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[3DKiwi]

Hi everyone. The tutorial machine has come out of hybernation Here's my first tutorial for a while on how to use the HAIR module's excellent spline dynamics to make an object suspended by a spline fall and swing realistically. A bit of simple XPresso is used to help. The tutorial shows fixing the first point on the spline in place and then later attaching the spline to a moving object using a constraint tag.

The tutorial is 12 minutes long and can be downloaded here.

Regards
3DKiwi

[Horganovski]

Cool, great to see the tutorial machine, AKA 3DKiwi,  back in action [img]http://www.c4dcafe.com/ipb/public/style_emoticons/default/spoton.gif[/img]


Cheers,
Brian

[mau_dpufpr]

downloading just right now and then off to watch it!
thanks for all efforts 3DKiwi!
cheers
Mau

[3DKiwi]

Thanks guys.  I'm on holiday in a few weeks time so hopefully will be able to do a some more plus get our R11 and VRay 1.1 reviews finished.

3DKiwi

[mrkucz]

woooo hooooo tut 142

thanks 3Dkiwi......

[jamesinsincity]

Great Nigel! Downloading now...Interesting topic too!

Jim

[James Leaburn]

Great, thanks, fantastic, just going to check it out.

[HSrdelic]

Thanks for the tutorial,it is always great to learn  
by the way is there a good TP tutorial somewhere?Could we expect that one from you?there is a general lack of tutorials regarding Tp and xpresso



P.S Nigel do you sleep at all?

Edited by hsrdelic, 23 November 2008 - 05:36 AM.

[colibert]

Thanks Nigel....isn't the idea of having a holiday to switch off?  [img]http://www.c4dcafe.com/ipb/public/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif[/img]

[darussalam]

Thank you so much 3dKiwi.Very handy tutorial.

[Rich_Art]

Thanks Nigel... I love the spline Dynamics. I use it a lot for cables etc.

Peace,
Rich_Art.

[3DKiwi]

Thanks everyone.  Re holidays.  In fact when I'm holiday I'm doing things at all hours of the day and night especially as we're coming into summer.  It's often easier to work on my computer late at night or as I often do when on holiday at 4.00 a.m. in the morning.

Nigel

[colibert]

that makes sense, im actually having some holiday over the next couple of weeks, purely to catch up on projects and have some learning time that i havn't had for ages, although i wish it was summer here! its 3 degrees and my desk is right under the window.....which has a draft.... lovely!!

[CreedofShadows]

Colibert, have you looked into USB heaters to help with heating whilst working at your computer?

[Damsel]

Yea!!! A new tutorial! Thanks Nigel!!

[colibert]

[img]http://www.c4dcafe.com/ipb/public/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif[/img] usb heaters, i could do with on of them!! i did the other day find a usb mouse on an exercise bike, the faster you typed the more he peddled...whatever next!
good first post by the way!!!

[ahven]

nice tutorial for swing animation. I have learned xpresso for some time now.
got to check this out.

[stevehewitt1950]

Really neat tutorial.

You can have extra fun by adding a cylinder, making it editable and adding a Hair Collider tag. Now you can hit the spline and make it wrap itself round the cylinder.

[Steven J.]

I don't need a USB heater. My Powerbook has a built-in heater. All I have to do is start a render and the heat automatically comes out the back. Thanks Nigel for the new tutorial. I can't wait to see what features you uncover for us!

[RobertG]

Very nice Nigel, thanks a lot.
I almost never use the Hair module, but your video show that I should.
Very instructive.

Regards, Robert