attaching cameras

[Rodinius]

Hi guys,

Currently I am doing a small boxing match between two characters. I have set the characters up already for the match, and im ready to animate. But one thing i would like to do is attach cameras to the characters so that, in effect you are looking through a first person perspective. I have created the cameras and positioned them where i want them, but now I am facing the obstacle of having the camera move with the head.

How can I overcome this problem??

Much appreciated if anyone can help

Rodinius

[TwiiK]

If you're using 3ds max then the link would probably do what you want. It's on the toolbar in the upper left corner by default.

I haven't got 3ds here so I can check for you.

Edit: God damn. I only browse the "new posts" when I'm here and I didn't realize this thread is loacated in the Maya forum.

Ohh well. I'm sure there's an identical option in one of the toobars for Maya.

[Glacierise]

edit: me too, I didn't realize it's a Maya question. Anyways, search the help file for 'attach' and 'hierarchy' and you should find it.

[hovercrafter]

Select the camera, then select the object you want the camera attached to and hit p to parent them. Alternatively, you can do it in the outliner by mm dragging the camera to the object.

[Zerflag]

i wouldn't really recommend parenting a camera to a rig. unless you want it to always move with the rig. instead, use a parent constraint, this way, you can animate it on or off and keep a separate hierarchy. better yet, create a locator null, make that the parent of the camera, and parent constrain the locator null to the head.

[Rodinius]

Originally Posted by Zerflag

i wouldn't really recommend parenting a camera to a rig. unless you want it to always move with the rig. instead, use a parent constraint, this way, you can animate it on or off and keep a separate hierarchy. better yet, create a locator null, make that the parent of the camera, and parent constrain the locator null to the head.

Interesting idea, thankyou very much