Dots 14.0 - Tutorial

THE RIG: Combine a capsule with a super thin cylinder and little sphere to make the purple/green node thingys. Parent all that into a null with an anchor point toward the back of the capsule and the thin cylinder hanging way off in the back. This greatly offset anchor point is key to all the funky exaggerated line moves. Chuck all that into a a radial cloner and you've got your base rig.

THE ANIMATION: Place a null in the center of the ring and drop a plain effector with spherical fall off inside such that it's aligned with the outside of the ring. Effector transform parameters = -55 z position and 45 degrees pitch rotation. Animate rotation of said null 360 degrees to drive the tipping moves and then push it forward/backward in z to start/stop the animation. Add a delay effector set to spring (strength ~80) to get the bouncing effect.

CELEBRATE: Drink a fifth of Meyers Rum and play GTA V until 4:30am.