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Chain Simulation?

Chain Simulation?

2005-06-07       - By Andre DeAngelis

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It depends on how close you are to the chain and what you want it to do.



We achieved some nice results using curves extracted from cloth to drive IK
chains, with each link constrained/parented to each bone.



Very laborious I know. ;-(



Let's hope that maybe one day, Softimage will give us RBD's that work.



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From: owner-xsi@(protected) [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On Behalf Of
Hans Payer
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 6:28 PM
To: xsi@(protected)
Subject: Chain Simulation?



           Does anybody had success creating a chain simulation using rigid
body?  I originally thought using multiple ball socket constraints would do
the trick but I get very unstable results. Is this the way to go; any
alternative?



Thanks



<http://www.rioting.com>  <http://www.rioting.com/>
<http://www.rioting.com/>  <http://www.rioting.com> Hans Payer








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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
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you are to the chain and what you want it to do.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>We achieved some nice
results using curves extracted from cloth to drive IK chains, with each link
constrained/parented
to each bone.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
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maybe
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;&nbsp;&nbsp; Does anybody had success creating a chain
simulation using rigid body?&nbsp; I originally thought using multiple ball
socket
constraints would do the trick but I get very unstable results. Is this the way
to go; any alternative?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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