CGTalk - Animating a Rope

Zero314

02-11-2003, 05:29 PM

hey guys, just curious how you'd go about animating a rope. I'm looking to get a grappling hook effect. The character would be swinging the rope and then throw it up. I have a few idead, but i'm not sure how to go about it. thanks everyone

Zero314

02-11-2003, 10:09 PM

anyway, i was thinking of maybe extruding along a path, and then using a blend shape. what do you think

playmesumch00ns

02-12-2003, 12:17 AM

You'll want to use a long chain of joints, probably with a spline IK. I'd make two setups. Where he's swinging it, the rope is under tension so it's effectively a rotating pole: very easy. When it's travelling through the air, that's where the spline IK will come in handy. Use clusters to animate the curve CVs and you can get a really nice sailing through the air effect.

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