Group Work- Animation and More Alterations

Once Dan had completed the exhaust section, our model was complete. A further alteration to my chassis was made - the loop at the top was replaced by a new segment created by Dan as my loop did not fit the side sections exactly. Below is an image by Dan of the finished model showing everybody's contributions:



Upon receiving the first video of the animation loop from Kevin...



...It was good to see most of the animation in place. However, certain changes needed to made, which I did in class. The changes I made are:

- On the pump section in the centre, there are floating objects moving alongside Dan's main pump. These should be attached to the pole and not moving, so I removed the keyframed animation for these components.

- The block between Dan's animated object and Teresa's non moving section at the front should be moving. I animated this block and cloned it onto the other side of the central pump so both blocks moved the same way. Also, the blocks' rotation should reverse when they rotate by 90 degrees so I added this as well.

- Teresa's section at the front should be animated and both halves should move the same direction. I animated this front section.

Below is a video showing the completed animation loop. It contains the environment and textures, which will be discussed later:



As can be seen, there are no floating objects; the blocks rotate together and change direction once they have rotated 90 degrees; and Teresa's objects are animated.