[Nolan Scott]

Select your spline (editable) – Top Toolbar – Window / Selection/Structure Info,
in the Attributes Manager select the Structure-Tab / Spline Length.

Cheers
Nolan

[Nolan Scott]

Well, works perfectly here.
Select Point Level Animation, select Automatic Keyframing.
At frame 0 move your points and adjust the handles / move your time-slider to frame 20 /
adjust the points and handles again / move your time-slider to frame 50 / adjust points and handles again / go on and set more keyframes if you like / play your animation.

Cheers
Nolan

[Nolan Scott]

The

[Nolan Scott]

Maybe something similar to that: haven

[Nolan Scott]

Check out Rui Batista

[Nolan Scott]

Hi Brian,

Thanks for clearing this up after all…

Cheers
Nolan

[Nolan Scott]

Using Cinema 4D R 10.506 / OSX 10.4.11 / iMac G5 Intel

Hi Adam,

Thanks for your reply.
I can place my texture with alpha channel on any object in the viewport and it will show up nicely without rendering, but it won

[Nolan Scott]

Hi Brian, Hi Adam,

I always thought the Foreground-Object only shows up when rendering.
It was meant to place logos or copyright messages in front of your picture.
(Rui

[Nolan Scott]

Try Rui Batista’s (Rui Mac) Foreground-Display-Expression:
https://www.postforum.com/forums/read.php?f=6&i=113991&t=113972

Just drag your movie onto the Foreground Planes Texture Tag – works like a charm,
and check Animate Preview in the Illumination Tab.

Cheers
Nolan

[Nolan Scott]

Please have a look at the Cineversity-Tutorials -Articulation of trailer and truck-
Hope this can be applied for your train-carriage-set-up as well.
https://www.cineversity.com/tutorials/lesson.asp?tid=603

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Cheers
Nolan