Can we Animate curves in blender?

hey guys, i’m wondering can we animate the curve in blender ?. animate i mean with that Anchor Point

Hi,

To do that you can create a Hook modifier, that links a vertex to an object. :smiley:

Or use shape keys :wink:

I don’t think it will work with curves…

Shapekeys.

Or Geonodes.

Hooks do not work with curves.

Hope that helps

Hooks work with curve, just select a control point on the curve, press Ctrl+H, and click Hook to New Object

Just tried it, works fine

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Ah, yeah in edit mode, wow, you learn some new things everyday!

cool.

how did you connect that? to the curve

edit mode, select point, CTRL- H hook to new object.

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Hope that helps.

wow that helped. thank you. this is all i need. but out of curiosity ,rotaion wont affecting, can we fix that too?
and why this is sharp, i want it smooth

If you want rotation to affect the curve, you have to select multiple vertices when you do ctrl+H.
Another way to fix it is once you’ve created the hook, you go in edit mode on your curve, you can select vertices and click assign on the modifier.

With the AnimAll add-on/extension (included with blender), you can just key frame the curve handles.

Randy

You can also rig a curve and control with bones. (Though only the points, not the handles. Works well for a nurbs curve.)

This one is hidden gem, thanks :folded_hands:

If u feel free teach me

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thank u so much . you dont know how much helpfull this is