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Akuma Yokosuka
Registered User
Join date: 29 Dec 2007
Posts: 16
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01-22-2008 10:13
im tying to attach something to a flexy and flexes along with the flexy
like a bead in a dread lock or something
or a ball hanging from a rope
any ideas on how to do this?
is it possible?
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Chosen Few
Alpha Channel Slave
Join date: 16 Jan 2004
Posts: 7,496
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01-22-2008 13:05
It's not really possible. The flexing is only a client-side graphical effect. As far as the server knows, the object is always rigid. So there's no way to attach a secondary object to the flexible end, and have the secondary object move.
For a ball on a string, the best thing to do is put a picture of a ball on a string against a transparent background. Put that texture on the front and back of flattened, flexible cube. If you want more depth, make a copy of the cube, set it to intersect with the original at right angles, and make sure the flex settings for the X and Y forces are analogous between both, so that both pieces flex in the same direction at the same time. The illusion won't be perfect, but it will be good enough.
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