expression for oscilating movement

# 1 04-02-2004 , 01:43 AM

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Hello

I need an expression to make a ball go up and when it reaches a certain height, it kinda oscillates, as with those popping toy clowns coming out of boxes attached to a spring...

I have tried several approaches but can't get this to work!
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I'll try to explain it more clearly: I have a ball. I want it to go UP (y axis only) in a accelerated movement, which begins really fast (like an explosion) and slows down abruptely at the end
(as if it was attached to a spring); then it goes down a little, then up again, down again, etc, with its speed going down until it stops (or keeps oscillating real slowly)....

Maybe it is too complicated, and I should try another way to do this? user added image

Please heeeeelp
thanx a lot
Daniel

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# 2 04-02-2004 , 03:15 AM

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Keyframing gives you the best control. You could do it with an expression too but is it really worth it?

Here's one possibility:

Code:

int $iStartOsc = 6;
float $fHeightMult = 3;
int $iStopFrame = 75;

if(frame < $iStartOsc)
	nurbsSphere1.translateY = frame * $fHeightMult;
else
	if(frame < $iStopFrame)
		nurbsSphere1.translateY += $fHeightMult * sin(frame - $iStartOsc) * (($iStopFrame - frame) / $iStopFrame);

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# 3 04-02-2004 , 03:21 AM

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you might could use a dynamic constraint with some gravity and initial movement and such. Check out the Dynamic Constraints tutorial we've got here for more info.

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# 4 04-02-2004 , 11:07 AM

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Thanx a lot...

I've tried then to use a spring constraint, played around with its damping and stiffness attributes, and got pretty much the movement I needed.

As I need lots of balls doing exactly the same movement, I'll try to duplicate them and to use diferent keys to control the activation of the constraint.

I'll try to implement the code, anyway. See what works best user added image

Daniel

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