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Figure 7-20
Rig for a table lamp
The following steps are required to complete this tutorial:
a. Open the file.
b. Create controllers.
c. Add constraints.
d. Save the scene.
Opening the File
In this section, you will open the file of the electric lamp.
1. Choose
File > Open
from the main menu; the
Open File
dialog box is displayed.
2. In the
Open File
dialog box, browse to \
Documents\c4dr16\c07\c07_tut2_start.c4d
and
then choose the
Open
button; the
c07_tut2_start
file is opened, refer to Figure 7-21.
Creating Controllers
In this section, you will create controllers for the table lamp.
1. Press F2; the Top viewport is maximized. Choose
Create > Spline > Circle
from the
main menu; a circle is created in the Top viewport and
Circle
is added in the Object
Manager. Double-click on
Circle
in the Object Manager and enter
main control
;
Circle
is renamed as
main control
. Figure 7-22 displays the
main control
in the Top viewport.
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