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Keep the rhythm continuous
A circular animation should cross its seam without announcing it.
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The source idea
The Eevee-environment lesson uses linear rotation keys and a cyclic animation curve alongside surface and wire detail.
Our interpretation
Helios uses independent parent rotations across an eight-second interval. Its exported channels return to equivalent start orientations. We checked the GLB endpoints and kept automatic camera motion off so the mechanism’s rhythm remains clear.
Watch at least two cycles. Look at a bearing as it passes the same position twice.
What this study demonstrates
Endpoint closure is validated; this is an authored mechanism rather than the tutorial’s environment or character animation.