Abloy Protec Animations in 3D

[JK_the_CJer]

Hey folks,



I built an Abloy Protec in 3D using Blender and made some animations. Hopefully these will help people here understand Protec better. I know I didn't fully "get it" until I made these. Let me know what you think and if you'd like to see any other angles, etc... Enjoy:

http://theamazingking.com/protecani-full.avi
http://theamazingking.com/protecani-inside.avi
http://theamazingking.com/protecani-outside.avi
http://theamazingking.com/protecani-dc.avi
http://theamazingking.com/protecani-zero.avi

Also, building the key now and will post some animations using it for more clarity soon.

[Rift]

Awesome job I like the layering you did with the different elements inside the lock. Great way to let us see the entire thing in action.

This is something iv had brewing in the back of my mind now for some time. I want to make a little archive of animations for several different locks showing how they work, with a possible parts explosion and then reassembly. Need more time!

Rift

[Eyes_Only]

This is awesome, great work. I've been toying with the idea of getting into these disc type locks for some time now so these animations helps quite a bit.

[mhweaver]

Awesome, man. I was having trouble figuring out how the return bars on the protec actually worked until I watched these last night.

[tjweaver84]

those are sexy. I can't wait to see the key you've been talking about (comeone flaming logos)

[mh]

Great job! (as usual... )

Is it possible that you mixed a padlock disk controller with the door lock disks?

Cheers
mh

[JK_the_CJer]

Great job! (as usual... )

Is it possible that you mixed a padlock disk controller with the door lock disks?

Cheers
mh

Thanks, yes that is true
I am more familiar with the padlock DC and the door cylinder discs are easier to understand, I think. So, that model is sort of a mix-and-match. I'll try to put together a door-cylinder disc controller in a couple of days to show the difference.

[greyman]

JK_the_CJer

As usual, I can't view the avi (some codec problem again), but from the picture at the top and the feedback you already received, I will just add - well done, mate, and thanks for making your hard work available on the forum!

[JK_the_CJer]

JK_the_CJer

As usual, I can't view the avi (some codec problem again), but from the picture at the top and the feedback you already received, I will just add - well done, mate, and thanks for making your hard work available on the forum!

Thanks! Try googling for "DivX Player" and download and install the free version. That should enable all of your video programs to play the movies

[zeke79]

You can also try playing it with VLC media player. It is a free program and it works very well for me. I no longer use windows media player, just VLC . It should have the codecs needed to play the file as I had no problems playing it and I don't think I have had any other software installed previously on this laptop that would have left codecs behind but I could be wrong.

[LocksmithArmy]

the nly thing I have found VLC not to play is the 3GP stuff from phones...

My wife sends me videos of the kids and I have to convert them before I can play them. but there are free 3GP converters too.

VLC is a great program

[cupika]

Very nice looking animations. Those explained me a lot about ablo protec. Thank You. Is it possible to get original blender file?