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How to create a soccer goal net
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
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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
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Personally I would just use an alpha mapped texture on a plane unless there’s some kind of extreme closeup.
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Why don’t use the suggested alpha and if you want to animate something try the cloth module?
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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
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You could use subpoly displacement in the material to create some depth.
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[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.
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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
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Looks like this is the way to go…
Thanks.
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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.
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