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Arrow moving away from you
Hello, Im working on a spot for a snowblower right now. I need to make a 3d arrow that comes directly from behind camera and goes into the snowblower and then bends upwards to go through the hole. I have particular and I dont have a problem making a solid particle that follows the path I want. Where Im running in to problems is the arrow head. I cant figure out how to make a 3d arrow head that will move the way that particle does and stay attached to it. Any ideas?
Thank you,
Bobby D
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Ill give it a try. Never used that plugin. Thank you.
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If that fails, you could go with Zaxwerks plugins. Serpentine might get the path you want and 3d Invigerator can get you the arrow you want.
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I think Michel’s suggestion will work best- Sepentine will give you the arrow head as well.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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If it’s not too late, I made an arrow using Particular. It’s not the prettiest thing, but could save you from having to buy a plugin.
Here is the project file…
and here is a preview…
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Thank you Bill and thank you to all other suggestions. This is very close to what I was looking for. I’ll take a look at the project file later on tonight.
Thank you very much!
Bobby D
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Bill, what you provided is awesome. After looking through your project file and examining the way you approached this, I am still a little confused on how you made the actual arrowhead. I am new to particular and maybe its something obvious that I am over looking but I can’t seem to find out how to make the front of the arrow. Hope you can guide me just a little bit more.
Thank you,
Bobby D
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To make the arrowhead, I changed the particle size. To adjust the head, look at the keyframes for the size of the particle.
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