Forum - How Do I ...? - objects to move in a straight line. - Messages http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4846-objects-to-move-in-a-straight-line.aspx Forum - How Do I ...? - objects to move in a straight line. - Messages en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit AspNetForum Tue, 10 Mar 2015 18:37:28 GMT Tue, 10 Mar 2015 18:37:28 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4846-objects-to-move-in-a-straight-line.aspx Message from ziggy72 Good to hear you found a solution.]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2015 18:37:28 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4846-objects-to-move-in-a-straight-line.aspx Message from foff47 ziggy72 wrote:
I still don't get, Foff47, why using the up arrow key isn't doing it for you - that's how I move stuff in a straight line, always have done. What exactly happens if you have gravity set to zero, locked to the axis, and you press the Up arrow? (Up in this context actually means Forward, since move Up is Q or E in Muvizu).



Hey Ziggy.

That worked, I bought it about 5 road segments, the red sports car, set it up, and using the up arrow got the car to drive in a straight line, the down side is, that we are looking at the car from the rear at ground level.
I would have liked to be able to look from above over the left shoulder so to speak ( I live in Australia and we drive on the left ) but trying that is when the mucky stuff hits the fan..

I will have to put up with the process till it gets better (like they accept my feature request)

Thanks again
edited by foff47 on 09/03/2015

Update:

I found a little work around (don't know why I didn't think of this before)

I just positioned the camera to the view I wanted, enlarged the camera window used that to see what I wanted and Bob's your uncle
edited by foff47 on 10/03/2015
edited by foff47 on 10/03/2015]]> Mon, 09 Mar 2015 21:48:20 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4846-objects-to-move-in-a-straight-line.aspx Message from ziggy72 Mon, 09 Mar 2015 13:09:24 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4846-objects-to-move-in-a-straight-line.aspx Message from MrDrWho13
I thought there was a corner road segment; I'll have a look later.

To request a feature, just stick it here, as you have done, and hopefully one of the staff will see it and put it on their virtual sticky note board.

You can't export the Muvizu assets so you'll have to make something entirely yourself/get someone to make you something/find something on the 3D warehouse to use if it's not already inside the program.

I hope this helps,
MDW13]]> Mon, 09 Mar 2015 07:09:26 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4846-objects-to-move-in-a-straight-line.aspx Message from foff47 drewi, fazz68, ziggy72


Thanks for the replies, the one I had a little success was using the mouse wheel but not real happy with it, I have been playing around for over an hour and a half now trying the other suggestions and I am about ready to go punch a tree.
Surely you would agree that there is no way it should be this hard and convoluted to get objects especially vehicles to move in a straight line, let alone getting it to turn a corner.


Is there a Feature Request anywhere for Muvizu?
My first request would be: is that objects move the same way we move characters by using the directors disk.


Another quick one.
While I was trying to get the vehicle movement I wanted I was trying to get the vehicle to take a corner, when I was building the road I noticed that there is no 45-degree road segment.
Is it possible to grab a copy of the 90-degree take into a 3d package and modify it ?
or any object for that matter ?


Thanks in advance]]> Mon, 09 Mar 2015 05:49:50 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4846-objects-to-move-in-a-straight-line.aspx Message from ziggy72 Sun, 08 Mar 2015 14:54:52 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4846-objects-to-move-in-a-straight-line.aspx Message from fazz68

if you are moving a car i find the easiest way is if you are locked on the object axis and actually move the car from behind. as if you are playing a video game. using the arrow keys is easiest or if you have a pc game controller. if you are going in a straight line there should be no problem.
if you are using the car on a road prop and it hits a bump somewhere (usually where two props meet) the car will lift. so to combat that set the car physics to stays upright and floats in the air to keep it level. then before you move your car lift it off the ground a little bit. record your movement. set the timeline back to the start. then move the car back down making sure you dont tilt it at all. that way it will move through any uneven prop malarkey. (pesky collision nonsense)]]> Sun, 08 Mar 2015 12:50:41 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4846-objects-to-move-in-a-straight-line.aspx Message from drewi
edited by drewi on 08/03/2015]]> Sun, 08 Mar 2015 11:44:51 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic4846-objects-to-move-in-a-straight-line.aspx Message from foff47 I remember why I didn't rush to put Muvizu back into my reformatted computer it was because of the massive frustration in getting an object to move in a straight line.

I create a road, its straight - I bring in a car - set it up at the start of the road - Click the left mouse button and I can move the vehicle along the road in a straight line.
BUT
When I click on Direct - Object Movement - that cross thing comes in over the vehicle - I click on the vehicle with the left mouse button and move the vehicle down the road in a straight line - but when I click the record button the red box around the vehicle disappears and when I click the Left Mouse button and try to move the vehicle the whole scene starts to move and the vehicle lifts off the ground.


I have tried the arrow keys = no good
I have tried the W A S D keys and that a complete disaster, this is probably the most frustrating and ridiculous process I have come across.

So please

1/ How can I comfortably move an object in a straight line while I am recording? (I have some things planned for a movie)

2/ Why cant the objects be moved the same way characters move by using the directors disk that appears when you want to move a character?

Thanks in advance]]> Sun, 08 Mar 2015 11:32:00 GMT