This chapter discusses animating a thrown knife in 3ds Max 2015 including adding keyframes to block out the animation, using trajectories to adjust the knife's path, and adding rotation for realism. It also covers creating a parent-child hierarchy between the target and knife as well as using anticipation, follow-through, and transferring momentum to simulate the knife hitting the target.

1. 3ds Max 2015 Essentials
Chapter 6: Animating a Thrown Knife

2. 3ds Max topics covered in this
chapter include the following:
• Anticipation and momentum in
knife throwing.
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3. Animating a Thrown Knife
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• Begin blocking out the animation by adding
keyframes
• Trajectories makes the path of a moving object
easy to adjust
• Add rotation to give knife more realism.

4. • Create a Parent Child Hierarchy with the target and
knife.
• Anticipation and Follow-Through
• Transferring Momentum to the Target
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Animating a Thrown Knife