Animation Nodes

Swizl said:
I'm attaching a file that shows one vs the other. I've set the pivot to the center back of each, which is the ideal place that placing a real sign on a wall would be. Of course this scene is extremely simple compared to ones I usually work with. Manipulating the origin is what drives me crazy.

Thanks again for the input. :D :cool:
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Hey there - I looked at your file and I'm not sure I'm understand the problem - both Groups function the same to me - I always select my groups in the Object viewer and never really bother with the white dots in the 3D view - when I select either folder, the pivot shows up where I would expect and I can affect rotation and position changes accordingly.

If i use the "Non-local Default" folder - to my mind it makes more sense to animate a precise amount TO or FROM [0,0,0] - that math is easy.

The "Expected Local" Group folder is at [14.2212, 10.5855, -23.6221] - making a precise mathematical move TO or FROM this point of origin requires a calculator.

Perhaps if you explain the animation issue you are encountering trying to use the "Non-local Default" folder, I'd be happy to troubleshoot that.

Franks solution of selecting ONE object from your group to act as the "center" of your object is VERY practical - just select all the other objects and drag them as children into the Parent and you're done - no folders - and then keyframe animate the parent object and the children will follow. Tada. Cheers
 
Rene66 said:
Hey there - I looked at your file and I'm not sure I'm understand the problem - both Groups function the same to me - I always select my groups in the Object viewer and never really bother with the white dots in the 3D view - when I select either folder, the pivot shows up where I would expect and I can affect rotation and position changes accordingly.

If i use the "Non-local Default" folder - to my mind it makes more sense to animate a precise amount TO or FROM [0,0,0] - that math is easy.

The "Expected Local" Group folder is at [14.2212, 10.5855, -23.6221] - making a precise mathematical move TO or FROM this point of origin requires a calculator.

Perhaps if you explain the animation issue you are encountering trying to use the "Non-local Default" folder, I'd be happy to troubleshoot that.

Franks solution of selecting ONE object from your group to act as the "center" of your object is VERY practical - just select all the other objects and drag them as children into the Parent and you're done - no folders - and then keyframe animate the parent object and the children will follow. Tada. Cheers
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Hi Rene66,

What you describe is actually the opposite of the issue I'm having regarding the math and using a calculator. I purposely lined up the local center grouping with the global centered folder to get it out of the way. I've made a short screen cast that can probably show it better than I can explain it. I'm putting it in my DropBox as it's too large to attach.

One reason I don't like to do parent / child hierarchy is that it's easier to organize everything in a folder. Say if I parent the left frame into the right frame, then I have open it in the object browser to see it. It's already confusing enough to dig down and find what I'm looking for when I have maybe 100+ elements in the scene.

Anyway thanks for the input everyone and I'll just have to be more mindful of how I create these to get the results I want.

DropBox Movie Link:
 
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