3D animation horizontal bar

UPDATE: The creator Anton explains that the odd skill that looks like Def was an accident. (He originally intended it to be a Geinger, but it did not turn out that way.)

SavaToxa used 3ds Max (formerly 3D Studio MAX) software to create this routine.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

13 comments ↓

#1 Valentin Uzunov on 01.13.09 at 12:21 am

haha that is a pretty awesome routine. Very cool

#2 Kate on 01.13.09 at 2:31 am

That’s fabulous. I used to make routines on powerpoint! They look nothing like these. I love the grip changes – and the swing rhythm – really accurate! Well done.

#3 Ashley on 01.13.09 at 11:17 am

does the 4th release skill done in that routine actually exist? I am sure it does, but I have not seen it before.

#4 MS on 01.13.09 at 12:30 pm

I think that’s meant to be a Def, which is a G skill…I think the “camera” angle just makes it look weird. I know Severino and Le Pennec and Hristakeva (sp?) all did it for women’s UB

#5 SteveL on 01.13.09 at 1:56 pm

Yeah, it’s a Def (1/1 geinger).

Anyway, pretty awesome rendering they can do now. Rhythm looked pretty good as Kate said.

#6 Jan on 01.13.09 at 3:33 pm

I don’t which to be more in awe of; the gymnastics or the rendering..? Great job on both!

#7 Ashley on 01.13.09 at 4:44 pm

oh wow…I gues it is a def….definitely looks strange in the video…definitely an awesome job though

#8 rocky on 01.13.09 at 6:08 pm

I don’t think it is a def, I think it is just a hop 1 and a half. He doesn’t rotate at all.

#9 TCO on 01.13.09 at 6:42 pm

I guess it is a def, but when I first viewed it thought it was one of those twist without flip releases.

#10 m gymnast on 01.13.09 at 8:59 pm

who wants to figure out the start value? haha

#11 Geoffrey Taucer on 01.14.09 at 2:43 pm

I think I’m turning into too much of a pedantic codefreak; the thing that jumped out at me the most was that he had too many release skills; the 5th one wouldn’t count for anything.

ANYWAY, this is really cool. It would be interesting to see if this could be turned into some sort of routine-animator program that could work for any routine; odds are that would be REALLY hard to program, though.

#12 Anton on 01.19.09 at 3:33 pm

About 4-th release — i made mistake making animation, i whanted to make gienger, but made only twist with hand release without salto )))

#13 choustonlv on 08.20.09 at 1:24 pm

I guess it’s like that popular UB movement in the 70s…Tourisheva sticks out in my mind as one who did it – only her hands remained close to the bar.

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