Shape Not Facing The Right Direction

I have made an animation of a shape following a path 100 frames. The shape when following the path, doesnt seem to be too smooth, its a little bit wobbly from side to side. … Also is there a way to see keyframes in the timeline although it's an animation path? Also the face of the cube is not facing the right direction when turning along the path. Thank you. …
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How can Blender in 3.0 add in between frames automatically

Is there a way Blender can add frames in between other frames, so I don't have it do it manually?
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3 votes
1 answer
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Add object constraint follow path

My main animation is fine, but when I want to duplicate the same object with the path animation the object is going astray. … The main object animation in the middle which has the cursor to the selected position is fine, but everything else goes odd when I move them around the scene. …
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How to animate Mechanical gears clogs to be in sync with their teeth rotation

I saw a video of unusual mechanisms, and I'm trying to replicate a section of the animation. … I have included the Blender file with the animation. …
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expression not working

I'm adding an expression in the location, and the object is static, not moving.
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How to make EQ wave length affect

What method would be used for this type of animation to move the wave length up and down, right left as in the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjMCyLsRNig&ab_channel=InTheMix …
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3 votes
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How to spin a zig-zag mesh on its axis

I have made a zig zag mesh, and I want to animate the Red & Black section to rotate on its Y axis. I separated the particular mesh section from the rest of the mesh, so it only affects that section wh …
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Is it possible to animate curves profiles

Is it possible to animate the properties of curved profiles?
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1 answer
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How to copy animation data without affecting the position

I want to copy the animation data of each of my letters, without affecting the position. …
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2 votes
1 answer
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How to make the outer cog gear go around the smaller cog gear

I have a set of cog gears animating, and I would like the outer rotating cog to go around the smaller cog and then fall back in place. I'm confused how to do this.
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Looping Animation

I have animated the camera in order to make a seamless animation. But I'm confused if there's a slight jump when the camera loops again. …
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5 votes
3 answers
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Radial wipe using mask modifier

I have an animation of a needle going from left to right. So as the needle Animates in a semi circle, the Mask follows the animation of the needle revealing the background image. …
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How to animate the world scene to affect selected object

I have set up a scene, and I have animated the world position spinning, but its affecting both of the cubes. How can I make the world target only one cube, so the other one doesn't get the reflections …
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2 votes
1 answer
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How to insert keyframes in Graph's noise modifier to stop animation

v=nl9mHgaP2X0 How evert the instructor doesn't specify, about the influence of the animation, how to to stop it. There's only one frame he has added. … So what I'm after is, a keyframe 0, the animation starts to vibrate/wobble motion, and at the 100th frame the animation comes slowly to a stop. …
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2 votes
1 answer
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How to copy keyframes in the timeline from start to end without copy pasting

I have an object which animates up and down, from frame 0 to 20. In order to replicate this motion, until frame 250, I select the first 2 frames copy, then move the scroll bar, to the next frames then …
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1 vote
1 answer
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follow path offset factor question

I have an object following a path, I used the offset to insert keyframes, but the object stops at the 40 frame mark. But I had inserted the frame at 250 frame mark.
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1 answer
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How to add blur node set up to imitate a drop shadow [duplicate]

PS: I can't use EEVEE or cycles shadow catcher, my PC can't handle the animation. And I use Viewport Render Animation to export the PNG sequence. https://streamable.com/ehh87d …
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2 votes
1 answer
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How to make an RGB Slider to affect the colour of one Object

Is there a way separate objects of R G B can be individual entities and affect one particular object (white cube). Here's an example like a colour picker, you can slide the values and it makes up one …
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1 answer
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How to make a mesh to bend animate from the middle axis without influencing the edges of the...

I'd like to modify the bend of this straight line from the middle, so it can make a rounded curve. I have attached an example below.
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Exporting PNG Animation sequence in vertical column sprite Sheet [duplicate]

I made an animation of a wheel rotating which is 80 frames. …
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2 votes
1 answer
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Camera is not looping seamlessly

But when I click pay to view the animation, its not a perfect loop. I have included the file. …
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1 vote
1 answer
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Object tilts along animation constraint path [duplicate]

I have attached an object along a constraint path, When the path is flat the object follows along accordingly. I then make one point elevated so the object can heave then dive along the path. All up t …
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Build modifier animation starting from wrong starting point

I have selected the starting point on my Boolean object to reveal the sphere animation. … But the animation wont start from that selected point where the cursor is, I have also specified: sort Elements> Cursor Distance (faces), but still wont start from the selected point. https://streamable.com …
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6 votes
1 answer
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How to rotate tank treads animation using Bezier circle

I have tried merging the modifiers, but the animation of the treads then all become one mesh. I also saw this post but it doesn't show how to rotate the treads along rotating axis. … Tank Track Animation
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Tank treads wont spin on Z axis using constraint child of settings

I have make tank tracks, did all the necessary with array, and curve modifiers. I also have object constraint child settings. And empty object parented to my Mesh and curve. I enter the settings as th …
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1 answer
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Object constraints are behaving differently from tutorial settings

I'm seeing a tutorial on animating tank treads, I have the same object constraint values, but my object is behaving differently when I try to move it. When I try to move it on the Y axis, its moving d …
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Orthographic mode render

I'm trying to render in orthographic view, clicking on the cam, and going to settings choosing type: Orthographic. But when my PNG sequence is exported its still in perspective. What further more sett …
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3 votes
1 answer
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How to make this object wobble with animation gradually getting slower

I'm trying to do an animation of an object, which is struck by a hammer (as reference). … But the animation in between the frames looks unnatural end stops very sudden, without slowing down gradually towards the end of the animation. …
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Lights And Shadow Animation, lowering the opacity of a shadow

I'm doing an animation using EEVEE render,I set up 2 lights to my scene. Once the animation is exported, the drop shadow doesn't seem to intense. …
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0 answers
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How to get angle chrome in orthographic view EEVEE?

During the animation when it rotates it looks kinda fake: Q: Is there a way to improve the chrome nodes, or animation to give it a more realistic appearance? … I also have a Blender file to share the animation if someone wants to have a look at it. …
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2 votes
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Exporting animation with emission loses its glow work in After effects [duplicate]

I have an animation which has emission, when it renders using EEVEE, it seems fine, but when I import the animation sequence(PNG) into after effects, there is no glow. …
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2 votes
1 answer
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How to animate a mask with interval steps and not consecutive flow animation

I'm animating a mask using the screw modifier and Boolean. but as the mask starts to reveal the LED lights, because its a consecutive flow animation, it's revealing bit by bit the LEDs, rather than one …
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2 answers
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How to animate cracks on a object gradually to build up

I have a metre device with one handle, which rotates, clockwise. I'd like to know how to make cracks appear gradually from the centre of the device and go outwards. When the cracks appear from a smoot …
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1 answer
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Masking animation not in sync

I have done a masking animation using a Boolean. When the mask animates to reveal the bars, while the mask is a cube, moving in Z direction, it's showing increments of the objects I want to reveal. … here is the animation: https://streamable.com/0wn063 thank you. …
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3 votes
0 answers
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How to round off corners using a curve circle

I have 2 objects in my scene. one semi circle which is from a mesh and I applied subsurface modifier and got round corners. The other object B is a curve circle, but is there a way it can have rounded …
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How to use an animated spiral as mask to reveal other objects?

Is there a way I can use this curve as a mask since the animation works well for what I need? https://streamable.com/4xz1xn …
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2 votes
1 answer
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How to reveal unmask a series of object using animation keyframes or nodes

I have a set of traffic lights, Which I'm using a Boolean method to unmask/Reveal as I move my Boolean mask up and down the Z axis. I have also keyframed my Boolean so each traffic light gets unreveal …
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Rendering animation with Cycles doesn't export the emission [duplicate]

When it renders the animation (using Cycles),the emission is not included. I have googled and not found a solution for this problem I'm facing. …
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Exporting PNG Animation With Shadows On Transparent Background

I'm doing an animation and trying to export it as a PNG. I need to export it with the shadows, but on a transparent background. … Is there a method to have the shadows exported with my PNG animation? Thank you. …
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