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  • Hose between 2 objects: point me in the right direction

    Posted by Bert Brown on October 1, 2008 at 6:45 pm

    I’ve explored different methods, but I’m curious what the board suggests:

    I’m making an old tyme deep sea diver with an air hose going from his helmet to his boat or a submarine, whatever.

    What’s the best way to keep it so the ends of the hose can be parented to his helmut and the boat, respectively? I dont care if the hose stretches unrealistically.

    And what’d be really hot is if I could give it a sag from gravity, but one step at a time.

    thanks

    Bert Brown replied 17 years, 7 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  • Brian Jones

    October 2, 2008 at 2:14 am

    https://www.black-and-white-to-color.com/ipbsfx/index.php?showtopic=2133

    a couple of the tutes mentioned in the response to this thread could be useful

  • Randy Johnson

    October 2, 2008 at 5:04 am

    Here is another option.It is the second part of the series. You dont need to watch the first but its pretty good for learning the range mapper. If i had to pick just one tutorial as an introduction to xpresso this would be it.
    https://www.c4dcafe.com/ipb/index.php?autocom=downloads&showfile=125

    in short you use an expression to hold the point to a null. And then you control the null with xpresso too. I used this method to swing a light fixture just yesterday.

    /randy

  • Bert Brown

    October 2, 2008 at 2:42 pm

    thanks to both responders. i will check these out.

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