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Potato77

01-20-2003, 10:30 PM

ok i want to make a wire going from the eye piece to the head gear. i make a helix and lofted a circle on it. then i tried turning it to a edit. poly and move it around untill i got it where i wanted......well that didnt happen to hard, and i know there is a better way. so please help me out if you have any ideas. ive needed help with this type of modeling for a while with rope, wire, and other stuff that needs to be drapped. btw im using max5 thanks

the picture gives an idea of how i want it to look like after...you get the idea

Iain McFadzen

01-20-2003, 10:46 PM

You could use a Path Deform modifier (or Space Warp, or maybe even a Compound Object, can't remember which off the top of my head). That would let you control the shape of the wire with a spline, without the need to convert to poly first.

Potato77

01-20-2003, 10:54 PM

neat never knew that existed. ill go look for it. thanks

fabman

01-21-2003, 12:17 AM

Or you could use a FFD Transform modifier in the modifier stack to adapt it to what you are looking for.

Potato77

01-21-2003, 02:43 AM

thanks guys i tried both and they worked great. here it is put to use.

fabman

01-21-2003, 08:35 PM

Looks nice, it's that a helmet?

Potato77

01-21-2003, 11:00 PM

yes it is...kinda. here is his full body. not complete.

http://207.68.162.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=EN&lah=9db2ad6b67333b249d48c5eaf021e135&lat=1043188879&hm___action=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2ecgtalk%2ecom%2fshowthread%2ephp%3fthreadid%3d38557%26goto%3dnewpost

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