The QUICKEST WAY to Animate Multiple Objects in Blender!

In this video, learn how to animate multiple objects at once quickly in Blender with a single step!

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Introduction
0:39 - Model Credit
0:49 - Placing objects in a collection
2:06 - Finding the central point of our crane for rotation
3:20 - Parenting objects to a single object
4:24 - How to create an animation with this object
4:56 - Animating the hook movement with local transformations

[TheCGEssentials]

Hi everyone! Let me know if you have questions in the comments below! :)

[hopeanimals]

Thank you so much. Simple and effective. I looked at so many documents and videos to do just this and all had these unnecessary, complicated steps that did not work on my model. So your video was a blessing. Thanks

[TheRealLink]

Thank you SO much for this! I was handling a client's scene where I had to do some topographical adjustment and it is so complex that if I leave the scene objects turned on, my viewport is incredibly sluggish. This method for at least the parenting of objects to the empty helps solve animating the entire collection issue I was in since it seems like that is not doable yet.

[metasamsara]

one of the best tutorials on animations.

[WingofTech]

This is really a crucial skill to learn. Understanding the median point between points is very valuable! :]

Thanks TCGE <333

[splashmummy]

You sir, are a hero. You have ended 48 hours of pain! 👏

[maha]

Thank you very much, that was so helpful, I was trying in this problem couple of hours, but now its solved

[shortfilmstudios]

I'm glad you made this video, please make more on animating Thanks👍

[akongas]

"A-Whoo-Whatz-up guys!! Justin here with... CG Essentials...." Feel like ive been shot everytime lol Thanks for the tutorials, keep up the great work!!

[tomaszwiatr]

You are the best :) Problem, solution and explanation.

[Avarice]

Just saved me so much stress key framing a million things!

[LaynaStambaugh]

You sound like a nerd from a late 2000's CG movie... I love it!

[nelsond]

Thank you for the knowledge you spread. One more time.

[gerrys]

Thanks...it would be helpful if you had your screen resolution altered so we could see the icons and dropdowns better.

[rypiyx]

Thank u so much for this video it helped a lot

[tomasmojzes]

Amazing video, thanks it helped a lot 🎉

[theNEWTful]

Excellent, thanks. I'd like to know how to have the chain and hook move as a result of the arm as it's indirectly moved along.

[jlr]

Can a part be added to more than one collection?
Example - a cat model with collection #1 (head, tail), collection #2 (head, tail, legs), collection #3 (legs, tail, body).
Thanks for your videos, you are my go to for learning Blender.

[lennywayes]

Thanks for the tutorial! Coming from blockbench I expected the folders to act like groups for the purposes of animation, but it seems like blender handles this a different way. This has made animating complex objects made of multiple meshes easy to achieve. Are there any common reasons/use-cases I would want to look for alternative methods?

[NightInParisOfficial]

shape keys seem to not work using this setup, when sliding vrom value 0 to 1 the mesh deforms. How can you repeat this setup but without being so conclusive with the main final keyframes? Would you need to rig the crane?