[Randy Johnson]

THe length can be adjusted in the Hair object as well as the material. Guide length i think its called.
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[Randy Johnson]

3d works in hierarchy’s. You need the object to be a “child” of the Nurbs objects (extrude, hyper, sweep)

so in your object manager they look like this:
https://img.skitch.com/20101117-pew2prhtjxmb2bk2n1sj88g7y3.jpg

Also using hypernurbs on extrude objects is not always that simple. Using the caps on the extrude nurms to round it out is generally the best way to round out corners…. but this is dependent on so many things.

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[Randy Johnson]

In R12 the cloth nurbs is in the simulation menu: cloth

Here is a version of the same thing from R12 using soft body dynamics.
https://www.randyarchy.com/softball.c4d.zip

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[Randy Johnson]

For texturing parametric objects like extrude and sweep and all the primitives you just type in the selection place: C1 for cap one, C2 for cap two, R1 for the the rounding, R2 …. I think this is in the user manual for sweep nurbs.

For the example you showed I would jest set up multiple Sweep Nurbs and animate them using different cap settings to kinda extrude showing the next sweep. Hope that makes sense.

/Randy

[Randy Johnson]

All the movement in the file i set up is done with the forces so you can get pretty good control but it takes time and a lot of trial and error.

Release 12 introduced some really great dynamics (its kinda all thats new in it) that include softbody dynamics…. 11.5 have Modynamics but you cant get that to bulge between the bars more of a bowling ball bounce.

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[Randy Johnson]

start here:
https://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/2010/02/cascading-text-with-cinema-and-aftereffects-part-1/

/randy

[Randy Johnson]

Unless you are using R12 you are pretty much stuck with cloth.
Here is starter file that might help.
https://www.randyarchy.com/clothball.c4d.zip
/Randy

[Randy Johnson]

https://www.c4dcafe.com/ipb/index.php?/files/category/3-texturing-bodypaint/

You need to sign up as a member then you can see the tutorials… there are a few for textures. I have not watched them but Kiwi’s tutorials are very good in general.
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[Randy Johnson]

Sorry for the bad advise, I did nt notice the shockwave comment.

/Randy

[Randy Johnson]

3ds files should work both ways.
/randy