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Phone Cord with Spline Wrap
Here is a method to make phone cords like this one.
Follow up:
Lets start with the cord.
It is a Circle and a Helix in a SweepNurb.
The Helix is set to make a 7200 degree rotation.
Now we want to make the cord follow a path.
Put the SweepNurb in a Null Object.
Now add a Spline Wrap deformer from the MoGraph menu in the same Null object.
And we need a spline as a path for the deformation.
Drag the Spline(path) into the Spline Wrap attributes
Voila! That does the trick.
The MoGraph Spline Wrap can do much more than this. It can deform any object on any spline and off course the spline can be of any shape.
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Comment from: Kai [Visitor] · http://kaithestuffguy.com : 2007-02-28 @ 22:19
nice tutorial, a very cool idea, never though of using spline wrap with a helix like that. wouldn't it be more efficient though to spline wrap the helix spline directly rather than the whole sweep nurbs. that way only the few points int he spline are being deformed instead of all the internal points of the weep object?
Comment from: base80 [Member] 
: 2007-02-28 @ 23:19
: 2007-02-28 @ 23:19
You are probably quite right. I could have done that and have less lag.
However, as usual there are many ways tot do stuff.
However, as usual there are many ways tot do stuff.
Comment from: RafyKoby [Visitor] : 2007-03-08 @ 17:22
Big THX this was exactly what i`m looking for.
Seems like mograph has a use after all^^
Seems like mograph has a use after all^^
Comment from: Navarro [Visitor] : 2007-11-01 @ 19:02
Fun example! Have you thought about posting project files for your tutes? They would only be a few K zipped.
Comment from: base80 [Member] : 2007-11-02 @ 20:48
: 2007-11-02 @ 20:48
Navarro ,thanks for all the comments. I do not want to post the files for the simple reason that you learn better by doing the tutorials yourself. And because the tutorials are multi purpose, they help people solve completely different things than the examples I use.
Nevertheless I am considering a payed download thing in the future.
Nevertheless I am considering a payed download thing in the future.
Comment from: beatnicker [Visitor] : 2007-11-14 @ 10:39
Thx for this nice tutorial.
I like this orange material but unfortunately i can't reproduce it. ;)
I like this orange material but unfortunately i can't reproduce it. ;)
Comment from: anz1066 [Visitor] : 2007-11-23 @ 04:00
thanks, i got it right once i realised the plane was wrong
Comment from: Leah [Visitor] · http://leahzero.deviantart.com/ : 2008-05-21 @ 05:51
Thanks a million! Was having trouble grasping how Spline Wrap works, but this made it super simple. Awesome site.
Comment from: Phontsolo [Visitor] : 2009-07-29 @ 19:09
Good tutorial.
But I've read 2 of them so far and I suggest you be a little bit more specific when you write these up. You have to keep in mind that not all the Cinema users are experienced. You skipped mentioning a few things that a novice would not know. Not trying to be an ass but I just wanted to point that out.
But I've read 2 of them so far and I suggest you be a little bit more specific when you write these up. You have to keep in mind that not all the Cinema users are experienced. You skipped mentioning a few things that a novice would not know. Not trying to be an ass but I just wanted to point that out.
Comment from: base80 [Member] : 2009-08-10 @ 23:56
: 2009-08-10 @ 23:56
No Mograph is requested to do theses tutorials. Dynamic splines are part of Hair btw
Comment from: base80 [Member] : 2009-08-11 @ 04:05
: 2009-08-11 @ 04:05
What I mean is that Mograph AND Hair are requested fo this tutorial to work.
Comment from: waterproof cordless phone [Visitor] · http://expandablecordlessphones.org/water-proof-cordless-phone : 2010-02-27 @ 15:29
Help would much be appreciated. This is just another creation that would surely hit!
Comment from: ben [Visitor] : 2010-07-22 @ 02:14
This is so great, ive been trying to write a persons name in rope and reeper does not seem to work with 11.5
my only question is, is there any limitations to the actual spline you use? it seems like no matter what I do, if i have a longer, more complicated spline than your tut shows, my sweepsnurb setup starts to look terrible, and changing helix settings only seem to distort it further? any chance im missing some key aspect during my sweeps setup?
my only question is, is there any limitations to the actual spline you use? it seems like no matter what I do, if i have a longer, more complicated spline than your tut shows, my sweepsnurb setup starts to look terrible, and changing helix settings only seem to distort it further? any chance im missing some key aspect during my sweeps setup?