DRAGONFRAME MOCO Motion control tracker build
Dragonframe Tracker system.
This week I have been testing some of my home build motion control goodies. These have been designed for making stop motion animation using Dragonframe software as the interface.
I like how you can chose a colour in Dragonframe for each channel. So this is something I really wanted to do for the cables of each of my systems axis. Each will have its own colour to help trace issues quickly on set and to keep rig/de-rig a little easier. I also went hunting for some cool looking red anodised thumb nuts as I had it in my head that I wanted a little red in there for some reason.
I have programmed the controller and finally got the fourth axis to work. Wow, what a pain that had been, lots of head-scratching. It’s now time to begin testing the rig. So far so good. I plan to do some extensive tests and run the rigs continuously for a few days to give them a really good shakedown. I want to check for any overheating or odd behaviour first. I need these things to be solid and consistent before taking them on set for real-world testing. However, I must admit they seem to running well, so far so! good
