On its 8th version, Maya introduced Python scripting as an alternative for their native scripting language, MEL (Maya Embedded Language) which was being used for quite a long time.Īfter spending some months learning Python, today started to study maya bindings to Python and decided to make a series of posts showing some of the things I learn on the process.
Maya is used in the film and TV industry, as well as for computer and video games. Autodesk acquired the software in October 2005 upon purchasing Alias. So, you have to do the same process to smoothen your ball in order to bounce.Maya is a high end 3D computer graphics and 3D modeling software package originally developed by Alias Systems Corporation, but now owned by Autodesk as part of the Media and Entertainment division. You need to do it the same at the left side. Under the Show tab, Click the Motion Trails.Īfter Pressing S(Set key) that start from 1, you will do the same process that you will set the interval first let say at the second motion it will start at 7 then move the ball then Press S depends on your own key set interval or you copy as seen in the picture.Ĭlick the Windows Tab, in the Windows Tab choose Animation Editors then click the Graph Editor.įrom the Graph Editor, you click the Translate Y, then make a selection tool of the point interval 7 for instance,then click the Linear tangent icon where you can see the arrow pointed on it in the picture.Īfter clicking the Linear tangent, select the right line as you can see in the picture then right click, then choose break tangents then move the line. Note: You can adjust the height of the object depends on your own style.Ĭlick the Visualize tab then choose Create Editable Motion Trail. Press spacebar and go to Front view, Press S(Set Key) in the Time Slider start from 1.
Press again the W(Moving tool) upward as seen in the picture. Press W(Moving tool) then click the yellow arrow to move the object slightly upward just above the grid in the Perspective view. Under Polygons tab, click the polysphere. Hi everyone!! I've here a step by step tutorial on how to animate a bouncing ball using Maya 2017.