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Maya: kite and string animation

Posted: June 03, 2006
dwp
Whats the best way to do a kite & string?
Posted: June 03, 2006
Gloski
Did you try useing dynamic wind?
Posted: June 03, 2006
dwp
Gloski , needs to be 100% controlable
Posted: June 03, 2006
Gloski
You can keyframe the force
Posted: June 04, 2006
dwp
I can animate the kite just fine
I need the little tail to animate, and the string
Posted: June 04, 2006
Gloski
i'd try and use dynamics cuz it would look cool
Posted: June 04, 2006
dwp
Dynamics take way too long
Posted: June 04, 2006
Murat
A kite shouldn't be too bad
clusters on a curve, a nurbs extrude along the curve, keep consctruction history on
hmmmmm for the kite itself....Id try cloth and pins to nurbs or poly cylinders for the structure
Posted: June 04, 2006
dwp
the kite can just have a little deformation on it
main concern is the string/attatched to it
and the little gay ribbons
Posted: June 04, 2006
Murat
ribbons you can do with a linear sin deformer