Reflection on Week 13 Lab ( Mechanical Arm)

This lab exercise is seperate into 2 parts. I had finish it with the guidance of teacher, He guide us through step by step on what is IK linkage and FK linkage. At first it seems abit confusing. But when we connect it with our daily movement, it can be easily understood. This lab exercise is confusing. As there are alot of steps to be done. By parenting them is also quite a difficult task to do. Parenting correctly is important if not it will affect the animation and we have to redo it. I have learn alot of skills, which allow me to use it in the final project. I learn by selecting different parts of the example swivelbase and the joints and make a link between them. It must be centre first and thus clicking at the centre of each joint would allow to create the link. This is easy. But the animation part is abit challenging. We have to estimate the timing for a good animation. I have problem adding the constraint to the metal part(yellow) which is the attraction between the box. It does'nt face down everytime i move the handle. When i move the handle out or in the item will face in or out. Therefore, i try to make it correct. But i still can't get it correctly. Overall, i have a good time playing and animating the object. Although the animation of sucking the box up is difficult and challenging, i have overcome it. I felt satisfied with the lab exercise i have done. It's fun...