Xpresso Tutorial 44: Caterpillar Tracks

In this Cinema 4D Xpresso tutorial, we build a caterpillar track, which can be made to work as expected, simply by moving the rig along its X axis. 0:00 - Intro. 0:35 - Splines and Treads. 4:42 - Xpresso Part 1: Setting up the Track. 9:27 - Creating the Wheels. 14:48 - A Little Housekeeping... 15:23 - Xpresso Part 2: Synchronising the Wheels and Track. 28:41 - The Reasons for Grouping the Treads into Nulls. 29:57 - Rigging the Track for Secondary Animation. 34:16 - Xpresso Part 3: Creating the Secondary Animation. 45:53 - A Nasty Looking Problem... Easily Solved! 47:05 - Adding Weight to the Track for Final Animation. 47:50 - Important Note - Be Sure to Watch! 47:58 - Outro.
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