Both LK Lightning 1.5.1 and LKL 2.0 do this out of the box very nicely. 1.5 is free too. You can get them both on http://www.leonardkoch.com
Hope it helps. On Apr 23, 2013 12:29 PM, "Chris Chia" <chris.c...@autodesk.com> wrote: > See image attached > [cid:image001.png@01CE4050.0D2BAAD0] > > From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: > softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Morten Bartholdy > Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 10:49 AM > To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > Subject: Controlling Strand length using flow along curve? > > > I am emitting particles which flow along curves, and I need a strand to > trail after the particle, so I use Align Strand to Particle trajectory. My > problem is that at the start of the curve, the strand, which is rather > long, points straight down until the particle has traveled the length of > the curve which corresponds to the trail length, after which the strand > follows the curve nicely. > > > > I have tried animating the length of the strand so it grows from zero > length, which is what I would prefer, but this leaves me with a very short > strand trail for the whole animation. > > > > How can I fix the strand so it doesn't point straight down in the > beginning, and is there a way to make the strand animate longer as the > particle moves along the curve it flows along? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Morten Bartholdy > > Tired particle pusher > > >
