MAYA motion path

[jtg91]

ok i got myself maya 8.5 and im going threw the tutorials that come with the program and im stuck on the motion paths i have created a space ship and want to attatch it to a cv curve to follow i can do it but when i do it it follows the motion path side ways? how do i get it to follow the path front 1st? thanks josh:D

[Ima Gooner]

whaa you can make a space shipp! :[ i cant even make a sphere :Blahblahb . Anyway i think you have to make sure the ship is facing the cv curve head on. also make sure you have all angles of your cv curve set since you're no longer working on an X an Y plane. Youve gotta remembah teh Z.

[jtg91]

lol it a crappy space ship dont worry. i dont understand it is facing the curve but as soon as i attacth it it rotes round without me doin anything

[Ima Gooner]

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[jtg91]

yeh lol i figured it out but thanks for the help henry. i got a new problem now i want to bank the ship but i think i havent got the ship built up right because when i change any of the motion path attributes it dont bank it eiver nose dives or stalls lol