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Animation Foundation Level 0

  • Animating primitive low poly objects

    Learning goal of this badge is to get a very basic introduction into animation. Student will animate basic, low poly objects or meshes by means of timelines, adding and manipulating keyframes.

  • What a student will learn

    Setting up the Timeline

    • Frames (Start, End)
    • Framerate
    • Length of the animation

    Keyframing

    • Location
    • Rotation
    • Location/Rotation
    • Location/Rotation

    Manipulating keyframes

    • Add keyframes
    • Delete keyframes
    • Move keyframes

  • Interface / Keyboard

    Some UI tools and keys that will be used

    • Editor Type: Timeline
    • Output Properties tab: Framerate
    • Current, Start and End frame on Timeline
    • Select frame on Timeline
    • I - key or K - key to bring up Insert Keyframe Menu in 3D Viewport and to add a keyframe
    • X - key to delete keyframe on Timeline
    • G - key to move keyframe on Timeline
    • Play, Stop, Go to beginning/end buttons

  • Ticklist

    Can:

    • Bring up the Insert Keyframe menu
    • Add keyframes (loc/rot/locrot/locrot) to the Timeline
    • Delete keyframes on the Timeline
    • Move keyframes on the Timeline
    • Set the framerate
    • Set Current, Start and End frame on Timeline
    • Playback

    Knows:

    • Frames and framerate
    • Movement by means of changing location and rotation over time
    • Movement has a start, an end and steps in between