linking gears and rods

[mtutaj]

I have been tring to link some gear and rod assemblies, but have been having some problems, is there a way to tell the assembly what point to rotate from? or does someone have a better tuturial, then follow the leader.

 

Thanks,

 

Mike

[Claudio Branch]

This link will take you to a tutorial for animating robotic arms. I'm sure some of the priniciples and techniques covered in it would be similiar to yours.

 

http://www.3dnuts.com/tutorials/robotrigging/rigging_robot_joints.shtml

 

Hope this helps...