I have a newbie question regarding animations. I have a POV scene which contains a complex model (actually a 3D protein structure). I would like to make an animation which rotates the entire molecule around in a defined way.

What is the best way to do this? I have considered rotating the camera around the object but then the lighting gets messed up in certain places. Second, it is not easy to describe the motion around the object in 3D.

Is there a way to rotate the entire object as one? The protein model is composed of many tubes, spheres and triangles. How do I refer to the whole thing as one object?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Mike

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Michael DiDonato, PhD
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