How to create a soccer goal net

[Joseph M. Morgan]

Anyone have an idea how to create something like a soccer goal net? I could quickly create a couple of splines (the net is just a bunch of hexagons, half hexagons on the edges), sweep nurb them at a very tiny scale… then duplicate as instances until I have something the correct size… but then it wouldn’t be flexible. Right now, I don’t need to animate it, such as blowing in the wind or being hit by a ball, however, it might get to that.

I’m wondering how to wrap it on a goal when done… Is shrink wrap the way to go>

Ideas very welcome…

Joe

[randy johnson]

hmmm…i am not to experianced with this but i would try making the mesh with plane (plenty of polys) and an atom array then use the cloth tag to make it hang, react and such.

good luck

[Adam Trachtenberg]

Personally I would just use an alpha mapped texture on a plane unless there’s some kind of extreme closeup.

[Alejandro Torres]

Why don’t use the suggested alpha and if you want to animate something try the cloth module?

[Joseph M. Morgan]

So… will there by any depth to the net other than possibly a bump map of nylon rope in a mixed texture?

What I’m getting at is… if we do get close, or at a 90% angle, will it disappear?

Joe

[Adam Trachtenberg]

You could use subpoly displacement in the material to create some depth.

[Adam Trachtenberg]

[Adam Trachtenberg] “You could use subpoly displacement in the material to create some depth.”

Thinking more on it, as long as the plane isn’t board-straight, e.g., you use Clothilde or some kind of deformer on it, you shouldn’t have a problem with it disappearing from the side.

[Joseph M. Morgan]

So if I deform the plane in the same way as a net would normally sag under gravity, this should work, right?

Is Clothilde and Cloth module the same thing?

I’ve never used either… nor a sub-poly displacement as best as I know… so, in the interest of learning, I’ll look into them both.

Joe

[Joseph M. Morgan]

Looks like this is the way to go…

Thanks.
Joe

[Adam Trachtenberg]

Hi Joe,

Yes, Clothilde and Cloth module are one and the same. Sagging the plane will work fine as long as you are using UVW mapping for the material along with a stick texture tag.