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Ben Shore
02-13-2003, 10:56 PM
A friend of mine is doing an animation wherein a man is walking a dog by a leash... he's been having trouble getting a leash rigged up that would be pulled by both ends (the end at the mans hand and the end at the dogs collar) and react realistically to the animation (so far he tried a rig where there's a leash mesh skinned onto two bones which are IK, then put dynamic fx over that, but it was too buggy and didn't work).

Any suggestions for a good way to set this up? Sorry if I didn't explain the problem well, just ask if you have questions. Thanks!
Jozvex
02-14-2003, 12:16 AM
If he has Maya Unlimited he could possibly use cloth, or maybe Spline IK with some sort of dynamics controlling the clusters?
Ben Shore
02-14-2003, 12:49 AM
The spline IK idea is pretty good, I'll ask if he's tried that :)
Kabab
02-14-2003, 01:01 AM
Originally posted by Jozvex
If he has Maya Unlimited he could possibly use cloth, or maybe Spline IK with some sort of dynamics controlling the clusters?
Yeah and use the spring deformer it will give you some realistic movement.
Ben Shore
02-14-2003, 01:18 AM
Spring deformer, gotcha :thumbsup:

Anybody know good dynamics tutorials related to this I could point out to him?? You can throw up links to other threds too cause I'm just going to let him look at this thred later.
john_homer
02-14-2003, 02:15 AM
tutorial for a chord attached at both ends.

http://www.mindspring.com/~jkemp/cord.html

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Ben Shore
02-14-2003, 02:27 AM
oooo that's perfect, thanks john-homer :beer:
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