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6.6.1 Move a Logo Text along a Direction Path

In order to make the difference clear to the path method, we will create exactly the same object as we did in the example 6.1.2 "Move objects along a path like a snake", except that now we use the direction method.

1. Create some 3D characters.

2. Create a DIRECTION method to the same hierarchy level with the characters.

3. Create a closed B-Spline curve under the direction method level (see the figure below).

Play the animation and all the characters move along the path while they are rotated according to the curvature of the path.

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YouTube Figure T6-18: Logo Text Following a Directed Path.

It is this rotation feature which makes this method very valuable when animating freeform objects.

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