surface constraints

[johnl3d]

tried out surface constraint ..still have to figure out a few things but it works great

 

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this was done by just moving aiming bone in an action ...added some dynamic constraints to get some secondary action...just a bit too fast..but follows the surface

 

 

here's the project

 

 

 

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wireframe view

 

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surface.mov

surf.zip

surf2.mov

[Stuart Rogers]

I've used surface constraints a couple of times, most recently as part of a mechanism for keeping the top surface of a bottle of water touching the sides of the bottle regardless of the bottle's orientation.

 

One of my early experiments with surface constraints was a gin-and-tonic's view of ice cubes and a slice of lemon (QT7 285kB). I don't recall the details, but the surface of the gin used cloth (and a mirror finish to avoid having to throw in a background) which was then distorted as ice cubes dropped in. Once the cloth simulation was set, the ice cubes were replaced with other ice cubes which, after the initial drop, had a surface constraint to allow them to bob up and down with the surface.

[phnxpyre]

Thats pretty cool. That could come in handy.

 

Thanks for sharing john

[johnl3d]

Thats for the idea Stuart and all comments

[KenH]

I've always been intrigued by the surface constraint, but never got round to using it. Thanks for the project.