Cords, ropes,tubing and dangling things

[TheWraith]

spline IK, cloth simulation or softbody dynamics would be my suggestions. cloth would be ideal, then i'd go with softbodies if that failed and if all else failes you could use an IK system ro sorta simulate it.

[Nicool]

I was searching to create a rope system too and i've found those good links on highend3d.com

http://www.highend3d.com/boards/showthreaded.php?Cat=1,2&Board=mayaanimation&Number=120676&Search=true&Forum=All_Forums&Words=dynamic%20rope&Match=Entire%20Phrase&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Old=allposts&Main=14773
http://www.highend3d.com/boards/showthreaded.php?Cat=1,2&Board=mayadynamics&Number=129167&Search=true&Forum=All_Forums&Words=dynamic%20rope&Match=Entire%20Phrase&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Old=allposts&Main=129138

Reply me when you've found a solution to solve your problem!
:beer:

And more...
http://www.highend3d.com/boards/showthreaded.php?Cat=1,2&Board=mayaanimation&Number=120667&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=
http://www.highend3d.com/boards/showthreaded.php?Cat=1,2&Board=mayaanimation&Number=14773&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&vc=1

[Emergence]

I have used a strip of Maya Cloth and a wrap deformer on the rope geo to match it to the cloth solve. Works nicely.

If you want supreme control, don't be afraid to just rig the rope seperately and roto-animate it to the cloth solve, then you can adjust the animation to taste rather than battling with dynamics to get it "just so".

[AVTPro]

Thanks Folx.

This is the one I was looking for:

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

Someone showed me this step by step once before but I couldn't find it. Thanks for leading me to it. It's was part of the Highend3D.com posts.

Let me reinstate that I'm a super Maya novice. I mainly use ElectricImage Universe but it doesn't have dynamics. Actually, Maya on the Macintosh, for whatever reason doesn't have Cloth or Fur.

There is a new Expressionist plugin for EIU that has a great dynamics expression but I was hope to find Click, Click, Dangle button. :)

A soft body step by step tutorial, from a novice point of view will do nicely but still interested in any further info you care to share.

Again super Thanks,

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