NO Way To Spin An Object - ( NOT Rotate ) - Feature Request

[Animation Guy]

Am I blind ? Is there no way to spin an object in Stager ?

I took a cylinder and slimmed it down. ( cylinder object that is inside Stager )

I then tried to get it to spin like a coin spinning on a table ( imagine a coin standing up and spinning )

there seems NO way to do this at this time ( Stager 2.0 )  Let's hope this ability will be added soon.

I've tried doing this now for a good 30 minutes and can't figure out how to do it, so I'm guessing it is not possible at this point.

[JMathews]

Hi @Animation Guy !  Yes, you can absolutely spin objects in Stager!  

The current limitation is that both spin and orbit are limited to Y-Up axis.  The work around is to rotate your cylinder the way you want it to be, then put it into a group.  Here's a quick GIF showing the setup.

• Add your object and use the transform tool to move it "up" orientation as you'd like
• Put the object in a new group "Cmd/Ctrl + G"
• Select the group object
• In the properties panel > Animation tab > add the "Spin" animation to the group

 

[Animation Guy]

Good morning JMathews !

Ohhh, is it OK to give you a virtual hug ?

WOW.... you went above and beyond doing that for me ! I hope others find this answer helpful too !

Geez, thank you so much for taking the time to do this ! - I really DO appreciate it ! 

I'm off to try this in an hour or so, I'll report back !  Thanks so much !!

[Animation Guy]

UPDATE: ---- *** WOW **** !

That took me about 15 seconds to accomplish, AND it works flawlessly !

HOW you figured out you could do this is mind boggling. That is an awesome TRICK !

Thanks so so much JMathews !

[Clark Ward]

@JMathews thanks for posting this!! 🙂