HW04 Overview:

The goal of this homework is to use 3D Studio to create a short animation centered on objects from the video clip you are emulating. Other objects may be placed in the scene, but the main "action" should be the motion of two selected objects. The objects must undergo a variety of changes, including:

• Position change along a curved path.
• Speed changes, with smooth transitions.
• Orientation change, including a flip (end to end or front to back).
• Material change.
• Shape change, other than a simple scaling in the size.

Requirements:

• Your objects must accomplish each of the above changes at least once.
• The attribute changes of your objects must exhibit smooth transition from the start until the end.
• Your documentation should provide explicit instructions on running your program.

  The homework is due at 9AM on Thursday, February 8.

Provided Code:

For this project you should do your implementation using 3D Studio.

Turning in the assignment:

You will submit a winzip file containing

A .max file containing your 3DS scene and animation.

A 100 frame .avi file showing your animation. Your .max file may indicate a longer animation, if desired, but we don't want you turning in really large .avi files.

The README file should contain an extensive description of what you are handing in, the layout of your scene, and a discussion of the motions taken by your logo. This README file will count towards your grade. Submissions without a README or submissions with a worthless README will not be graded and given 0 points.

Submittal will be made using myWPI. First, create a .zip file under Windows containing the files yourlastname-hw04.max, yourlastname-hw04.avi, and README. Name the file yourlastname-hw04.zip.

Grading:

Each homework assignment is graded on a 10 point scale 6 points will be graded for functionality: the program does what the assignment requests. 2 points will be based on documentation in the README, and 2 points will be based on the quality of your design and coding style. Click here for details on the grading policy.

Late Policy:

You will lose 10 percent per day for handing the assignment in late. The late penalty will increment at 9AM each day.

Since a grade of 0 will be given if the file does not load into 3DS or run, it is in your best interest not to submit anything until you have completely tested and evaluated what you have written.