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'''Title: '''Animating the Car

'''Author: '''Arthi Varadarajan

'''Keywords: '''blender 4.1, copy object, rotation effect, wheel animation, keyframes, light setup, car animation, render, video tutorial.

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|| '''Visual Cue'''
|| '''Narration'''
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|| '''Slide Number 1'''

'''Title Slide '''
|| Welcome to the Spoken tutorial on '''Animating the Car '''in '''Blender 4.1.'''
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|| '''Slide Number 2'''

'''Learning Objectives'''
|| In this tutorial, we will learn to
* Parent an '''Empty object''' with the car
* Add rotation effect to the wheel
* Animate the car
* Setup light and camera
* Render animation
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|| '''Slide Number 3'''

'''System and Software Requirements'''
|| To record this tutorial, I am using
* '''Mac OS version 14.5 '''
* '''Blender version 4.1'''

It is recommended to install '''Blender version 4.1''' or higher.
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|| '''Slide Number 4'''

'''Pre-requisites'''

[https://spoken-tutorial.org/ https://spoken-tutorial.org]
|| To follow this tutorial,
* The learner must be familiar with basic modeling in '''Blender'''

If not, please access the '''Blender''' tutorials on this website.
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|| Open '''Car.blend''' file
|| Go to the '''Car-animation''' folder.

Open the '''Car.blend''' file.
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|| Only narration
|| First we will add an '''Empty object''' to '''parent''' with the car and wheel.

This will make the animation easier. The '''Empty object''' will not be seen in the output.
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|| '''Add menu >> Empty >> Plain axes'''
|| Press '''Shift''' and right click above the car to shift the '''3D cursor.'''

Go to the '''Add menu.''' Select '''Empty,''' then click on the '''Plain axes. '''
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|| Video Editor: '''S'''

Video Editor: '''numpad 7'''
|| Press '''S''' and scale up the object a little bit as shown.

Press '''numpad 7''' to go to '''Top view. '''Press '''G''' and move the '''Empty object''' to the center of the car.
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|| Video Editor: '''numpad 3'''

Select the car, wheel and the '''empty object'''

Video Editor: '''Ctrl '''and '''P'''
|| Press '''numpad 3''' to go to '''Side view.'''

Select the car and the wheel and then the '''Empty object.'''

Let us now '''parent''' them with the '''Empty object.'''

Now press '''Ctrl '''and '''P''' keys together. Select '''Object''' from the shown menu.
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|| Select the '''Empty object'''

Video Editor: '''G'''

Video Editor: '''Ctrl '''and '''Z'''
|| Now select only the '''Empty object.''' Press '''G''' and move the mouse.

Observe that the car takes the same movement of the empty object.

Press '''Ctrl''' and '''Z''' to undo this action.
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|| Select the wheel

Video Editor: '''N'''
|| Next let us add a rotation effect to the wheel.

Select the wheel. Press '''N.''' The '''Side panel''' opens.
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|| '''Rotation >> '''change the '''X''' & '''Z''' values to 90 >> '''Enter'''
|| In '''Rotation,''' change the '''X''' and '''Z''' values to 90. Press '''Enter.'''
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|| Right click on the '''Y'''

'''Add Driver >> Expression''' to '''var * 3'''
|| Right click on the '''Y''' rotation value.

Click on '''Add Driver. '''A separate box opens. Change the value of '''Expression''' to '''var * 3. '''

Now the wheel will rotate at the speed of 3.
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|| '''Object''' field >> '''Empty'''

'''Type >> Y Location'''

Video Editor: '''N'''
|| Click on the '''Object''' field and change to '''Empty. '''

Change the '''Type''' option to '''Y Location. '''

Press '''N''' again to close the '''Side panel. '''
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|| Select the '''Empty''' '''object'''

Video Editor: '''G'''

Video Editor: '''Y'''
|| Now select the '''Empty''' '''object.'''

Press '''G''' and '''Y'''. Now move the mouse left and right.

Observe that the wheel rotates as the car moves.
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|| Video Editor: '''numpad 7'''

Video Editor: '''Z'''
|| Next let us add the other 3 wheels. Select the front wheel.

Press '''numpad 7''' to go to '''Top view.''' Press '''Z''' and select '''Wireframe.'''
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|| '''Modifier properties >> Add modifier >> Generate >> Mirror'''
|| Go to '''Modifier properties.''' Click on''' Add modifier. '''

From '''Generate''', select''' Mirror. '''
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|| '''Mirror''' '''Object''' field >> Select '''Car'''
|| Click on the '''Mirror''' '''Object''' field. Select '''Empty.'''

Now the wheel is mirrored to the left side of the car.
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|| Video Editor: '''Shift''' and '''D'''

Video Editor: '''G'''

Video Editor: '''Y'''
|| Let us now duplicate these wheels to the backside.

Press '''Shift''' and '''D''' keys together.

Press '''G''' and '''Y''' and move them to the backside of the car.
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|| Video Editor: '''Z'''
|| Press '''Z''' and select '''Material preview. '''Press '''Ctrl''' and '''S''' keys together to save the file.
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|| Close the file

Open '''Road.blend''' file
|| We will animate the car now on the road which we made earlier. Let us close this file.

Open '''Road.blend''' file. Let us make the curved road to straight road to make a simpler animation.
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|| Select the bezier curve

Video Editor: '''X'''

Click on''' Delete'''
|| Select the bezier curve which is on the center of the road. Press '''X''' and '''Delete. '''

Now the curve disappeared and the effect is also gone.
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|| '''Modifier properties >> Array modifier'''

'''Fit Type''' field >> '''Fixed count'''

Change the '''Count''' to 50
|| Select the road. Go to '''Modifier properties. '''

In the '''Array modifier,''' click on the '''Fit Type''' field. Change it to '''Fixed count.'''

Change the '''Count''' to 50. Press '''Enter.''' Observe that the road has become straight.
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|| Video Editor: '''Ctrl''' and '''S'''
|| Press '''Ctrl''' and '''S''' keys together to save the file.
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|| Video Editor: '''Ctrl''' and '''C'''
|| We will copy this road in the '''Car''' blender file.

Press '''Ctrl''' and '''C''' keys together. Close the File.
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|| Open '''Car.blend''' file

Video Editor: '''Ctrl''' and '''V'''
|| Open '''Car.blend''' file. Press '''Ctrl''' and '''V''' keys together to paste the road.
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|| Video editor: '''R'''

Video editor: '''Z'''

Video editor: '''90'''

Video editor: '''S'''

Video editor: '''X'''
|| Let us rotate the road to match the direction of the car.

Press '''R, Z''' and 90. Press '''S''' and '''X''' to make the road a bit wider as shown.
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|| Video editor: '''numpad 3'''

Select the '''Empty object'''

Video editor: '''G'''

|| Press '''numpad 3''' to go to the '''Side view. '''

Select the '''Empty object. '''
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|| Video editor: '''Z'''
|| Press '''G''' and move it on the right end of the road.

The wheels should be on the top of the road touching it.
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|| Drag the double headed arrow >> Show '''Timeline'''
|| Go to the bottom of the '''3D viewport.''' Drag the double headed arrow. This is the '''Timeline.'''
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|| Hover on '''Timeline'''
|| Header of the '''Timeline''' has the play, pause and related buttons for animation.

'''Start''' denotes the starting frame number and '''End''' denotes the ending frame number. These can always be changed.
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|| Hover on '''Playhead'''

Click and drag the playhead
|| The blueline is the '''Playhead. '''This shows the current frame number.

As I click and drag the '''playhead,''' observe the change in the frame number.
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|| Go to the '''zeroth frame'''
|| Let us start making the animation. Go to '''zeroth frame''' in the '''Timeline'''.
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|| Zoom out

Video editor: '''I'''

Go to the '''250th frame'''
|| Zoom out to get a clear view as shown. Keep the cursor on the '''3D viewport. '''

Press''' I''' to insert a keyframe on the '''Timeline. '''

Now go to the '''250th frame.'''
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|| Video editor: '''G'''

Video editor: '''Y'''
|| Press '''G''' and '''Y'''. Move the car to the other end of the road.

Press''' I''' again to insert another keyframe.
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|| Hold and drag the playhead
|| Hold and drag the '''playhead''' front and back to check the animation.
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|| Only narration
|| Next, Let us adjust the light and camera now.
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|| '''Light >> Properties >> Data'''

'''Sun >> Strength''' to 20
|| Select the '''Light. '''Go to '''Properties. '''Select''' Data'''. Click on '''Sun.''' Change the '''Strength''' to 20. Press '''Enter.'''
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|| Video editor: '''numpad 0'''
|| Let us now set the camera. Press '''numpad 0''' to go '''Camera view. '''
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|| Video editor: '''N'''

'''View Lock >> '''click on the '''Camera to View'''

Video editor: '''N'''
|| Press '''N '''to open''' '''the '''Side panel'''. Click on '''View. '''

Under''' View Lock, '''click on the '''Camera to View''' checkbox.

Press '''N''' again to close the '''Side panel.'''
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|| Move '''Navigation gizmo'''
|| Now use the '''Navigation gizmo.''' Move in different axes and zoom in to get the desired camera view.
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|| Click on '''Properties >> Output'''
|| Next go to '''Properties. '''Click on '''Output.'''

Observe the resolution.These are the width and height of the output.

For now, I will keep as it is. Let the '''Frame Rate''' be '''24.'''
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|| '''Output''' field >> Change to '''Desktop'''

Name as '''car-animation.avi'''
|| In '''Output''', click on the folder icon. Change the destination to '''Desktop.'''

In the bottom, enter the name as '''car-animation.avi. '''Click on''' Accept.'''
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|| Change the '''File format''' to '''AVI RAW'''
|| Change the '''File format''' to '''AVI RAW. '''
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|| '''Blender menu >> Render >> Render animation'''
|| Let us now render the animation.

Go to the '''Blender menu.''' Click on '''Render. '''Select '''Render animation.'''

This may take some time depending on the computer’s performance.
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|| Go to the '''Desktop'''
|| Now the render is completed. Let us check our animation. Go to the '''Desktop.'''
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|| Play the animation
|| Right click on the '''animation.avi''' file. Play the animation using '''VLC Player.'''

Our Car animation looks like this.

With this we have come to the end of this tutorial.
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|| '''Slide Number 5'''

'''Summary'''
|| Let’s summarize. In this tutorial, we learnt to
* Parent an '''Empty object''' with the car
* Add rotation effect to the wheel
* Animate the car
* Setup light and camera
* Render animation
|-
|| '''Slide number 6'''

'''Assignment'''
|| As an assignment, please do the following.
Animate the jeep model which you made earlier.
Your jeep animation should like this.
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|| '''Slide number 7'''

'''About the Spoken Tutorial Project'''
|| The video at the following link summarizes the '''Spoken Tutorial project.'''

Please download and watch it.
|-
|| '''Slide number 8'''

'''Spoken Tutorial workshops'''
|| The '''Spoken Tutorial Project''' team conducts workshops and gives certificates.

For more details, please write to us.
|-
|| '''Slide number 9'''

'''Answers for THIS Spoken Tutorial'''
|| Please post your timed queries in this '''forum'''.
|-
|| '''Slide number 10'''

'''FOSSEE Forum'''
|| For any general or technical questions on '''Blender''', visit the '''FOSSEE''' '''forum''' and post your question.
|-
|| '''Slide number 11'''

'''Acknowledgement'''
|| '''The Spoken Tutorial''' project was established by the '''Ministry of Education''', '''Government of India'''.
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||
|| This is Arthi from '''IIT Bombay''' signing off.

Thanks for joining.
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|}

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