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World, object, gimbal, local? Do you know when and why to animate something in a certain translation or rotation mode? Animator Jacob Frey gives us a tour through the settings in Maya, explains what a gimbal lock is and tells us a useful hidden translation mode called “Live Object Axis”.
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Very informative, thanks!
Very helpful, thanks. Loving the tutorials like this.
Good info, thanks. I see why using that method would be a lot better, especially once the animation gets really complicated.