Steffen Gross tests unique opportunities animate parameters in plugin SimCloth.
The original idea was to make a melting objects or breathing.
Test:
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SMART SETTING - i change parameters (Stretch Stiffness & Shear Stiffness) in mode -> BEND TYPE= BEND SPRINGS, BUT!!!! Before symulating i set parameter BEND TYPE = BEND ANGLE
Maybe you do not provide a such ways But it turned out great!