nCloth Constraints

[HowardM]

I thought it works like any other nConstraint but it is 'loose' and can slide along the surface.... but im sure duncan will chime in with his infinite wisdom soon ;)

[Duncan]

The slide on surface simply acts as a constraint that allows the surface attachment point to slide... you don't keyframe the slide(if that's what you are thinking of), it is simply a degree of freedom. You could create a second transform constraint on the cloth to pull it in some direction.

If you wish to keyframe a specific moving uv position on the surface, you could instead first create a follicle attached to the surface using the script available here:

http://area.autodesk.com/index.php/blogs_duncan/blog_detail/parent_to_surface_script/

Then parent a transform constraint to this follicle(if you want to affect some cloth cvs). The follicle uv could then be keyframed to define specific motion across the surface( for a zipper, for example ).

Duncan

[Aikiman]

ahh thankyou Duncan, I see how it works now so effectively it responds to forces ie gravity. Yes I was trying to component select the constraint itself and animate that. Thats great, the follicle idea is a nice touch also.

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