It is relatively easy to animate a line of written text, but it can be tricky to exactly track the pencil point to the line as it writes without resorting to lots of keyframes. The following technique allows the pencil to automatically lock to the end of the emerging paint effects line. ...

phoneChord.avi Scene File: phoneChord.zip This file shows a simple and fast method for creating a dynamic phone cord using Maya Hair. 1. Model the phone and receiver and a curve that defines the start position of the cord. The cvs on the cord should be evenly spaced and the first cv...