createMotionTrack.mel Script Help

Maya
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Hey guys,

I'm having some trouble using this script to animate my tank tracks. Whenever I place the tracks with this script, the bottom portion of the track changes orientation 180 degrees in the Z axis. I have tried to figure out what has gone wrong and time and time again I encounter this problem. What is going on here and how can this be corrected?

If anyone knows a solution, please help.

Thanks!

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I've never used this script but from what you describe, it's probably an up vector issue.  Build yourself a proxy surface that you can use the normal to align the up vector.

Good luck

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How do I do this? ^

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I know this is an old post, but I was running into the same issues with this script. The way I resolved it was to make sure my curve had the pivot centered, and it was placed at world zero.