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[the file model working ]the file model working [1] (the file model working ^^^^^)this is my model bellow (1) enter image description here my attempt at translating your work

(my attempt at translating your work ^^^^)I want it too spin like in this Youtube video tutorial(2) enter image description here

homer simpson
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you can achieve something like that with drivers.
-add a driver on the Y value of your track object.
-open the graph editor and add a Transform Channel driver type like in pic below.
-select the object in "Ob/bone" field that you want to copy the scale value from, I used the default cube's Z Scale channel.
now scaling the cube will spin your Track.

(I don't know how to prevent the scaling of the cube.)

enter image description here

Here is a blend file, I hope this helps.

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  • When I tried it on the file you gave me it worked but when I translated it into my own model it wouldnt work I have retraced my steps everything seems fine I dont know why it wont work? – homer simpson May 30 '16 at 16:57
  • I have added two gifs to demonstrate – homer simpson May 30 '16 at 17:04
  • can you upload a blend file with the model in it? –  May 30 '16 at 17:06
  • here is the file @R00t – homer simpson May 30 '16 at 18:10
  • I don't think it's possible to make mesh spin like that, from the sceenshot in your question i thought it's a simple mesh with an array modifer that follows a curve but your model is one applied object. I tried for a good hour and couldn't get it to work like you wanted, if you don't have the mesh before the array and curve modifiers applied , a suggestion would be to extract a repeating mesh from the trank with a boolean modifier , make a curve that follows the same outline like the original and make the mesh your extracted follow that curve. example. –  May 30 '16 at 20:06
  • Alright I will try the way you suggested I have been stuck with this for a bout a week now, – homer simpson May 30 '16 at 20:10
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I have an answer. Translate the tank tracks, instead of rotating them.

Yours sincerely,

sterling
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