rotation points

[ville-valo666]

i tried to make my guy in an animation do a backflip and all his body parts moved into a ball then opened back up.....my caracter has a madness body....so any help on where to set the rotation points.....or if theres any way to set multiple ones.....thanks

[Toast]

Rotation points?What are you talking about,just press Control T and rotate him!

[Wonchop]

Rotation is a tricky point with models. You'll have to use multiple keyframes to bring it through the steps of the flip.

[ville-valo666]

ahhhhh
smart....im dumb as fuck....im getting it i liitle better though....thatnks....

[Lucky]

well the backflip part wouldn't be that hard, you just use tweens on seperate layers. http://img300.echo.cx/my.php?image=modelasddsa1vo.swf- made this quick , by having the parts in different layers and tweening them. Now if you wanna make it a ball just make a keyframe then add the stuff together, make a shape tween and make it a ball

[Denvish]

To set the rotation point, click the 'free transform' tool and drag the little dot

[ville-valo666]

when i convert to symbol what should i turn the body part into?.....graphic or movie clip?

[Darkaxl]

it depends what ure doin if u plan on havin Pause and Play BUttons DO NOT use movie clips I'd say Use Movie clips tho cause they way easier + Makes less lag 8)

[Wonchop]

I think what this guy means is he's trying to get his character to do a backflip, but it keeps doing this:
http://img300.echo.cx/my.php?image=hownottodoit8sm.swf

You have to make a few extra inbetween keyframes between the bottom and top positions to ease it into the flip. Like so:
http://img220.echo.cx/my.php?image=howtodoit5aj.swf
(it's a little iffy cos Flash 5 is teh sucks compared to MX)