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xgastudios
09-29-2002, 10:04 PM
ok folks got a little problem here... I got a plug for max 4.2 that creates a moebius strip tape for you, and I want to create a path that files right down the middle of it, so that a camera can fly just over the surface.... How would you do this?

I have tried the "Surface Constraint" and that dosent do the trick.

here is the link to the plug
http://www.habware.at/duck4.htm

thanks
Matt
BrandonD
09-29-2002, 10:26 PM
Surface Constraint only works with UV surfaces like NURBS and Patches. Chances are you'll have to create a spline path for your camera. You can however select a ring of edges on the Strip and use the Convert to Spline option.
Reality3D
09-29-2002, 11:43 PM
From my instinct, the brandon point(extract a spline) only will work if you select the external edge loop
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