spider web

[Master chief]

i need to make a authentic looking spider web any ideas?

[robcat2075]

have you found a picture of what you want your web to look like?

 

("no" isn't the right answer )

[johnl3d]

made a circle with enough points then extrude a number of times remove everyother spline ring select then comma then delete leaves points now choose model as a group then select render as lines

 

 

 

 

webs.zip

 

 

shape and color as needed

 

this is a ~5 minute example

 

earlier sample posted using sweeper and cloth

web.mov

[heyvern]

if it is just for "decoration" then find a good high contrast photo of a spider web. Convert to black and white and use it as a cookie cut decal or transparency map for a low patch model. No need to try to model it with splines unless that is what you need.

 

-vern

[Rodney]

Zee classical tutorial on za spider's web is courtesy of Jeff Paries (pairee?)

 

It was good for A:M '99 and the basic idea should still work well in current versions.

He uses 'Render as Lines' but you could also extrude the drawn splines a little to gain the effect.

 

http://www.digitalproducer.com/pages/creat...in_animatio.htm

 

 

Edit: Added a PDF version of the Tutorial.

Note that the references to 'Add Lock Mode' are no longer necessary. A:M's standard stitching capability makes splining a web even easier.

SpidersWeb.pdf