Pixel Joint Forum: Wheel animation help

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   Could use a little feedback on if this wheel roll is working or not. I'm not very experienced animating wheels so any advice on the subject could be extremely helpful.

Obviously the rear wheel isn't animated yet. I'm asking for help on the front wheel first. Thanks!

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Mr Special Commander Joined: 20 December 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 106	Topic: Wheel animation help Posted: 18 June 2014 at 10:08pm
	Could use a little feedback on if this wheel roll is working or not. I'm not very experienced animating wheels so any advice on the subject could be extremely helpful. Obviously the rear wheel isn't animated yet. I'm asking for help on the front wheel first. Thanks!
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Hapiel Rear Admiral Joined: 30 June 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3266	Posted: 19 June 2014 at 12:43am
	Hi, Yes, the wheel looks like rolling, but it is a bit unrealistic. It looks like the highlight is moving around, yet the highlight should of course stay in the same spot... It can be dark parts of the wheel (texture) that actually moves.. Also, it doesn't really have to make a full circle to appear to be rolling. I made an edit where the wheel has only 2 basic frames... And eventually, don't forget to animate the whole motorbike for extra speed ;)
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Mr Special Commander Joined: 20 December 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 106	Posted: 19 June 2014 at 10:29am
	Hapiel, you are right about the highlight, it doesn't make much sense for it to be moving with the wheel. Thanks for your edits, they will prove useful and helpful! I have some work to do on this, will be posting an update soon with some progress.
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Mr Special Commander Joined: 20 December 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 106	Posted: 19 June 2014 at 1:02pm
	Dammit my post got deleted... I changed the highlights on the wheels. I tried giving it a "rumbly" feel to it without overdoing the amount of parts moving. I'm wondering if it needs a little bounce to it, but I had in mind that it was a racing bike instead of a street bike. Thoughts? Original: New:
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PixelSnader Commander Not a troll! Joined: 08 January 2026 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3194	Posted: 19 June 2014 at 1:16pm
	Right now what you have seems more like screenflicker than actual movement. Notice that Hapiels edit mostly has vertical movement, bouncing up and down, as if the suspension is compensating for bumps in the road. I do like the wheelspin and the highlights on the windshield but the rest isn't really working.
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Mr Special Commander Joined: 20 December 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 106	Posted: 19 June 2014 at 1:43pm
	Hmmmm, I'll take what you said into consideration, and update again soon.
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Hapiel Rear Admiral Joined: 30 June 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3266	Posted: 19 June 2014 at 2:40pm
	Much better than the first :). I like your take on this! If this is for a game, keep in mind that animations in motion look very very different! If this thing moves quickly over a screen you will probably hardly notice the bounce at all if it is horizontal and this subtle. Inner wheel animation is big enough to be noticed.
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Mr Special Commander Joined: 20 December 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 106	Posted: 19 June 2014 at 3:06pm
	Gosh you're right! It is for a game. Definitely will need more vertical bounce since it will be moving horizontally. Thanks for reminding me of that!
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Mr Special Commander Joined: 20 December 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 106	Posted: 19 June 2014 at 4:16pm
	Okay so I gave it some bounce. How does it look? Working now? New: Moving: Edited by Mr Special - 19 June 2014 at 4:21pm
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PixelSnader Commander Not a troll! Joined: 08 January 2026 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3194	Posted: 19 June 2014 at 5:06pm
	looks like it's moving very slowly, but yeah with an animated background this should be fine.
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Mr Special Commander Joined: 20 December 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 106	Posted: 19 June 2014 at 5:12pm
	Thanks for all the suggestions! It will be moving faster in game, so the speed of that animation is not a problem. Edited by Mr Special - 19 June 2014 at 5:18pm
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AlexHW Commander Joined: 19 June 2019 Online Status: Offline Posts: 285	Posted: 19 June 2014 at 7:26pm
	it doesn't need bounce if the ground is flat.
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Hapiel Rear Admiral Joined: 30 June 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3266	Posted: 20 June 2014 at 3:44am
	Yep, the bounce looks very weird... Perhaps it needs no bounce after all ;). Or only on the part that is connected to the steering wheel, but not the whole chassis.
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Mr Special Commander Joined: 20 December 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 106	Posted: 20 June 2014 at 9:55am
	Haha dammit xD... First more bounce, then no bounce. I'll figure out what I'll do with it, but I guess I'll use my own intuition.
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Hapiel Rear Admiral Joined: 30 June 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3266	Posted: 20 June 2014 at 1:02pm
	*Originally posted by Mr Special* but I guess I'll use my own intuition. YES We are just here to show you the options ;)
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Mr Special Commander Joined: 20 December 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 106	Posted: 20 June 2014 at 1:06pm
	Okay so I added the rider in, and I'm wondering if it looks right with him sitting with a slight bounce.
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ZachyEatWorld Seaman Joined: 14 June 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 12	Posted: 20 June 2014 at 1:18pm
	I like the bounce in the player a lot. Even if the road is perfectly flat it makes him look like there's a powerful engine rumbling underneath him. Really cool artwork by the way.
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StoneStephenT Commander Joined: 08 April 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 252	Posted: 20 June 2014 at 6:10pm
	Yeah, the bounce looks great now that you've added the rider to the pic. Love the overall design and the color choices. Keep up the good work!
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Mr Special Commander Joined: 20 December 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 106	Posted: 20 June 2014 at 10:47pm
	Thanks everyone for all the comments, suggestions, and kind words. I appreciate it! ^.^
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Limes Commander Joined: 15 September 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 683	Posted: 22 June 2014 at 11:53pm
	I think that silverthing(not a car expert) should bounce idk just a suggestion. (exhaust pipe?)
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