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bjoern
04-22-2003, 12:28 AM
Moin

My problem is this ****ing fathom :-))
http://www.powerflasher.de/temp/faden.gif

my model is now 2 twistet NurbsTubes.
And they have to look exactly like the image ( I am working on it)

I want to animate this fathom a long a path.
And this path has one very short curve where the fathom
can't look to flat.
How can i do that? with bones or is there a simple trick
by using the history?

regards
bjoern
gmask
04-22-2003, 07:01 PM
What do you mean by fathom? Do you mean phantom as in a ghost?
swag
04-23-2003, 04:35 AM
u mean a twine :)

u try flowPath?
http://swag02.bei.t-online.de/FlowPath.jpg

or the easy way a texture and nurbs path extrusion
bjoern
04-23-2003, 07:33 AM
thanks swag

i does found this way at the morning :-)

But there is a little but for me big problem in this Function.
Make a U-Turn and you see that the path gets a torsion.
So U-Turn is the Point where me Close Up is :-(

bye
bjoern
bjoern
04-23-2003, 07:39 AM
to gmask

a fathom is the tiniest part of a cloth.
I think. SO my online Dictionary tould me :-))

bjoern
wgreenlee1
04-23-2003, 08:16 AM
Originally posted by swag
u mean a twine :)

u try flowPath?
http://swag02.bei.t-online.de/FlowPath.jpg

or the easy way a texture and nurbs path extrusion


Flowpath?
Is that a MelScript?...
Is that some kind of control cage?
swag
04-23-2003, 01:27 PM
u can do this u-turn section by hand - make a skeleton and animate the twine key by key and blend it in ur composite
swag
04-23-2003, 01:30 PM
@wgreenlee1
kind of control cage is right look in the help
mental
04-23-2003, 04:04 PM
Originally posted by wgreenlee1
Flowpath?
Is that a MelScript?...
Is that some kind of control cage?

Animate > Motion Paths > Flow Path Object (adjust the lattice created around the object to smooth out the effect)

be forewarned that the object needs to be attached to a motion path first in order for this command to work.
gmask
04-23-2003, 04:58 PM
Originally posted by bjoern
to gmask

a fathom is the tiniest part of a cloth.
I think. SO my online Dictionary tould me :-))

bjoern


Hmmm.. in english I would imagine that would be the word thread ..fathom means something completely different.


Fathom
To penetrate to the meaning or nature of; comprehend.
To determine the depth of; sound.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=fathom%20
bjoern
04-23-2003, 05:26 PM
Hmmm.. in english I would imagine that would be the word thread ..fathom means something completely different.

Fathom
To penetrate to the meaning or nature of; comprehend.
To determine the depth of; sound. Hmmm.. in english I would imagine that would be the word thread ..fathom means something completely different.


Oh hehe :-) thanks, must learn more english

regards
bjoern
wgreenlee1
04-24-2003, 04:18 AM
Originally posted by mental
Animate > Motion Paths > Flow Path Object (adjust the lattice created around the object to smooth out the effect)

be forewarned that the object needs to be attached to a motion path first in order for this command to work.

Ok..Thanks for the help...
Seeing it in action make the print seem petty.
Wow....

EDIT:Oh yeah now I see.....this is great stuff!:thumbsup:
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