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I put an XForm on each of the vertices in the spline and thought maybe I could
link those together, but no luck with that.  I think I may need IK to
accomplish this, but there is still the linking solution that is missing.  I
have moved other wires on this project by manipulating individual verts, but
thats a real pain in the ass!

Anyone with any suggestions?  I may have another project coming up that
involves hoses, so this would be beneficial for that too.

TIA,

Dennis

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Dennis Clevenger Graphics  *  Vancouver, WA. USA

Quote:>I have a spline that is supposed to be cable with a plug on the end.  I
>want to animate the "plugging in" process.  The plug itself is linked to
>a dummy, which I assume, the spline should also be linked to.  BTW, I'm
>using a renderable spline, not a loft.

>I put an XForm on each of the vertices in the spline and thought maybe I
>could link those together, but no luck with that.  I think I may need IK
>to accomplish this, but there is still the linking solution that is
>missing.  I have moved other wires on this project by manipulating
>individual verts, but thats a real pain in the ass!

>Anyone with any suggestions?  I may have another project coming up that
>involves hoses, so this would be beneficial for that too.

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Create dumies for each vertice in your wire.
Select the wire and add a spline select modifier.
Select the first vertice.
Add a linked x-form modifier, pick it's controller dummy.
Repeat for all the vertices.
Now you can link the dummies together in a chain and use IK on them, with
the end effector linked to you plug, and possibly the root linked to
whatever appliance you have the cable coming out of.

A far more elegant solution is to create a bone structure and use physique
or the new skin tool to do the deformation, but if you're just base 2.5 this
probably is the way to go.

cheers,
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Quote:

>You can try this:

>Create dumies for each vertice in your wire.
>Select the wire and add a spline select modifier.
>Select the first vertice.
>Add a linked x-form modifier, pick it's controller dummy.
>Repeat for all the vertices.
>Now you can link the dummies together in a chain and use IK on them, with
>the end effector linked to you plug, and possibly the root linked to
>whatever appliance you have the cable coming out of.

>A far more elegant solution is to create a bone structure and use physique
>or the new skin tool to do the deformation, but if you're just base 2.5 this
>probably is the way to go.

Thanks again,

Dennis

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Animation  *  Graphics  *  Video
Dennis Clevenger Graphics  *  Vancouver, WA. USA