Basic 3D Animation using Blender
SKANI102x
Ball animation
Dr. Sameer Sahasrabudhe
Nitin Ayer and Sneha Sanglikar
IIT Bombay
Outline
Animation timing
Adding objects
Adding transformations (key frames)
• Setup key frames position
Reviewing animation
Rendering
File saving
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Animation timing
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Animation planning:
1 =3
1
24
12 2
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Animation planning: Timeline
1 12 24
24 frames
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Change default duration
Total duration of
animation is 24 frames.
Default duration is 250
frames.
To change the duration:
Set start frame as 1
and end frame as 24
* Keyboard and mouse shortcuts are written in (blue)
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Change default duration
In timeline window:
To zoom in: Scroll up
To pan: Press and
drag scroll button
To zoom out: Scroll
down
* Keyboard and mouse shortcuts are written in (blue)
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Adding objects
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Create a surface
Convert the default cube
into a surface, for ball to
bounce upon:
Scale the cube four
times (S + 5)
Scale down the cube
(S + Z + 0.1)
* Keyboard and mouse inputs are written in (blue)
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Add UV Sphere
UV sphere will act as ball
Add UV Sphere
(Shift + A)
* Keyboard and mouse inputs are written in (blue)
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Add UV Sphere
Tip -
Check the position of
the 3D cursor, it should
be at origin
Move 3D cursor to
origin (Shift + C)
* Keyboard and mouse inputs are written in (blue)
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Change view
For better view of the
sphere, switch to front
orthographic view port
Front Ortho view
(NUM1 + NUM5)
* Keyboard and mouse inputs are written in (blue)
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Adding transformations (key frames)
Setup key frame position, Stretch and Squash
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Set current frame (Initial position)
Animation will start
from frame 1
Set current frame as
frame 1 (Enter 1 in
current frame box)
* Keyboard and mouse inputs are written in (blue)
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Set initial state of the object
The ball will be dropped
from some height
Move UV Sphere
up in Z axis (G+ Z).
* Keyboard and mouse inputs are written in (blue)
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Set initial state of the object
For accuracy use
transform panel
Insert Z axis value
(ex.: 10) in location
tab in transform
panel.
* Keyboard and mouse inputs are written in (blue)
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Add key frame (Initial position)
Make this as initial
position of the UV
Sphere
Add key frame in
location and scale (I)
* Keyboard and mouse inputs are written in (blue)
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Transform panel
When a key frame is added the
transform panel data turns
yellow in colour
Ex: Image 1 shows location and
scale data in yellow colour as
location and scale key frame has
been added for sphere
Image 1 Image 2
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Transform panel
In-between frames data is shown
in green colour
Ex: Image 2 shows location and
scale data in green for
in-between frames
Image 1 Image 2
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Change current frame (end position)
The ball will take 24
frames to go back to the
initial position.
(24 frames to complete
one bounce)
Set current frame as
frame 24 (Enter 24 in
current frame box)
* Keyboard and mouse inputs are written in (blue)
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Add key frame (end position)
Lock position of the UV
Sphere
Add key frame in
location and scale (I)
* Keyboard and mouse inputs are written in (blue)
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Set the end frame
Initial position and end
position is same
No need to move
the sphere
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Change current frame (ball at surface)
The ball will touch the
surface on frame 12
Set current frame as
frame 12 (Enter 12 in
current frame box)
* Keyboard and mouse inputs are written in (blue)
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Apply transformation (ball at surface)
The ball touches the
surface
Move UV Sphere
down in Z axis, so
that it touches the
surface (G)
* Keyboard and mouse inputs are written in (blue)
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Add key frame (ball at surface)
Lock position of the
UV Sphere
Add key frame in
location and scale (I)
* Keyboard and mouse inputs are written in (blue)
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Reviewing animation
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Play animation
Review animation
Move time cursor
back to the first
frame
Play the animation
(Alt + A OR
Play button in the
Timeline window)
* Keyboard and mouse shortcuts are written in (blue)
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Rendering
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Camera mode
Before rendering the
animation, check if
camera frame covers the
entire animation or not
Go to camera view
(NUM 0)
Play the animation
(Alt + A OR
Play button in the
Timeline window)
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Set camera
Set the camera:
Select camera
(right click)
Fine adjustment
(G and R + mouse
movement)
Camera as active view
(Ctrl + Alt + 0)
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Render animation
Render settings :
Output : set file path
File format : MPEG
Render animation :
(Ctrl + F12 OR Animation
button in Properties window)
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File saving
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Saving Blender file
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Select file path and name
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Blender file .blend extension
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Next session
Assignment
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