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  5. Date: Wed, 29 Jun 1994 15:53:38 -0600 (CST)
  6. From: ED JAKOBER <JAKOBERE@UWSTOUT.EDU>
  7. Subject: Re: How to ease an object to a smooth stop?
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  18. Thank you everyone for the help.                                            
  19.                                                                             
  20.                                                                             
  21. I could have sworn I did it the way everyone suggested. (set tension = 1).  
  22.                                                                             
  23. But, I had a looong day, it was late, I was bleary eyed, my mind was        
  24. foggy, ... I don't suppose anyone else on this list gets this way? :-)      
  25.                                                                             
  26. Thanks Again!                                                               
  27.                                                                             
  28.      Ed                                                                     
  29. Jakobere@uwstout.edu                                                        
  30.  
  31. >**********************************************************                   
  32. >You need to use the Spline Controls, in this case click on the Spline        
  33. >COntrol for Key Frame at Frame 100.  Then set a tension to 1 instead of      
  34. >it being 0.  This will smoothly bring the object to rest by frame 100.       
  35. >                                                                             
  36. >Mark                                                                         
  37. >- MATRIX PRODUCTIONS -                                                       
  38. >                                                                             
  39. >                                                                             
  40. >***********************************************************                  
  41. >--stuff deleted---                                                           
  42. >Set your frame numbers and go to the END frame.  Set your logo in its final  
  43. >position and set a key frame.  Go to frame 0 and place your logo in its      
  44. >starting position and set a key frame.  If you animate it, you will          
  45. >notice that it takes of a stops in a very unnatural way.  What you           
  46. >want to do is go to each of those key frames 0 and the END key and           
  47. >set your TENSION control at or near 1.  This will give                       
  48. >you a nice smooth animation.                                                 
  49. >--stuff deleted---                                                           
  50. >Hope this helped a little!                                                   
  51. >                                                                             
  52. >Paul
  53. >Paul                                                                         
  54. >                                                                             
  55. >                                                                             
  56. >+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
  57. >| Paul C. Griswold            (305)279-5435      35mm Film Production      | 
  58. >| Director                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^      Avid Media Composer 8000  | 
  59. >| FilmSmith International Inc.------------------>4 Emmy Awards             | 
  60. >|   Music Videos, Commercial Film, 3D Animation, Still Frame Animation     | 
  61. >+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
  62. >                                                                             
  63. >*****************************************                                    
  64. >Instead of setting your keyframe at 1, set it at 0 for the beginning.        
  65. >Then a tension of 1 at the beginning and the end frame will cause it to      
  66. >start slowly, accelerate and then end slowly. If you just want it to stop    
  67. >slowly, use a tension of 1 at the last frame only.                           
  68. >                                                                             
  69. >JG                                                                           
  70. >>>>