Camera on Path Animation

2025-03-06 16:12 UTC gpt-4o Open in ChatGPT ↗

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In blender I’d like to attach a camera to a circle path and have it move along the circle

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You can attach a camera to a circular path and have it move along the path in Blender using a Follow Path constraint. Here’s how to do it:

1. Create the Circle Path

1. Open Blender.
2. Press Shift + A to open the Add menu.
3. Go to Curve > Circle (this will create a circular path).

2. Add the Camera

1. Press Shift + A and go to Camera to add a camera.
2. Move the camera to the desired starting position.

3. Attach the Camera to the Path

1. Select the camera.
2. Go to the Constraints panel (Properties Editor > Object Constraints tab).
3. Click Add Object Constraint and choose Follow Path.
4. In the Target field, select the BezierCircle (or whatever your circle is named).
5. Enable Follow Curve to make the camera face along the path.

4. Animate the Camera Movement

1. Select the camera.
2. In the Follow Path constraint, click Animate Path (this automatically adds keyframes).
3. If needed, adjust the animation speed in the Curve Properties panel:
   • Select the circle path.
   • Go to the Curve Properties tab.
   • Expand Path Animation and modify the Frames field to control speed.

5. Fine-Tuning

• To make the camera look at an object while moving, add a Track To constraint:
  1. Select the camera.
  2. Add a Track To constraint.
  3. Set the Target to the object you want to look at.
  4. Adjust the Axis settings (typically, set To as -Z and Up as Y).

Now, when you play the animation (Spacebar), the camera will move along the circle path smoothly.

Let me know if you need any tweaks! 🚀