The curve can be animated in xsi?

[Sysgrunge]

Hi everybody i try animate a curve in xsi but i can't the program haven't available the (Set key on Market Parameters), when i try animate curves, somebody can tell me Why, i don't understand that in program such as 3D Max is very easy to do.

[CiaranM]

Hi,
are you trying to animate the individual points? If so, you'll need to look into clusters and shape animation. Try creating a cluster with center on the points you want to animate. More more complicated animation, try experimenting with shapes in the shape manager. Combine this with the mixer for a very powerful tool.

[Sysgrunge]

Thanks for you help but the that i need is animate curves (Knot Points) not component point.

[CiaranM]

No, I think this what you need.
If you want to animate points on the spline, you need to either:
a) select the curve knots or control points and create a cluster with center
b) create shape animation (like blendshapes)
c) use a deformer to shape the curve
d) use envelopes

and many other methods...

But, you cannot simply select a point on a curve and keyframe its position. XSI doesn't work that way.

[Sysgrunge]

Thanks for you help my friends i appreciate this, already can to do the that i wanted.

this method was correct (right click on this point and in the menu an select "Create Cluster with center" later i animate the null. Thanks to everybody for your help.

[DAVID:-D]

Thanks for you help my friends i appreciate this, already can to do the that i wanted.

this method was correct (right click on this point and in the menu an select "Create Cluster with center" later i animate the null. Thanks to everybody for your help.

or if you want all points have a null control in simple way, look in the XSI netview for OO_AddNullToPoint script.