path constraint

[jakerupert]

I have a rather complex landscape with a road and want the middlespline of the road become a path for my car.

 

So now when I create a new path constraint I am not able to pick this specific spline as a path .

 

I know, that it is possible, because I have achieved it before, but lost the constraint, when I switched my car model.

 

So my question is: Is there a special trick or workaround to make that spline pickable again or make it selectable in the pull downmenue?

[NancyGormezano]

I have a rather complex landscape with a road and want the middlespline of the road become a path for my car.

 

So now when I create a new path constraint I am not able to pick this specific spline as a path .

 

I know, that it is possible, because I have achieved it before, but lost the constraint, when I switched my car model.

 

So my question is: Is there a special trick or workaround to make that spline pickable again or make it selectable in the pull downmenue?

 

1) To make a spline EASILY pickable on a model: name the spline as a group in your landscape model, hide all the rest of the model. Do your path constraint and hold down the shift key when you pick the spline.

 

2) to switch which car model is constrained to the path without losing the constraint: rename "shortcut to model" in the chor to CAR, then drill down in the properties and change the model reference to the new car model there.

path.prj

[jakerupert]

Hi Nancy,

 

Thanks a lot for the help!