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Dynamic Phone Cord
Not so much a tutorial but just a combination of two tutorials.
Follow up:
The above animation is made wit a combination of
Phone cord with Spline Warp
And
Connecting Cables with Hair
You need both MoGraph and Hair to do this tutorial
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Comment from: Mike [Visitor] : 2007-03-07 @ 01:56
This tut has been VERY useful for me. I am animating something that dangles on a flexible cord. Can you tell me how you get the cord to maintain it's length and not let itself be stretched? (imagine dangling that mouse from the end of the cord)
Comment from: base80 [Member] 
: 2007-03-07 @ 02:01
: 2007-03-07 @ 02:01
Unfortunately I can't tell you how to fix the length. I am animating a chain made, and it looks like rubber... GRRR!
Apparently the intention was to do a nice thing for the Hair module, but it forgot to do the basic thing, sorry.
Maxon are you there? Do you read me?
Apparently the intention was to do a nice thing for the Hair module, but it forgot to do the basic thing, sorry.
Maxon are you there? Do you read me?
Comment from: Mike [Visitor] : 2007-03-07 @ 05:33
ha! Well thanks anyway. Keep up the good work with this terrific and invaluable website.
Comment from: leha [Visitor] : 2007-11-04 @ 03:44
To keep the distance, just add a character constraint tag connecting the two cubes.
great tutorial
great tutorial
Comment from: eric ohman [Visitor] : 2011-01-27 @ 21:26
I have a scenario like this:
http://djoman.dyndns.org/3d/cord.mov
how could I increase the spline's (used for warping) collision distance so that it behaves as if it would have the same size as the phone cord.
The cord goes through the objects as you can see. Any ideas?
http://djoman.dyndns.org/3d/cord.mov
how could I increase the spline's (used for warping) collision distance so that it behaves as if it would have the same size as the phone cord.
The cord goes through the objects as you can see. Any ideas?
Comment from: base80 [Member] : 2011-01-27 @ 21:28
: 2011-01-27 @ 21:28
There is a thickness parameter in the dynamic spline
Comment from: Tim [Visitor] : 2011-05-23 @ 21:28
Hi, My helix deforms and it hangs like a cord. The helix does not keep shape.