Animating Gears & Gradient Fill

[jamesmc]

James, pulling the x3d file into pro after straightening the angles out by hand as good as my eyes can I see that the center circle is not dead center.
As far as the rectangle being chewed away - now that is really strange!

Hmmm,

Drifter should the center match the handles on the sides? Take a look at this kloned ellispe and where the horizontal line points compared to yours.

[Hwy101]

Hmmm,

Drifter should the center match the handles on the sides? Take a look at this kloned ellispe and where the horizontal line points compared to yours.

Thank You Jamesmc, Ren, Drifter! You guys at Killer! ... I will try to get the squished squares...

[-=Drifter=-]

My guidelines show the center of the outer gear shape and that the center circle's center is in a different spot.

[Hwy101]

My guidelines show the center of the outer gear shape and that the center circle's center is in a different spot.

I have trouble with getting stuff to line-up on common center sometimes... or to have a common center (I am trying to keep track of this -see if me or the program)

[jamesmc]

I have trouble with getting stuff to line-up on common center sometimes... or to have a common center (I am trying to keep track of this -see if me or the program)

Me too.

I went back and rechecked each stage and no matter what stage I check, I get the wobble, including the ellipse by itself.

[Hwy101]

Me too.

I went back and rechecked each stage and no matter what stage I check, I get the wobble, including the ellipse by itself.

Thanks for Posting Your Experience too Jamsemc -I'll relax a bit knowing that.

(I'd hate to have to 'trace' this to see what happening... I, once, had enough 'fun' tracking a non-print in basic programing class - Printed fine on the Printer; but, not on/to Screen... (and not to leave any one hang: t'was printing ON Screen; but I had, in error, left the screen color & the character color the same -Bad Tom) - Just took Challenged Tom FOREVER to Find!)

Heresy follows :
Sometimes, when I need 'Accuracy' I end up in another Program... <sigh>
(trying not to think of the Gear Teeth that deformed and would not manually rotate Nicely)
End Heresy!

[jamesmc]

The conclusion I have come up with is that Blends are bugged and cannot be used in rotating animations.

I've tried several versions of the gear like object without blends and boolean on the inner ellipse and I get no wobble.

It is only with blends that I get the wobble.

I found specifically that when any shape is blended, then boolean subtracted, the shape will wobble.
Also, even if it isn't booleaned the shape will wobble.