CGTalk - Balloon string

zook10

08-20-2007, 11:30 AM

I have to model a balloon floating down a street, and it needs to have a bit of string dangling from it. I was wondering what the best way to do this was? Cloth perhaps?

I am using the XL bundle.

LucentDreams

08-20-2007, 11:46 AM

if you have the hair module, then spline dynamics would be the ideal, you can constrain one end to the balloon and the other can either hang free or constrain to say a hand.

zook10

08-20-2007, 11:51 AM

Unfortunately I don't have the hair module - cost too much. I didn't realise you could use the hair module for this sort of thing.

Sneaker

08-20-2007, 12:18 PM

You can use bones/joints with IK chains where you have a vibrate tag on the target.

here is a file that explains it better than words:
http://www.sneaker3.de/c4dscenes/mjr_dangle_string.c4d

-Michael

zook10

08-20-2007, 12:35 PM

Thaks Michael - that's the sort of thing I had in mind. I think the balloon will be free floating so won't need to worry about someone carrying it.

I'll dissect the file and see how it works.

Cheers,

Stu

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