Description

There are very few examples of how to animate a winch mechanism so I thought I would share my solution. The blend file contains a brief explanation of how it works.
Uses shape key, key frames and drivers. No rigging.

Short preview here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJOiZTtbmL0

Comments (6)

Ndakasha over 10 years ago

wow a dream come true, I have thought about this one a thousand times and couldn't figure out how to lay it down hopefully I will learn something from the blend, beautiful and interesting creation, Clive thanks for sharing.

FayZee over 10 years ago

Thanks for sharing - I've always wanted to know how to do this :-)

Simulacron3 over 10 years ago

Nice. Thanks for sharing.

MarskCats about 10 years ago

It is an excellent work, and for me is awesome. Thank you very much

18280847172 almost 8 years ago

Nice. Thanks for sharing.

RjLD over 7 years ago

wow great rig its very helpful. thanks to share