Gimbal lock tips and tricks to avoid and solve weird Euler rotations

Your rotations look weird, while your poses look great? It could be a Gimbal Lock, and here's a list of tips and tricks plus an useful workflow around the issues of Euler rotations. ► Book a 1-1 live class: https://www.animationpandemic.com/1to1 ►River Tails Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/... ►River Tails Alpha Demo: https://kid-onion-studio.itch.io/rive... Some of the tools I used on this shot: ► Use "AnimationPandemic" at checkout for $10 dollar off Animbot: https://animbot.ca/home/ ► Morgan Loomis' Convert Rotation Order: http://morganloomis.com/tool/ml_conve... ► Rotation Orders Essentials in Rigging: https://sites.google.com/site/mayarig... 00:00 - Intro and update 01:15 - Weird rotations in Maya 02:13 - Euler filter 02:50 - Understanding Gimbal Axis and Euler rotations 04:08 - Rotation order explained 04:44 - What's the gimbal lock about 06:36 - Apply Euler Filter to solve unexpected rotations and gimbal locks 07:17 – Animbot’s Smart Euler Filter 07:29 - Additional gimbal controls to solve gimbal lock 08:23 - Selecting more convenient rotate orders to solve gimbal locks 09:34 - Converting rotate order to keep your animation and solve gimbal lock 10:58 - How to convert rotate order animation 12:51 - Support the channel 13:06 – River Tails: The Game. Kickstarter 13:42 – Support the channel ► Ways to support this Youtube Channel: https://www.animationpandemic.com/donate ► Get one month of Premium Membership free on Skillshare: https://skl.sh/2GLb9DP ► Visit my website for discounts on my courses: https://www.animationpandemic.com ► Instagram -   / animationpandemic   ► Patreon -   / animationpandemic   ► Twitter - twitter.com/animPandemic/ ► Discord -   / discord   This tutorial will show how to fix weird rotations happening due to the so called Gimbal Lock resulting from Euler rotations. Please consider supporting this channel if you have found this useful. #learnAnimation #3danimation #GimbalLock